Matthias Jacquin

Misanthropic novelist François writes gripping crime stories – “Agatha Christie meets The Scarlet Pimpernel” – but outside of the swashbuckling imaginary world of his Marquis la Rose-novels, life is far from thrilling. His partner Colette, a professor at the Sorbonne and world-renowned expert on Alfred Hitchcock, is tired of watching François sit around their apartment in his pyjamas and yearns for the excitement of the classic films she watches with her students. When Colette begins to suspect their flamboyant actor neighbour of murdering his wife, the couple’s mundane lives are turned upside down – and their stale relationship is jolted back to life.

Nour, a 14-year-old boy, is enjoying the summer holidays in the South of France. He is the youngest of four brothers. They live together in a council estate, caring for their mother who is in a coma. Nour dreams of escaping to a faraway place. When he crosses paths with Sarah, an Opera singer teaching summer classes, he finds the opportunity to come out of his shell and explore new horizons.

The story centres on a group of teenagers street cast in their neighbourhood and selected to play in a feature film during the summer. The film tells the story of this film shoot and of the connections that will be formed during it.

Anna is a talented and recognized actress. Arriving in her forties, she is going through a difficult time in her professional and personal life. She then discovers a power that allows her to change her physical appearance and transform into whoever she wishes. She will use this power to put her relationship to the test, at the risk of losing herself...

Paris, the 2024 Olympic Games. Blandine (30) arrives from Normandy to watch the swimming competitions. Disorientated by the hustle and bustle of the city where nothing seems to go her way, she navigates the chaos of Paris and an unexpected reunion.

Adel is a 57-year-old man. He dedicates all his time to his local soccer club, and gets by doing temporary work. Then he learns that he is no longer eligible for the government’s low income benefit.

A hot spot is, in geology, a hypothetical zone of magma formation located within the mantle of a planet. At present, knowledge about hot spots is still very incomplete, as is the knowledge about the female orgasm. While Adele has to deal with the funeral of her parents, she experiences an orgasm that never ends.

"I wish you an excellent first day of the rest of your magical life, where everything will be magic, enchantment and malice. Well, normally there’s a choreography, but right now, I don’t really want to do it for you." Once upon a time, there was an employee named Wanda who had just started working in an amusement park.