Diamant noir

In a luminous summer house perched on the Provençal coast, François Mitry is forced to confront an unbearable loss. His wife Thérèse lies still in the bedroom, her lifeless form a stark contrast to the rolling sea outside, while his eight‑year‑old daughter Nora remains oblivious to the tragedy. The stern household, overseen by the cultured but conflicted governess Mlle Marthe, prepares the child for a visitation that will shatter her innocence.

The narrative drifts between the mournful interior of the villa and the restless rhythm of the tides, reflecting Mitri’s struggle to reconcile love’s fleeting bliss with the permanence of death. As the adults wrestle with their own grief and the urge to preserve a memory of the departed, Nora’s curiosity and fragile hope become a quiet counterpoint. A tension builds between duty, deception, and the desperate need to shield a child from the harshest truth.