After a shoplifter finds herself unexpectedly released on parole, she pays a call on the judge at her flat. The judge, Carole Rewinsky, does not tell Tina that her elease was only a clerical error. The two find they share things in common other than the judicial system, like a mutual interest in shoes. Carole allows Tina to crash on her chesterfield... Carole spots a pimp trolling for young girls at a café. Carole failed to put him away the last time, but now, with Tina agreeing to be the bait, she has a chance for better luck... The two find they complement one another well, like champagne and cassis. Carole needs to go to Annecy to crack a crooked casino case. Annecy happens to be Tina's home town... Written by David Carless
Acting
Kiberlain and Testud's odd-couple chemistry carries every scene.
Writing
Delightfully specific: shoe obsession as character development.
Costume
Footwear tells stories—pay attention to the pumps.
Director
Pierre Jolivet
Sandrine Kiberlain
Carole
François Berléand
Mermot
Roschdy Zem
Malek
Vincent Lindon
Bruno
Sylvie Testud
Tina
Albert Dray
Avocat Mermot
Francis Leplay
Philippe Jean
Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc
Le psychopathe
Julien Cottereau
Le greffier
Laurent Poitrenaux
Le dragueur café
Lyes Salem
L'avocat jeune beur
Philippe Fretun
Le procureur
Perkins Lyautey
Cyser
Wilfried Romoli
L'homme tatoué
Yasmine Belmadi
Le jeune beur
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jolivet's film quietly subverts the 'magical Negro' trope by making Tina the agent of change, not just wisdom.
The champagne-cassis metaphor ('kir') is a deliberate nod to French cocktail culture—Carole is literally mixing her rigid world with Tina's sweetness.
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