On the Edge

Synopsis

A man. A woman. A single night in Paris. Such is the basic framework of this French romance that begins when middle-aged middle-class housewife Clara, happily drives to the airport to meet her husband who was supposed to come in on the evening flight and is devastated to learn that he has remained at his hotel and is having an affair. Clara sees a younger man eating a sandwich and asks him to have a drink. Later, she and he, an amiable baggage handler, spend the evening talking and exploring the nightlife on the outskirts of Paris. There they meet many people from other countries who come to Paris and work as laborers.

Cast

Clémentine Célarié

Clara

Bruno Todeschini

Robert

Sotigui Kouyaté

Gas station attendant

Andrée Damant

Marie-Rose

Crew

Directing

• Solange Martin Director

Production

• Mat Troi Day Production Manager