The Very Private Life of Mister Sim

Synopsis: François Sim considers himself worthless and he may have good reasons for that. Hasn't he lost his job as well as his wife Caroline? Isn't he unable to relate to Lucy, his teenage daughter? Didn't he, when he was eighteen miss out on passion whereas the sexy, gorgeous Luigia opened her arms to him? Hasn't he - he who keeps craving communication - invariably proved a dreadful bore to others...? So, when Sim is unexpectedly offered a job, he takes it, hoping one more time to give a little bit of meaning to his life. Even if his task amounts to driving across France and trying to sell... a "revolutionary biological toothbrush" to reluctant dentists!
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Michel Leclerc
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Year:
2015
102 min
15 Views


- There is a bar?

- Yes, indeed.

Here you are. Your seat is here.

- Thank you.

- Have a nice trip!

It's the first time I'm upgraded to Premium!

My lucky day!

You were at the Lookea club too?

Ah, Lookea! I guess you don't know...

Ah, it's, it's... It's perfect.

When you are a family, with toddlers...

They take care of everything, we are really at ease...

You feel really safe there.

- You have little children?

- No.

I have a 13 years old daughter.

Lucie. But this time, I was alone.

And, Lookea... It's not for lonely people.

That's why it feels so good to have a real conversation with someone!

Of course, you think "why is he going alone in Lookea"?

What happened is, my wife Caroline bought the trip on Internet...

... like 10 months ago,

and she left me one month later.

and I warned her, I said "take an cancellation insurance".

"you never know, just in case".

She didn't want.

And after that, I lost my job...

Depression, etc....

But I'm much better now.

And thanks to this stopover in Brindisi, I will visit my dad,

who is living down there, in the Apulia area.

I haven't seen him in 2 years.

Do you remember where you were when Jean Poperen died?

Jean Poperen?

I remember.

Because it's exactly the day I met Caroline.

You, I don't know, but I really liked Jean Poperen.

- He was number 3 in the organisation of the Socialist Party !

- Ah, yes...

With the colleagues, we were going to Leon de Bruxelles at noon...

Because we liked it, and by the way, Leon, it's not only the mussels!

People are like "Mussels, mussels", but no, there are other things.

their menu is extensive, they have salads, fries of course,

Whatever. Colleagues go at one table, I'm going to another one,

and they ask Caroline to join them.

But no! She comes to MY table.

One of the best moments of my life.

- Can I?

- Yes.

- Sim. Franois Sim. Like the card.

She was very pretty.

She had a voice... like a sour patch candy. Very pretty.

I work in HR, on the other side.

I'm very sensitive to voices.

She was HR director in an insurance company.

- But I want to become a writer.

- Ah... It's good.

But she did not.

These things happen slowly. One day, you realize...

Ah, can we have 2 glass of champaign?

Since it's free on Premium...

Your friend doesn't look good...

- What's happening to him?

- Well, I think he's dead.

- Not at all, we were chatting...

- Yes, He is.

Do you think it's linked with what I was saying?

- No.

- Because, to be "boring to death", it's not a legend...

It comes from somewhere...

Your trip was good?

Well, I will prepare your room. I'll be back.

Where does she live now, Caroline?

- Clermont.

- So, you often drive between Bourg-en-Bresse and Clermont.

Sometimes, yes.

And you take the A75, until Tournus?

I was sure. It's not the best way.

You have to leave Bourg-en-Bresse by the north.

Here you go. You take the D979 until Viriat.

This way, you drive around Macon.

- And, around the airport, you will take the N489...

- Ah...

- Then you go to Tarrar, and you are on the highway...

- Sure.

- You pass by Gresolles...

- Are we going to have lunch?

No... I'm a bit tired...

But you can go.

It's not too busy at this time, it's gonna be OK.

Say, can you pass by the apartment in Roanne, pick up a folder for me?

Sure. Why do you keep this place, empty and useless?

It's a brown folder. It's called "My Flower of Evil".

You may actually read it.

Then you'll understand why you were born.

Now, I'm 3 hours early. You don't want to have a coffee?

- No, thanks, I'm afraid of the traffic jams. We were lucky...

- Yes, sure.

Excuse me. Am I wrong, or you are stalking me?

- Ah, no, not particularly...

- No?

- So... What were you doing?

- What I was doing? Well...

I was working for a department store, and I left.

And now, I'm better. I feel like things will get better.

And you? I saw you record stuff... Advertisement?

So... I record sounds in airports so that businessmen

can pretend they are on a business trip to their wives.

I make cheating easy.

I provide alibis.

You don't have problems with that?

No. But Samuel thinks like you.

- Your husband?

- No, My uncle. I like him a lot.

It's for me. I have to go.

- I take the same one.

- Really?

- My name is Poppy.

- Franois Sim. Like the card.

- You know, I'm in a big depression since 6 months.

- Really?

People who are not depressed are a bit stupid anyway, right?

- Do you have someone to talk with?

- Not really.

Well... I have 70 friends on Facebook!

70...

Can I help you? Are you looking for something?

- Could I borrow your mobile phone?

- Of course.

I have to make a call and my battery is empty.

- Can't catch it... Here you go.

- Thank you very much, very kind.

- You can call, I took the code away.

- This is the iPhone 4?

Ah no, no... This is the 5.

- I'm the man you stole the phone from.

- Yes.

I wanted to ask, if people call, can you give my home number?

- especially a young woman called Poppy.

- Yes, yes. Sure.

Well thank you. It's very k...

- Poppy?

- Franois, it's Gabriel. Still at home? Are you free tomorrow?

- Tomorrow, sure...

- I need to talk to you about toothbrushes.

4 salesmen go all around France :

Bretagne, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, Pays Basque.

And Audrey found our motto :

"IP009, sink your teeth in your future".

"sink your teeth", ha ha...

Gabriel told me you were a great salesman, serious, motivated...

We thought about you for the 4th salesman.

You would have a 3008 black crossover, with a panoramic roof...

- And a GoPro HD camera.

- In order to make a video diary.

It's 1000 euros by mission, with a percentage on commands of course.

- And I would go where? Nord-Pas-De-Calais?

- Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur!

And Alain had a stroke of genius when he created

the IP005, the eco-friendly toothbrush!

pine tree handle, 100% european, with a boar hairs brush.

- Aren't you afraid people will hate the pig's hairs?

- Not at all.

For conservatives, we also have the IP007,

plastic handle but removable head.

I leave you to guys it, I have to make a call.

And here is the jewel of the crown.

IP009. Removable head. Hazel wood handle.

Therefore more supple.

You wanna try?

Come on, go ahead, it's brand new!

You will see, it's something...

- Ah yes...

- See? How comfortable?...

Lise. It's the nickname I found to spy on Caroline,

on aufeminin.com

She spends some time on this website, I managed to contact her.

I design fancy jewelry.

Aren't you working this afternoon, question mark?

Well there is not much people today at the shop, with this weather.

And you? Are you alone?

With my daughter. Locked in her room.

You know that, you and your teenagers, dot.

Exactly. How is your daughter? Lucie, right?

She's OK. She got her period for the first time 2 days ago.

We celebrated at the restaurant together, exclamation mark.

Does her father know?

Her father? He's so uptight,

I feel like he's stuck in last century.

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Michel Leclerc

Michel Leclerc (born 24 April 1965) is a French director and screenwriter. more…

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