In 2038, a lonely man is living with a female android robot, that satisfies his every wish. Until one day she's updated with "Artificial Emotions" and wants to find out what love is. He dismisses her, saying that love is the worst thing that can happen to man, but when she presents him with a Lacta chocolate and asks him to describe its taste since she cannot eat, he tells her ...
Story follows four young men who have just turned 21 years of age.
Lee Choo-Won (Seo Jun-Young) is an athlete who can not forget his past love. Ma Goo-Rim (Baek Sung-Hyun) was once a popular singer, but because of a drug scandal is mired in despair. Choi Seo-Won (Choi Tae-Hwan) is a medical student at prestigious Seoul National University, but he has leukemia. Sung Dae-Sung (By...
Mavie is 27 years old and has just moved to the French capital from the provinces. She dreams of a future as a writer but is plagued by doubt and uncertainty. 76-year-old misanthrope Georges runs a bookshop in Paris – or has he merely been forced to take refuge there to escape his past? These are two peculiar creatures indeed. Georges is cynical and no longer expects much from life, while Mavie is still brimming with expectation. Yet something magical happens between them, until Georges' dark secret suddenly catches up with him – and Mavie is caught up in something very different...
Director Elise Girard succeeds in making a dreamlike film full of surprising absurdities. It’s not just love that appears out of the blue for the two protagonists, but also some quite literal strange birds. Girard depicts love beyond the barriers of age in a way that is both unexpected and moving, romantic instead of physical, timeless instead of fashionable. The film reminds us of the multifaceted nature of love as well as how fleeting it can be, existing not yesterday or tomorrow but above all in the present.