It does nothing expects no particular of life

Eric Holder is in fashion. "The man of bedside," from film of the novel published in 1995, emerge in room next month, with Sophie Marceau and Christophe Lambert in the main roles. In the meantime, it was Sandrine Kiberlain and Vincent Lindon in the poster of "Mademoiselle Chambon", based on the book of Holder published in 1996. When Florence Vignon, co-scriptwriter of the film, and film director Stéphane Brizé ("Between adults", "I am not here to be loved", "The blue of the cities") had completed the adaptation of the novel, they sent their script to the author, who replied: "It's less an adaptation as an extension, as an enrichment and an unveiling of emotion that the novel was to transmit."

Unveiling of emotion: the words could be better chosen. Because the word is rare, in the film of Stéphane Brizé; all through the eyes, sketched gestures, the thrill, the writs "runaways" followed by silent evasions.

Jean (Vincent Lindon) is Mason, good father, a good husband, square, robust. He is pleased with the family, married with Anne-Marie (Aure Atika), who is working and with which he was a child, Jérémy. It does nothing, expects no particular of life. His life is without fancy, but it is not bored so far. It is the result of education, a medium he has internalized the codes and principles. Adultery is not part of the horizon. Good son, he treats his father (Jean-Marc Thibault) with a particularly meritorious self-sacrifice that it does little harm to thanks it. Good father, he is able to take his time to help her son to come at the end of the intricacies of modern grammar.

Insoluble love equation

When the mistress of Jérémy asks him if he would come in its class to speak of his profession, he, the tender, accepts his offer. Reserved, shy, Mademoiselle Chambon is nimbed mystery. To replace in this small provincial town, it is, waiting for another position. Artist - she plays the violin - she is worlds away from the universe of Jean. But, little by little, they will be irresistibly attracted by the other two unknown planets to snap. The approach works - Jean repairs its window - are exquisite slow. The words burn their lips, but they do not cross this barrier. Mademoiselle Chambon violin plays the role of smuggler of feelings. When she interprets for him only a piece of Franz von Vecsey - in Holder, it was of the Bartok, less romantic-, Jean sees open an unsuspected world.

From this point on, every action appears suspended, every glance loaded questions. Where will Jean go Far asked to go Will maintain its position since, for the first time, it offers a substantive Anne-Marie, who urge the disarray of Jean, going to rush things The resolution of the intractable love equation it say nothing, if not the final scenes are of a soundness of your copy. Stéphane Brizé has not forgotten the famous scene of "The road of Madison", where Meryl Streep, the hand on the handle of the door, must decide to go or stay, scene it is for its absolute "lachrymal reference". School of feelings, the most beautiful responses are often silent.