Set in the familiar microcosm of bourgeois society, this is a brilliantly observed, social comedy of contemporary Paris that is at once exotic and completely recognizable, and explores conundrums about interpersonal relationships. The observations are sharp, the acting is superb, the dialogue is rich with irony and biting subtext and the script is honed and razor-sharp.

The central figure is Lolita, a young woman very self-conscious about her body which doesn't look like the thin women she sees in advertisements on TV and in magazines. She puts considerable energy into singing lessons and into trying to gain her father's attention. Her dad, Etienne, a successful author and publisher, is about as self-absorbed as they come. He lives with his second wife, Karine, a preoccupied, young, beautiful woman whose presence only increases Lolita's insecurity.

A story of human beings who know exactly what they'd do if they were somebody else, but can't handle being themselves very well and who are simply struggling to find out who they are.

Best Screenplay, Cannes Film Festival

This screening will be preceded by the Cork Film Festival short film awards ceremony.