Lumières Françaises

ABOUT THE FILM

The trajectory of Marguerite’s future, a brilliant Mathematics student at the esteemed Ecole Normale Supérieure, appears meticulously charted. As the sole woman in her cohort, she nears completion of her thesis, anticipating the culmination of years of dedicated effort with an audience of researchers. However, on the crucial day, an unexpected error disrupts her well-laid plans, causing the unraveling of all her certainties and the collapse of her foundational aspirations. Faced with this pivotal moment, Marguerite resolves to abandon her current path entirely and embarks on a journey to redefine and reconstruct her life anew.