The influence of French master Claude Chabrol hangs heavy over this psychological suspense movie from writer/director Denis Dercourt, making for pleasurably tense and twisted viewing. As a child, butcher's daughter Mélanie Prouvost blows her audition for music school when famous pianist - and one of the judges - Ariane Fouchécourt (Catherine Frot) inadvertently ruins Mélanie's concentration. Ten years later, the adult Mélanie (played by Déborah François) gets a job first at the law firm of Ariane's husband, then at their home as an au pair and finally as the now-neurotic Ariane's page turner at concerts. Revenge is clearly the ruthless young woman's goal. There's something quintessentially French about the film's ambiguous attitude towards haute bourgeoisie culture, as it revels in the trappings of wealth and good taste even as the rich characters are made to suffer. But beneath the elegance this is a low-key but genuinely gripping thriller.

Mélanie Prouvost, a ten-year-old butcher's daughter, is a gifted pianist. That is why she and her parents decide that she sit for the Conservatory entrance exam. Although Mélanie is very likely to be admitted, she unfortunately gets distracted by the president of the jury's offhand attitude and she fails. Ten years later, Mélanie becomes her page turner, waiting patiently for her revenge.