A man has fallen in love with his beautiful female collegue, who returns his sentiments. Sadly, both are modest citizens without access to the large house or apartment they dream of. Moreover, their demanding boss does not like office romances. Trying to progress to the next stage in life is no walk in the park...
Now this is a comedy that feels decidedly modern AND relatable. Many real-life inhabitants of busy cities, or many real-life commuters to busy cities, will recognize a lot of the problems : the busy traffic, the frustrating parking regulations, the stressful contacts with police or traffic wardens, the narrow spaces, the lack of privacy, the forced interaction with hundreds of unknown fellow citizens, including the crazed, the bored, the rude and the intolerant. Also very recognizable : the need to take little pills (relaxing pills, stimulating pills, nourishing pills, etcetera etcetera) in order to keep on functioning in this most artificial of environments.
The working environment too is relatable. Many of us will be familiar with a boss who is away a lot, but leaves stacks of enormously detailed instructions, mostly of the kind which expects the employee to be present in two locations at once.
It's a very charming and humane little movie without great pretensions. Would make a nice companion piece to another French comedy, "Tant qu'on a la santé" (As long as you've got your health).
Now this is a comedy that feels decidedly modern AND relatable. Many real-life inhabitants of busy cities, or many real-life commuters to busy cities, will recognize a lot of the problems : the busy traffic, the frustrating parking regulations, the stressful contacts with police or traffic wardens, the narrow spaces, the lack of privacy, the forced interaction with hundreds of unknown fellow citizens, including the crazed, the bored, the rude and the intolerant. Also very recognizable : the need to take little pills (relaxing pills, stimulating pills, nourishing pills, etcetera etcetera) in order to keep on functioning in this most artificial of environments.
The working environment too is relatable. Many of us will be familiar with a boss who is away a lot, but leaves stacks of enormously detailed instructions, mostly of the kind which expects the employee to be present in two locations at once.
It's a very charming and humane little movie without great pretensions. Would make a nice companion piece to another French comedy, "Tant qu'on a la santé" (As long as you've got your health).