Jacques Boudet

By a little bay near Marseille lies a picturesque villa owned by an old man. His three children have gathered by his side for his last days: Angela, an actress, Joseph, who has just fallen in love and Armand, the only one who stayed behind in Marseille. The arrival, at a nearby cove, of a group of boat people will throw these moments of reflection into turmoil he created in this magical place.

The ultimate nightmare for a racist? Becoming as black as the people she abhors. This is exactly what happens to Agathe Cléry: she’s struck down with a rare disorder of the adrenal cortex glands that cause the skin to darken inexorably. One morning Agathe wakes up to find herself pitch black… There’s no way out. Paradoxically, these cruel blows start to make Agathe more of a human being. When she’s taken on by a company that employs anyone who isn’t white, it becomes imperative that her true identity remains a secret. Especially since she’s fallen madly in love with her boss, Quentin. The girl is in a fine mess!

Robert Pattinson and B rnice Bejo lead a powerhouse cast in this dark coming-of-age story in which a Hitler-esque dictator is born amid the rising tide of fascism.

In 1930, the Academy of Sciences honors Etienne-Jules Marey, a prominent scientist.