Chanson douce

When Myriam, mother of two young children, decides despite her husband's reluctance to resume her activity in a law firm, the couple starts to look for a nanny. After a severe casting, they engage Louise, who quickly conquers the affection of the children and gradually occupies a central place in the home. Gradually the trap of mutual dependence will close, until the drama. Through the precise description of the young couple and that of the fascinating and mysterious character of the nanny, it is our time that reveals, with his conception of love and education, the relations of domination and money, prejudices of class or culture. Leïla Slimani's sharp and dry style, where percent of the bursts of dark poetry, creates from the first pages a bewitching suspense.