A Private detective is hired to trace a woman who ran away and disappeared on her wedding day. The movie follows him and recounts the story of her life through her eyes and the eyes of those interviewed by the detective.
Acting
Kiberlain's mercurial presence — she shifts with every witness's memory.
Direction
Masson fractures narrative like a broken mirror reflecting desire.
Cinematography
Bleached, dreamlike frames that blur memory and invention.

Director
Laetitia Masson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Masson co-wrote the screenplay after becoming fascinated by how men describe women they're obsessed with — each version revealing more about the speaker than the subject.
Released during the height of 1990s French 'cinéma du look' decline, this film helped pioneer a rawer, female-directed alternative to male-gaze noir like 'Diva' or 'Subway.'
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