Sophie is a philosophy lecturer who teaches the history of love and sexuality. She is convinced that her stable ten-year relationship with her husband Xavier, with whom she attends gallery openings, sips fine wine and discusses the latest literature in intelligent circles, is what she is looking for and desires. But then she renovates a house by the lake and meets the carpenter Sylvain. Unexpectedly, this man with the golden hands and a different social background makes her re-evaluate her views on emotions. Opposites may attract, but can they also form a lasting union?

Monia Chokri is Canadian director and festival darling Xavier Dolan’s favourite actress, and a few years ago she won the top prize in the Cannes Un Certain Regard competition for A Brother’s Love (2019). In it, she dealt with the heartbreak of academically overheated intellectuals in a playful way. The Québécois auteur’s latest film, which was also selected for Cannes, takes place in the same vein: this time, she asks how possible it is for two people from different social and economic classes to form a relationship. The initially naive, erotically charged and ironic facade of the plot hides underneath the conformism and desires of society, especially liberal ones. Meanwhile, versatile actress Magalie Lépine-Blondeau is bursting with charisma in her role as Sophie, a knowledgeable professor who cannot help herself.

This film is screened as part of a cooperation with Lācis, lauva un zars.