4125 Parthenais 2001

Directed by Isabelle Lavigne

A Romanian caretaker orchestrates arrivals and departures; she decides who will be allowed access to this noisy and anonymous building. Who lives at 4125 Parthenais? Primarily men, not so young any more, most of them welfare recipients. People who have, out of frustration or by choice, withdrawn from the Capitalist society. Despite the labels and lack of social recognition, behind the building’s façade hide individuals living in their own little world, piecing together a life of little joy and anodine moments.