Was a surprise box office hit in America, becoming the most popular French film in the US since Um Homem, uma Mulher (1966).
This film was remade in the US as Um Toque de Infidelidade (1989) with Ted Danson and Isabella Rossellini in the roles of the cheated-upon spouses.
Official submission of France for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 1977's Oscars.