GREGOIRE Canvel seems to be a successful, if harried, Paris film producer with a loving family.
But all is not as it seems with Gregoire (Louis-Do de Lencquesaing). In order to produce edgy, arthouse films his film company struggles constantly with the demands of pushy directors.
One particular Swede regularly hassles Gregoire and places extra strain on the production company’s overworked staff.
Then there’s the seven-figure sum the producer owes his bank, plus the fact film funding agencies won’t extend any more credit to his firm.
And on the way home for a family dinner with Italian-borne wife Sylvia (Chiara Caselli) and their three daughters he’s pulled over for speeding.
He really should also have been booked for speaking on his mobile phone while driving, but that’s conveniently overlooked.
The second half of Mia Hansen-Love’s movie focuses on Sylvia and 15-year-old daughter Clemence (Alice de Lencquesaing) as they try to deal with their changing circumstances.
Meanwhile Gregoire’s other “family” -- the staff at his film production outfit -- are struggling, too, and it all falls to him to sort things out.
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