Nicolas, an aimless adolescent who hasn't yet found his way in life leaves his grandparent's home, hitchhikes to a small town, and befriends, Charly an outspoken and slightly older prostitute, a red-headed beauty who appears to ply her trade in the same no-nonsense way she clears the breakfast dishes. She seems to find something endearing about Nicolas' mussed hair and dopey face, so she puts him up in the teeny trailer home that she maintains with such hilarious fussiness. As their unusual domestic arrangement evolves, each stumbles vulnerably into new emotional territory.
Acting
Parmentier's deadpan domestic goddess energy.
Production
The claustrophobic, lovingly detailed trailer set.
Director
Isild Le Besco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Le Besco belongs to a wave of French female directors exploring working-class women's lives without moralizing, following in the footsteps of Agnès Varda.
The trailer was built as a complete functioning set — actors could cook real meals inside, and the cramped space forced the camera into uncomfortably intimate positions.
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