Synopsis
Maria prides herself on hard work and devotion. Kindhearted and a little clumsy, she has always been a cleaning lady. But she has a secret passion. Hidden inside the little red book she takes everywhere are poems she writes but shares with no one, especially not with her indifferent husband. When Maria gets a job on the cleaning crew at the prestigious Paris Beaux-Arts fine arts academy, everything changes. She immediately hits it off with Hubert, the school's eccentric long-time custodian, obsessed with mastering the iconic dance moves of Elvis Presley. Hubert knows all the students and every inch of the campus by heart.
Maria is amazed by the grandeur and beauty of Paris Beaux Arts. She befriends some of the students and even poses for them. As she adapts to her new job and explores the artistic world of the school, she gets herself into some tricky situations. Luckily, Hubert is always nearby to help her out! The bond that grows between them breaks through Maria's solitude, as she ...
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Actors (23)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Quad Films
- Co-productions : STUDIO TF1 Cinéma (ex-TF1 Studio), France 3 Cinéma
- Film exports/foreign sales : STUDIO TF1 Distribution (ex-Newen Connect)
- French distributors : UGC Distribution, STUDIO TF1 Cinéma (ex-TF1 Studio)
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producers : Foucauld Barré, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
- Screenwriters : Lauriane Escaffre, Yvonnick Muller
- Director of Photography : Antoine Sanier
- Music Composer : René Aubry
- Assistant Director : Tatum Drouilhat
- Editor : Valérie Deseine
- Sound recordists : Stéphane Isidore, Loïc Prian, Pierre-Jean Labrusse
- Costume designer : Emmanuelle Youchnovski
- Associate producer : Margaux Dourdin Marciano
- Line Producer : Hervé Ruet
- Production Manager : Henry Le Turc
- Continuity supervisor : Camille Ganivet
- Production Designer : David Bersanetti
- Casting : Juliette Denis
- Unit Production Manager : Philippe Le Forestier
- Post-production supervisor : Anne-Sophie Dupuch
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
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Awards (1)
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
Germany, 2022
Tübingen Audience Prize
Distribution Aid Prize : Atlas Film