Gérard Meylan

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.

Boyhood friends, one wealthy, one poor, walk parallel paths as painter Paul Cezanne and writer Emile Zola leave Provence to conquer Paris’ art scene.