Simon Nardis was once an internationally renowned jazz pianist but for the past ten years he has led a more orderly life as a husband and father. But all that changes when he walks into a jazz club by chance one evening. He comes face-to-face with the demons he thought he had tamed: music, alcohol and doubts about himself. He wonders if he really is happy...
Thierry Hancisse
Simon Nardis
Élise Caron
Debbie Parker
Marilyne Canto
Suzanne
Anne Kessler
Laura
Jean-Paul Bathany
Moineau
Geordy Couturiau
Nicolas
Gaetan Nicot
The pianist
Xavier Lugué
The bass player
Marc Delouya
The drum player
Simon Nardis was once an internationally renowned jazz pianist but for the past ten years he has led a more orderly life as a husband and father. But all that changes when he walks into a jazz club by chance one evening. He comes face-to-face with the demons he thought he had tamed: music, alcohol and doubts about himself. He wonders if he really is happy...
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