Paris, 1969. Paul is keen to embark on a career as a filmmaker,
and so begins to make a cinéma vérité style film
of his own life, much to the chagrin of the girl he lives with,
Marlène. Whilst awaiting his big break, he works as an
editor on a trashy fantasy spy movie, the kind of film that holds
little, if any, interest for him. When the film's director is
dismissed by its producer, Paul is called upon to step in and save the
film. His moment has come...
From Jean Renoir to François Truffaut, French cinema has no shortage of truly great filmmakers, each bringing a unique approach to the art of filmmaking.
Franz Kafka's letters to his fiancée Felice Bauer not only reveal a soul in torment; they also give us a harrowing self-portrait of a man appalled by his own existence.