The Third Lover

The mediocre and bitter French writer and journalist Andre Mercier, a.k.a. Albin Mercier, is hired with a low salary by a newspaper to move to a small town nearby Munich to cover the daily routine of the residents. He aims to get to know the successful writer Andreas Hartman, who lives very happy in a mansion with his beloved wife Helene. One day, Albin is shopping at a store and having troubles since he does not speak German, and Helene helps him and invites Albin to have a tea with her. He meets the gentle Andreas and becomes a habitue of their house. Soon the envious Albin becomes obsessed in Helene and bothered with the happiness of the couple. He stalks Helene everywhere until the day he discovers that she has a lover in Munich. His wickedness increases leading to a tragedy.