Franco-German Film Series Dans la cour

The Goethe Institute and the Alliance Française are delighted to present this year’s Franco-German film series, which focuses on different facets of comedy from both countries.

40-year-old musician Antoine suddenly decides to end his career. After several days’ aimless wandering, he is hired as the caretaker of an old residential building in Paris where lives Mathilde a recently retired resident. After she discovers a crack in her living room wall, her worry gradually turns to panic - what if the building were to collapse? Through a confusion of misfires and anxiety, the two develop an awkward friendship, funny yet solid, which might just get them through this difficult patch...

Director: Pierre Salvadori, 2014

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