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 looking for a nanny. After a severe casting, they hire 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 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. The dry and sharp style of Leïla Slimani, where percent of the bursts of dark poetry, creates from the first pages a bewitching suspense. Clotilde Courau plunges us into the terrifying history of Louise, heroine of a fascinating black tale.