What if your houseplant was actually a homewrecker with a Brazilian passport?
A young couple, Pauline and Alex, moves from Paris to a quiet neighbourhood in the French countryside. Pauline loves to take care of her garden and the plants. She is also fascinated with her older neighbour Gilles who lives alone. They spend much time together and he helps her with her garden. Finally, he gives her a special plant from Brasil as a gift. The plant needs a lot of attention and is sensitive to the mood around it. As the plant grows, it takes up all of Paulines time which endangeres her relationship with Alex.
Acting
Pierre Arditi's increasingly unhinged plant daddy energy
Production
The actual plant prop deserves its own billing
Director
Pierre Boutron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Pierre Boutron mostly works in French television; this 2011 TV movie remains one of his few genre detours.
The film quietly satirizes France's romanticized 'return to the land' narrative—Pauline's rural dream literally consumes her.
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