They “meet cute” from across a street, at opposing bus stops; Luc (Logann Antuofermo) is going one way, Djemila (Oulaya Amamra) the other.
We meet them in evenly composed medium-wide shots, the camera sharing the distance that separates them. Predictably, he trots across the street to ask for directions.
And hey, wouldn’t ya know it? He’s going her way. The bus approaches, and he follows her on; as they ride, each one tries to look at the other without getting caught, and neither succeeds.
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