Elsa, a writer, and Pierre, a lawyer, meet during the closing ceremony
of a book fair. It could be the start of a romance but Pierre
already has a family. He has been happily married to Anne for
fifteen years and has children. For her part, Elsa has been
struggling to rebuild her life after a messy divorce, dividing her time
between her writing, her friends and her children who are growing up
too quickly. She also has a young lover, Hugo. Pierre and
Elsa would never choose to fall in love, and yet from the moment their
eyes meet they realise they are meant for one another. Stretching
ahead of them they see a future where anything appears to be possible...
Cast: Simon DeSilva (Station Traveller),
Stuart Matthews (Guitarist),
Teresa Mahoney (Bookshop Customer),
Emily Butterfield (Jille),
Sophie Baignères (The amusement park's client),
David Broughton-Davies (Taxi Driver),
Sébastien Deux (Un avocat),
Sarah Naudi (Cloakroom Atthendant),
Sophie Marceau,
François Cluzet
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 81 min
The very best French thrillers
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.
Continental Films, quality cinema under the Nazi Occupation
At the time of the Nazi Occupation of France during WWII, the German-run company Continental produced some of the finest films made in France in the 1940s.
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.