Jérôme Bonnell

A year after his mother's death, teenager Julien (Hubert Benhamdine) has lost all interest in his one-time passion, the piano. Drifting through the summer holiday in his sleepy Loire Valley town, he hangs out with his tap-dancing best friend Alice (Nathalie Boutefeu), whilst yearning for Olga (Delphine Rollin), a beautiful bookshop assistant whose hair is tied in a chignon (knotted) style... (bbc.co.uk)

Aurélien and Argine have never been able to leave each other. Brother and sister, they have always lived together. Aurélien secretly makes ends meet for them by dealing in stolen metal. One night, his accomplice Simon suddenly arrives. (imdb)

Alix and Doug were not supposed to meet, but they did. Alix was on a train bound for Paris where she was going to audition for a film, having just left Calais where she had performed in an Ibsen play. Doug, a literature professor, had left England for Paris, where he was to attend the funeral of a dear friend. They were not supposed to meet and yet they did...

A love triangle forms between a couple and their friend in this witty French romantic comedy. (CIFF)

After being rejected by his ex-girlfriend Léa, Jonas goes to the cafe downstairs to write her a final love letter.