The Paris Showroom

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Capucine Benoit collaborates with her father to create exquisite fans for haute couture fashion houses. However, the German invasion of Paris in June 1940 forces them to prioritize survival. Their situation worsens when they are betrayed to the secret police due to her father's political beliefs. To escape deportation to Auschwitz, Capucine leverages her connections to Parisian design houses, landing in a little-known prison camp within the Lévitan department store. There, prisoners sort, repair, and display art and goods looted from Jewish homes. Capucine endures the presence of German officials and their companions, struggling to maintain her composure while reminiscing about the vibrant days spent in Montmartre's art salons and jazz clubs of the 1920s. Meanwhile, her estranged daughter, Mathilde, is raised by her conservative grandparents, who thrive under Nazi rule. However, after her mother's arrest and the disappearance of a childhood friend, Mathilde is drawn into the clandestine world of Paris's Résistance fighters. As she explores new perspectives, Mathilde begins to reevaluate her unconventional mother, leading to a profound transformation in her understanding of identity and courage.