Syriak, Justin and David are three men who have nothing in common
except for the fact that they have identical suitcases and are all at a
crossroads in their lives. They meet
by chance in front of a Paris street map at the Austerlitz train
station. Syriak has just been thrown on to the streets by his
wife, Justin has just left prison, and David is about to go into
hospital. The three men decide to explore the capital together
and, as they do so, each learns something about himself...
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.
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.