Lucie Audibert, a student of Art History, does research work on Watteau and is certain that a hidden sense that nobody has ever deciphered can be found in a few of his paintings. The further she explores this the more Professor Jean Dussart - for unclear reasons - tries to discourage her.
Mohamed is a retired factory worker. He lives alone in a nursing home. However, due to illness, he must now leave his room. He decides to return to Tunisia, a country he has not seen in a long time.
