The impossible Mr. Simon

To portray Michel Simon is to approach a key figure in French theater and cinema, at once non-conformist, provocative and prone to contradictions. Michel Simon brings all this to his roles. He affirms his faith in the intelligence of the audience and presents it with complex characters, in whom everyone can recognize themselves. He seems to have made a pact with his audience, brilliantly embodying all of its components — including their baser instincts — in exchange for a great complicity.
This documentary analyses the acting and influence of this French cinema giant by mixing film clips, archives and interviews — with those who knew him, critics, and actors of today — as well as through the drawings of the artist Alexandrine Dévé.