Arnaud Desplechin films his father who has just sold the family house. The emptying is the occasion to open drawers, browse old photos and read ancient post. The father chooses this moment to speak of his own mother Thérèse, who passed away when he was 18 months old. He has no memory from her, and yet he seems to know her very well.

1982年，维姆·文德斯邀请他的16位导演同行谈论电影的未来，于是电影《666号房间》诞生了。40年后，在戛纳电影节上，导演露比娜·普拉约斯特向新一代电影人提出了类似的问题：电影是否是一种即将失传的语言，一种即将消亡的艺术？