Anna,aformeractressinhersixties,nowlivesaloneandhaslostherfame.ThoughshehasafriendandconfidantinherneighborMichel,afellowsingle,shereluctantlytakesajobcoachingayoungmisfitnamedAdrian,whohasaspeechimpediment.Tohersurprise,AnnarecognizesAdrianastheboywhorecentlysnatchedherhandbagonthestreet.Thestoryofanimpossibleloveaffairbetweenathiefandaladyisportrayedinalight-footedandhumorousmanner,describedas"irresistible".NicoletteKrebitz,thedirector,handlesthefragilebalancebetweensocietalexpectationsandtheheartwithgreatcare.ThefilmmakesroomforgentleteasingofGermany'sFrenchneighborsandevenaghostthatischasedawaytomakewayfornewpossibilities.Aboveall,themovieisapassionatelovelettertoSophieRois,thebrilliantactorwhohasbeenneglectedbyanindustrytoofondofyoungblood.Indeed,thefilmshowsthatyoungactorslikeMilanHermsnotonlylookuptotheirmoreexperiencedpeers,buttrulylovethem.Thestoryinvitesustoappreciatethebeautyofhumanconnectionsandtheprofoundmeaningoflovebeyondageandstatus.gt