In a town on the French Riviera, detective Yvonne (Adèle Haenel) is the widow of police chief Santi, a local hero idolized by their young son. When she realizes her husband was not the model of virtue she believed him to be and that an innocent man, Antoine, has spent eight years in prison as Santi's scapegoat, her world is thrown into turmoil. Yvonne wants to do everything she can to help the young man get back to his life and his wife (Audrey Tautou). Everything, that is, except exposing the truth. But Antoine is having trouble adjusting to life after prison and soon blows a fuse, leading to a spectacular sequence of events.

Middle-aged musician Antoine (Gustave Kervern) suddenly decides to end his career. After several days of aimless wandering, he is hired as the caretaker of an old residential building in Paris. Mathilde (Catherine Deneuve) is a recently retired resident, generous-spirited and deeply involved with the management of the building. Through a maze of misfires and anxieties, the two develop an awkward friendship. Nominated for an Best Actress at the **César Awards.** Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. *"Thoroughly nonjudgmental in its observations, Pierre Salvadori's "In the Courtyard" ranks as one of the funnier films about victims of depression and mental illness." - Zachary Wigon, **Village Voice***

A woman who has never had much trouble choosing between love or money tries to teach a man the tricks of the trade in this sly romantic comedy. Irene (Audrey Tautou) is an attractive thirtysomething woman who lives a comfortable life by taking up with older and very wealthy men. She meets Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a handsome bartender who works a variety of odd jobs to keep himself afloat. She ends up enjoying a romantic evening with Jean, that is until she discovers he's broke.