Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert’s heroes.

In the sterile setting of a powerful multinational, two young women compete … Isabelle is working under the orders of Christine, a woman of power she admires unreservedly.