Au début de la Première Guerre mondiale, deux voisins de palier se retrouvent compagnons d’infortune. Confrontés à l’horreur des tranchées et à la peur de la mort, ils se rapprochent et se lient d’amitié. Mais ces vifs sentiments que la guerre a engendrés survivront-ils à un retour dans la monotonie quotidienne ?

Au début de la Première Guerre mondiale, deux voisins de palier se retrouvent compagnons d’infortune. Confrontés à l’horreur des tranchées et à la peur de la mort, ils se rapprochent et se lient d’amitié. Mais ces vifs sentiments que la guerre a engendrés survivront-ils à un retour dans la monotonie quotidienne ?

Two men on a camping trip bond when they suddenly discover they share the same dark secret. Official Selection Narrative Short - Austin Film Festival 2016

The story revolves around Iris who replies "They aren’t" to her osteopath when he asks her how things are going with her husband. This confession slips out, taking Iris by surprise, and rocking her like a brutal awakening: how long has it been since she made love? But everything is fine: Iris has a seemingly flawless husband, two wonderful daughters, a dental practice with a relentless stream of customers, a nice apartment in an area she loves, friends who understand her... And she’ll soon be 50. And then a stranger plants a seed in her head: "Take a lover". Iris open Pandora’s box and candidates emerge as if from nowhere – as if it were raining men.

Les Cent Livres des Hommes (ORTF, 1969-1973) was a series of literary programs created by Claude Santelli and Françoise Verny, and produced notably by Santelli, Jean Archimbaud, and Serge Moati. Planned for one hundred episodes but completed at thirty-nine, the series aimed to introduce great literary works, 'chefs-d’œuvre', to a younger audience through a mix of dramatization, reading, and documentary techniques. It marked a transfer of cultural legitimacy from writers and critics to a generation of television producers, offering a new model of educational and creative literary broadcasting - 'télévision d’auteur'.

Holed up in a small Normandy town, Louise hides from her ghosts as she looks after grumpy old Theo, the retired lighthouse keeper who shares her passion for ornithology. As she wanders the twisted shores, observing birds and people alike, Louise also keeps track of old Florelle, another broken soul who searches the beaches, seemingly waiting for the crashing waves to return something to her. Observing the locals' reactions to Lambert's return, the heir of a family lost at sea, Louise is intrigued by his past but, at the same time, attracted to him. As their relationship deepens, they start to unravel the web of secrets that have haunted the small village for decades. Together, they struggle to uncover the truth that could set them both free.

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