Las reglas de la urbanidad en la sociedad moderna

Three ladies give a lecture on proper social behavior. Obsessed with strict adherence to tradition, they enumerate with precision the various rules to be observed during the ceremonies that mark the stages of life, from christenings to funerals to debutante balls.
As they pass, like seasoned vestals, they let slip their personal comments, bitter or poetic, as if they wanted to appropriate the game of life and control it. Jean-Luc Lagarce (1957-1995) is the most widely-performed contemporary playwright in France and one of the best-known in the world