This film is the last of Eric Houmai's six moral stories. Frederick (Bernard Villei Bernard Verley) finally enters the gate of marriage after hesitation in the first five episodes. At this time, Frederick has lived a happy petty bourgeoisie life with his wife Helena (Francoise Welley Fran ç oise Verley). Frederick works in a small company in Paris, France, while Helena is a stable teacher. Helena had been looking forward to the birth of their second child, but Frederick was not content with the status quo. Every afternoon is the time when he fantasizes about falling in love with other women, even if he doesn't put it into action. One day, his old lover Chloe (Zouzou) appeared. The two meet and chat as old friends, but Frederick is tempted by Chloe's temptation. Love in the afternoon, directed by international film master Eric Hou Mai, is the last of Hou Mai's six moral stories. Six moral stories are Houmai's famous works, including the Bakery Girl on Montso Street, the Love experience of Susan and the one of the Maud family.