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In the Courtyard

In the Courtyard

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 2, 2014

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama, Comedy

User Score

58%

Original Title

Dans la cour

Production Companies

France 2 Cinéma

Director

Pierre Salvadori

Description

Antoine is a musician. The forties, he suddenly decides to end his career. After a few days of wandering, he gets a job as a janitor. Mathilde lives in the old building in the east of Paris where he takes office. This is a young retiree, generous and involved, who divides his time between his associational activities and the life of the condominium. One night, she discovers a disturbing crack on the wall of his living room. Gradually, his anxiety grew to turn into panic and if the building collapsed ... Slowly, Antoine befriends the woman he feared to see slip into madness. Between slips and concerns, both form an awkward tandem, humorous and solidarity which will, perhaps, through this bad patch.