Mavie is 27 years old and has just moved to the French capital from the provinces. She dreams of a future as a writer but is plagued by doubt and uncertainty. 76-year-old misanthrope Georges runs a bookshop in Paris – or has he merely been forced to take refuge there to escape his past? These are two peculiar creatures indeed. Georges is cynical and no longer expects much from life, while Mavie is still brimming with expectation. Yet something magical happens between them, until Georges' dark secret suddenly catches up with him – and Mavie is caught up in something very different...
Director Elise Girard succeeds in making a dreamlike film full of surprising absurdities. It’s not just love that appears out of the blue for the two protagonists, but also some quite literal strange birds. Girard depicts love beyond the barriers of age in a way that is both unexpected and moving, romantic instead of physical, timeless instead of fashionable. The film reminds us of the multifaceted nature of love as well as how fleeting it can be, existing not yesterday or tomorrow but above all in the present.
克拉克·盖博,玛丽莲·梦露,蒙哥马利·克利夫特,瑟尔玛·瑞特,埃里·瓦拉赫,詹姆斯·巴顿,凯文·麦卡锡,埃斯特尔温伍德,Peggy Barton,雷克斯·贝尔,Ryall Bowker,Frank Fanelli Sr.,约翰·休斯顿,Bobby LaSalle,Philip Mitchell,拉尔夫·罗伯茨,J. Lewis Smith,玛丽埃塔·特里
孙艺珍,韩石圭,高修,李珉廷,朱多英,朴圣雄,崔秦豪
陈家乐
吉永小百合,奥马尔·沙里夫,松方弘树,西田敏行
曾江,刘嘉玲,罗树琪,梁家辉,李婉华,卢雄,周弘,陈加玲,张德荣
全智贤,郑雨盛,千虎珍,姜大卫,林迪安,柳淳哲,李成宰,马蛋