Joana loves Paul. Paul now has reservations. Despite the strength of their relationship, their love is coming to an end, and they are separating. Paul moves back in with his father in Paris. He soon refuses to leave his younger brother's bedroom in which he settles. Joana is no longer here; depression is creeping over him. His brother Jonathan and his father try to comfort Paul, each in their own way, to help him overcome his heartache. Paul's father looks after him with an often excessive presence and paternal love; his brother entertains him and describes the mild extravagance of his womanising.
Throughout the film, Paris looms large as a beautiful, vibrant city whose inhabitants are getting ready for Christmas and the jazzy score by Alex Beaupain hits just the right note in this consistently entertaining and stylish film.