Ca Commence Aujourdhui (aka. It All Starts Today) stars Philippe Torreton as Daniel a schoolmaster of a nursery in a small French town. The local economy which depended entirely on coal production has been mired in a depression ever since the mines were closed. When their parents fall into utter discouragement or even poverty because of prolonged unemployment the children suffer the consequences. Daniel is confronted daily with difficult situations and he feels responsible to deal with them although they are outside the scope of his responsibilities. This is a frustrating task: politicians are concerned with tightening their budgets bureaucrats in the intricate web of French social and educational services with their prerogatives utility companies with getting their bills paid; teachers social workers and policemen are overwhelmed. Daniel's relations with his parents but also with Valeria his fiance and her son are not entirely smooth either. He nevertheless soldiers on doing his best to educate the children of a severely disrupted society.
A home for the physically handicapped. And next to it a highway. Rene is 50 and nearly finished. Bitter aggressive loathed by patients and carers alike. The victim of a terminal wasting disease. But his rage filled cynicism is no match for the simple compassion of his young nurse Julie. Rene confides in her his one desire: To make love before the disease destroys him. Julie finds him a lover from the prostitutes who work the highway and Rene is transformed! His newly awakened hum
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