Mavieis27yearsoldandhasjustmovedtotheFrenchcapitalfromtheprovinces.Shedreamsofafutureasawriterbutisplaguedbydoubtanduncertainty.76-year-oldmisanthropeGeorgesrunsabookshopinParis–orhashemerelybeenforcedtotakerefugetheretoescapehispast?Thesearetwopeculiarcreaturesindeed.Georgesiscynicalandnolongerexpectsmuchfromlife,whileMavieisstillbrimmingwithexpectation.Yetsomethingmagicalhappensbetweenthem,untilGeorges'darksecretsuddenlycatchesupwithhim–andMavieiscaughtupinsomethingverydifferent...
DirectorEliseGirardsucceedsinmakingadreamlikefilmfullofsurprisingabsurdities.It’snotjustlovethatappearsoutoftheblueforthetwoprotagonists,butalsosomequiteliteralstrangebirds.Girarddepictslovebeyondthebarriersofageinawaythatisbothunexpectedandmoving,romanticinsteadofphysical,timelessinsteadoffashionable.Thefilmremindsusofthemultifacetednatureofloveaswellashowfleetingitcanbe,existingnotyesterdayortomorrowbutaboveallinthepresent.