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Laurent meets Sylvia on a spring night, under the neon lights of the fun fair. A ray of sunlight shines in the life of a kid who rises up against the nasty influence of their educator Serge, who has an eye on him and his pals. But SyIvia gives him one night as a gift, and nothing more.
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Status
Released
Original Language
FR

This loosely plotted coming-of-age tale follows the life of 15-year-old Laurent Chevalier as he stumbles his way over the burgeoning swell of adolescence in 1950s France. After having his first sexual experience with a prostitute and dodging the lips of a priest, Chevalier contracts a case of scarlet fever. When the fever leaves him with a heart murmur, Chevalier is placed in a sanatorium, along with his over-attentive and adulterous mother.

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?