Synopsis
Sunshine, Cannes, the Côte d’Azur. Armand Teillard has taken early retirement and is taking it easy. A ready-to-wear store assures him a comfortable income, he's got a lovely girlfriend, an impressive collection of records and... a secret garden: the Aline Roc. Every day, at the same hour, he retires alone to its terrace overlooking the sea, grills a fish, escapes and dreams. He's a happy man, Armand... Until the day that Sofia, the owner of Aline Roc, tells him she's going to sell. She's not doing so willingly, but is being obliged to. A racket. It's over for the Aline Roc. It's to be knocked down and a hotel complex for Russian millionaires will be built in its place.
Will Armand follow his usual inclinations and accept this and give in? Not this time. He'll readily accept to settle a dubious tax investigation and let the cafe owner set up her terrace in front of his shop window. But as for knocking down the Aline Roc! No way can Armand put up with that.
Except, he's dealing with a hea...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (12)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Trésor Films
- Co-productions : M6 Films, EuropaCorp
- Film exports/foreign sales : EuropaCorp
- French distribution : EuropaCorp Distribution
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Alain Attal
- Screenwriter : Philippe Lefèbvre
- Director of Photography : Christophe Offenstein
- Music Composer : Sinclair
- Assistant Director : Ludovic Bernard
- Editor : Jean-Christophe Hym
- Sound Recordist : Philippe Richard
- Costume designer : Marie-Laure Lasson
- Author of original work : Laurent Chalumeau
- Production manager : Brigitte Faure
- Press Attaché (film) : Astrid Gavard
- Production Designer : Sylvie Olivé
- Casting : Olivier Carbone
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)