Joachim Salinger

Nicholas is the eldest son of a wealthy suburban family, whose businesswoman mother makes deals from a helicopter and has an affair with her business partner. His cheerful, alcoholic father, on the other hand, is reduced to a prisoner in his room with his devoted dog and electric train set. Unbeknownst to his parents, Nicholas works as a window cleaner and dish washer in a Parisian cafe. He is also in love with the daughter of another cafe's owner, who, however, has an abusive boyfriend. One night, Nicholas sneaks a few drunken drifters into his family wine cellar and his father unexpectedly takes a liking to the stranger.

Düğününden kısa bir süre önce, sanat galerisi yöneticisi Nora, ölümcül kanser teşhisi konan yaşlı babasıyla vakit geçiren ergenlik çağındaki oğlu Elias'ı ziyaret etmek için Paris'ten Grenoble'a gider. Oradayken, kendi isteği dışında bir akıl hastanesine yatırılmış olan eski sevgilisi ve Elias'ın baba figürü Ismaël'e ulaşır. Ancak Ismaël'in de çözmesi gereken kendi sorunları vardır.

"Chez Maupassant" is a French anthology television series based on short stories by Guy de Maupassant. Created by Gérard Jourd'hui and Gaëlle Girre, it ran on France 2 in three seasons in 2007, 2008 and 2011. It consists of a total of 24 episodes of which half are 60 minutes long and half are 30 minutes.