Alexandre Westphal

On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The accused, the real one, is, through him, Emma Bovary, heroine with a thousand faces and a thousand desires, guilty without doubt of an unforgivable desire to live.

Thirty-something Mehdi is a safecracker. He and his mates are just trying to get by, but robbery isn’t paying like it used to. Day to day Mehdi tries to be a good son to his mother, and a good father to his 1-year-old son to win back his ex, Sarah.

After meeting at a party, Isaac and Ava spend the night walking in the cold Parisian winter and fall in love without even realizing it. But Ava has to go to Brazil the next day. As he waits for her alone, Isaac learns that Ava's plane has gone missing.

After meeting at a party, Isaac and Ava spend the night walking in the cold Parisian winter and fall in love without even realizing it. But Ava has to go to Brazil the next day. As he waits for her alone, Isaac learns that Ava's plane has gone missing.