Maria Pourchet

It was the summer of Les Bleus' victory. A memorable summer. The last one before the explosion of the Internet and cell phones. A turning point for an entire country and for a high school girl from the Vosges on the verge of leaving her teenage years behind: Maria Pourchet. Now a writer, she recounts this era, etched in our memories, through her words and archival materials.

Alain and Diane have been together for 30 years. In his mind, Alain is still 30 years old. But the equation 30 years of routine feelings, empty nest (and incidentally a job where being 50 is like an incurable disease) creates a much less euphoric effect for Diane. She oscillates between depression and free fall - and the first one who says "hormonal" she smokes. Alain loves Diane like crazy and love is proof. He's going to do something crazy for her, something to make her feel vital again, to make her heart beat and youthfulness pulsate. The crazy thing? Leave her. The risk with electroshock ? Unknown: either it wakes up or it burns. They will take it, with their eyes closed.