The exuberant enchantments of the singing, dancing musical meet the feminist, formalist sensibility of cinematic visionary Chantal Akerman in this uniquely captivating vision of love and survival in the age of late capitalism. Amid the consumerist wonderland of a shopping mall, a cadre of store employees bounce in and out of one another’s arms in a cycle of breakups, makeups, misunderstandings, and reunions, their romantic roundelay punctuated by imaginatively stylized production numbers. Working with frequent star Delphine Seyrig and a remarkable team of writers—who between them penned everything from JULES AND JIM to DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN—Akerman deftly balances the shiny pop pleasures of the genre with piercing variations on her signature themes, including a startlingly moving reflection on Jewish resilience and the legacy of the Holocaust.

九年前，杰西（伊桑·霍克EthanHawke饰）与席琳（朱莉·德尔佩JulieDelpy饰）在火车上不期而遇，怦然心动。在维也纳渡过疯狂而又浪漫的一夜后，他们在日出前分手，并相约在维也纳重逢。九年之后，杰西已成为畅销书作家，而席琳则是法国环保组织成员。杰西在新书里娓娓道来的，正是九年前的浪漫夜晚。在巴黎促销新书时，杰西与席琳在书店相遇，然而他们只有一下午的时光相处，日落之前，杰西要乘飞机赶回美国。两人在午后的巴黎街头散步，在美丽的护城河上泛舟，无所不谈，兴致勃勃。可是就像命运的捉弄，快乐的时光像烟花一样醉人却短暂。杰西对席琳一送再送，难以忘情；席琳用吉他和歌声，怀念着内心深处的爱恋。太阳就快落下去了，杰西就要误了飞机，又或许他更不想错过的，是命里注定的缘分。