La fille de nulle part (2012)
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Virginie Legeay, Jean-Claude Brisseau, Claude Morel, Lise Bellynck
A reclusive widowed professor takes in a young woman who has sought refuge in his building, unsettling his solitary life.
The story
Michel Devillers, a widowed retired mathematics professor, lives in seclusion in his Paris apartment while writing a book about beliefs. His solitude is interrupted when he takes in Dora, a young woman who has been attacked and found refuge in his stairwell. As they grow closer, Dora chooses to stay with him and help with his writing. Their new arrangement seems to offer companionship and practical support, but strange occurrences begin in the apartment, introducing an unsettling uncertainty into their shared life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Michel Devillers is a widowed, retired mathematics professor who stays shut away in his apartment on rue de Maubeuge in Paris, writing his next book, Reflections and a Critical Analysis of Our Beliefs. His solitude is disrupted when he takes in Dora, a young woman who has been attacked and sought refuge in his stairwell. Little by little, a bond develops between the girl who came from nowhere and the elderly writer, and Dora decides to stay and live with Michel, in return for helping him write his book. But strange occurrences soon begin in the apartment...
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