An aging musician turned building manager meets an anxious retiree.

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Devoid of all his ambition, desires and good sense, Antoine abandons his career as a musician. Chance leads him to a building in Paris, where he becomes the manager. There he meets Mathilde, an anxious retiree, who despondently fills in her free time until the day a crack appears in the wall of her living room. Which increases her anxiety, bringing her closer to Antoine, who is almost as lost as she is…

Over the years, Pierre Salvadori has quietly established himself as a master of the “little people”, a hero of daily life with a tender and light touch. But in the wake of 2010’s De vrais mensonges, the filmmaker has made a film that is on the bitter side, in accordance with modern times. Instead of slapstick misunderstandings or fairy tales, he offers characters who are out of step, suffering from depression or addiction and profoundly terrified of life. In this dark world, Salvadori’s magic works less well, but loses none of its remarkable quality, especially thanks to Gustave Kervern and Catherine Deneuve, who make a wonderful and improbable couple.