It's winter, off tourist season in the south of France. A frozen young female vagabond is found in a ditch. The police investigates and interviews various people. In flashbacks, Mona Bergeron (Sandrine Bonnaire) is drifting aimlessly on the road encountering various people.
There is a free flowing meandering quality to the movie. The tension is provided by the fact that the audience already knows that she's going to die. It becomes like a countdown as we wonder how she ends up at the side of the road. It's good that Bonnaire isn't the supermodel type although she could be a little rougher. Mona is a hustler and not necessarily a victim. There is an overall sense of dread and sadness that permeates the movie.
There is a free flowing meandering quality to the movie. The tension is provided by the fact that the audience already knows that she's going to die. It becomes like a countdown as we wonder how she ends up at the side of the road. It's good that Bonnaire isn't the supermodel type although she could be a little rougher. Mona is a hustler and not necessarily a victim. There is an overall sense of dread and sadness that permeates the movie.