Normande

Normande StOnge works as a clerk in a pharmacy and takes dance classes with the dream of being a cabaret dancer Her mother Berthe has been confined to a mental institution by Normandes uncle the wealthy lawyer JeanPaul But Normande who does not believe her mother is insane kidnaps her from the institution and brings her home Also living with them is Normandes sister Pierette who has asthma and a drug addiction Normandes boyfriend Bouliane who is unemployed and in no hurry to find a job and a strange young magician named Carol she took in after he was kicked out of his home All of these people depend on Normande in various ways and exploit her Normande desperate to be loved is driven mad by the demands of her parasite family When she receives an eviction notice stating that the building will be demolished and rebuilt into a restaurant it all becomes too much for Normande and her mind retreats into fantasy to protect her from the harsh realities