« In its finely honed writing, Sauver la peau goes beyond revelations about the educational system, asking questions about writing as an act in itself and the function of literature with respect to our commitments. »
A window opens. On Ida's love. On memory. On urges. On obsessions. On the past locked in the present of a computer screen. During one night. During a crisis, or perhaps an escape.
Anything could happen when a careerist prepared to do anything, a person on long-term unemployment and a martial arts nut come to apply for the same job at the same time.
Two men and a woman in their twilight years talk of the beauty of love and desire, to defy old age and their failing memories. The past and present echo one another.
Christiane, 60, and Valérie, 40, share an office in a transport company where the truck drivers are all women. Everything's rolling along just fine – until the boss forces a 25-year-old trainee on them. Over three seasons, three generations of women show their true colors.
Les Deux Frères et les lions was inspired by a true story, portraying twin brothers from a poor background who go on to amass one of the greatest fortunes in Great Britain in the late 20th century.
