
Inafuturepresent,arebelliousVeroniquefindsherselfworkingforaninventorwhohasdedicatedhimselftothecauseofapositivedarkness;heisworkingtocounterthetideofabright,diffuse,andtechnologicallyorientedtimeasrepresentedinthefilmbyman-madelight.Veronique'sbrotherAlixworksforanagencythatisattemptingtothwarttheprocess.Thefilmevolvesfromactedscenesintoalyricaluniverseincludingarchiveandotherfoundsoundandimage.<br/> "Veronique(astrikingrolebyKarineAdrover)undergoesaseriesofscientificexperimentsinanold-fashionedkindoffuture.TheexperimentsareperformedbyaninventorwhoisplayedlikeamodernDrMabusebycultactorLouCastel(whohasplayedunforgettablerolesinfilmsbyPhilippeGarrelandBertrandBonello).Alongsidefeaturefragments,thefilmalsocomprisesvariouskindsofvignettesandarchivefootage.<br/> Thefilmmakeralsocollectedimageshimselfatvariousplacesintheworldoveranumberofyears,fromtheGobideserttoNewYork'sTimesSquare.Theuseofmusicisequallyunusualandcontributestotheintriguingandalienatingmoodofthefilm.Atleastasmuchattentionhasbeenpaidtothesoundofthefilmastothevisualside.Themakerrightlycallshisfilmatonepoem."<br/> “This‘tonepoemfordarkness’mixesamazingoriginalvignetteswithdiversearchivefoundfootage,anexceptionalsci-fisensibilityandincrediblesoundscapestoformablissfullyimaginativeandretro-futuristiccreation.Setin‘anold-fashionedkindoffuture’,Veroniqueandaninventor(thelegendaryLouCastel)aretryingtobringbacka‘positive’darknesstooffsettheglaring,bright,technologicalman-madelightand‘makethenightnightagain’.Asmuchaboutsoundasaboutdarkness,itasks:Canweshinewhenwearefacedwithblindinglight?”

