the mellow and mesmerise tune of the theme music by edouard dubois make me watch this movie twice while on a transcontinental flight . the music be only one reason among others that make me watch the film twice in four hour . i be a french film enthusiast and the content of the film ( latent homosexuality and guilt and cross dressing and etc . ) be not out of the ordinary . what be strike in the film be the deliberate and structure screenplay that make me recall early work of marcel carne . i be not surprise to learn that the screenplay win an award at the prestigious venice film festival and nominate for a cesar in france . the film beginning and end revolve around affirmation of marital bond and while the bulk of the film ( to me only the sub plot ) venture into transgression of those bond follow by redemption . there be sadness at the end but it also accompany by a silent studied reaffirmation of faith between man and wife . the final walk of the duo be an ordinary event yet capture powerfully in this film . i recommend this film to those who have not see it not a a film that be extraordinary and but one which encourage viewer to introspect and look at ordinary life and not of superheroes but of less than perfect men and woman . the film succeed because of low key acting ( merhar and miou miou ) and the sombre yet mesmerise music and good mise en scene . the film discuss drycleaning of two individual marital life and but the script and the director elevate the wife a strong personality with a level head strength develop quite unobtrusively a the film progress . anne fontaine and the director and be someone to watch out for in the future a be edouard dubois . in more way than one ( direction and cinematography and the script ) the film give a woman perspective of the story and though a wee bit sombre .