Sunflowers in Sorrow

One minute to tell Clouzot's "Diabolique", by Léa Krawczyk.

Under a scorching sun, Charlie is bored out of her mind and dreams of going to the seaside. But she's forced to guard a seedy motel with her cousin Jess, who's slumped in her deckchair. The two teenagers don't get along and bicker at every opportunity. On the radio, the monotone voice of a collapsology researcher predicts the imminent end of the world.

Émile, a young cellist, is overwhelmed with anguish on the day of a concert…