Celluloid Dreams The Directors Label

       

Life changes dramatically for white-collar worker François when a tragic event occurs in his work place. Starring Academy Award-winning Marion Cotillard.

François Durrieux, a forty-something white-collar worker, compensates his banal, non-committed professional life with the comfortable lifestyle he can afford for his wife and son. His work frustrations become unbearable when a close friend and colleague is sacked, subsequently leading to his suicide. After reacting violently to his boss and colleagues, Durrieux runs away with a young female pickpocket and becomes a fugitive…