Sylvie Salmon

Fred (Vincent Lindon) is a former crane driver who was a victim of the closure of his factory. He takes care of the little boy of his girlfriend (Clotilde Courau), does the housework and sometimes goes to the job center but boredom is inescapable. One day, because he accepted to drive a truck for a friend to a warehouse, he's caught up in a vicious spiral that goes beyond him. It's all the more serious as shady men want to eliminate him an the police is on his back.

Since the suicide of his wife, Jacques Loursat has gone downhill. Estranged from his daughter, his lawyer's pratice in ruins, he consoles himself with drink. One night he is woken by a gunshot and catches sight of a young man fleeing the house. Isabelle, his daughter, claims to know nothing about it, even when he finds the body of a young man. Isabelle hangs around with a gang of spoiled young people who have no shortage of money, and is in love with Joel, an ambitious boy involved in drug dealing. Antoine, from a more modest background, is in love with her. When the police start investigating Joel's murder, Antoine becomes the ideal suspect.

After the disappearance at sea of a young fisherman, his childhood friend and his mother begin an ambiguous relationship.

どこか晩年のルノワールを思わせる様な老画家が、自然豊かなパリ郊外に家政婦と共に暮らしている。時は今世紀初頭。初秋の日曜日。いつもの様にパリから息子夫婦が三人の孫を連れてやって来る。広い庭で遊ぶ子供らの声を聞き、老人は満足げだ。そこへ不意に、自慢の娘イレーヌが立ち寄る。恋多き彼女のもたらす空気に息子夫婦はやや馴染めずに居たが……。美しい色彩の中、古き良き時代のある一日を牧歌的に描いた、カンヌ映画祭監督賞受賞作。