The decades-spanning tumultuous romance of a quintessentially French couple is chronicled in this thought-provoking, funny movie. Told in flashback from the early 1970s forward, this epic love-hate relationship begins as angst-ridden writer Victor meets Sarah, a brilliant doctoral student, and they fall head-over-heels for each other. A complicated courtship and eventual marital discord ensue, as the egocentric Victor becomes a literary superstar, while the enigmatic Sarah lingers in the shadows.