Jean, a bricklayer, is invited to the class of his son Jeremy to talk to the kids about his occupation. Although he is very happily married and content with his lot in life he soon falls for Veronique the teacher, but both of them are slow to act on their mutual feelings.
When it looks like it may lead somewhere, suddenly Jean’s wife announces that she is pregnant: an unexpected spanner in the works, which leads to much soul-searching by the lovers.
This quintessential French movie, gentle and thought provoking, dwells so beautifully on the whole issue of exploring desire, and the subsequent consequences of acting upon them. There is an added fizz to this one, as the actors playing Jean and Veronqiue were once married to each other.
R.T.V The train station scene at the end makes it almost feel like a French ‘Brief Encounter’.
★★★★★★★★
