Isabelle is a teacher, Bruno is a burglar. Together, they believe
they have found lasting happiness, until the day the police begin
knocking on their door. They go on the run and hide out in a
forest. Here, cut off from the rest of the world, they make one
last attempt to live out their romantic idyll together...
From its birth in 1895, cinema has been an essential part of French culture. Now it is one of the most dynamic, versatile and important of the arts in France.
In the 1940s, the shadowy, skewed visual style of 1920s German expressionism was taken up by directors of American thrillers and psychological dramas, creating that distinctive film noir look.