Agathe embarks on a journey to uncover the life of her grandmother, Solange, an artist and writer whose story intertwines with history, memory, and loss. Joined by filmmaker Louise, an old friend, they navigate family films, letters, and the past to connect generations. Through Agathe’s search, the documentary reveals buried emotions and traces a legacy across time.
Two brothers, Pierre and Vladimir, wonder if their Russian grandparents, Lily and Constantin, worked for the Soviet secret services in Paris during the 1930s and 1940s. Their research begins in Russia. After meetings and conversations, yellowish photos and vodka glasses, a lost world begins to emerge harassing the present.
Louise Narboni was born in 1978. After studies in Cinema and operatic singing, she turned to shooting musical films. She is also a musical script, assistant to Opera direction and film editor, most notably on Jean-Paul Civeyrac' films, Filles en noir (2010) and Malika s’est envolée (2008). Her work includes: in 2011, Brahms 's Concerto for piano n°2, Dvorak's Symphony n°5, by the Paris Orchestra and Leif Ove Andsnes conducted by Paavo Järvi (France TV/Mezzo), Les Contes du chat perché, opéra rural, directed by Caroline Gauthier, music by Jean-baptiste Singier (Arte).