"Anna is a psychologist undertaking research about famous suicidal women. She takes a specific interest in the case of Antonieta Rivas Mercado, who killed herself in 1931 in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris."
Hanna Schygulla
as Anna
Isabelle Adjani
as Antonieta Rivas Mercado
Ignacio López Tarso
as Vargas
Carlos Bracho
as José Vasconcelos
Gonzalo Vega
as Manuel Rodriguez Lozano
Bruno Rey
as Alvaro Obregon
Víctor Junco
as Porfirio Díaz
Víctor Alcocer
as Orador
Narciso Busquets
as Arq. Rivas Mercado
Fernando Palavicini
as Friend of Vasconcelos
José Lavat
as Esposo
Erika Carlsson
as Norteamericana
Sebastian Ligarde
as Esposo Norteamericana
Diego Luna
as (uncredited)
Carlos Saura
Director
Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer
Andrés Henestrosa
Antonieta Rivas