Gonzague

Maurice, a man whose amorous inclinations far outstrip his station or perhaps his forthrightness, devises an intricate charade to infiltrate the private world of a young woman who has captured his fancy. Eschewing direct overture, he adopts the precise, almost artisanal guise of a piano tuner, transforming a mundane professional service into a clandestine means of access. This elaborate masquerade is not merely a superficial disguise but a meticulously performed role, allowing him to navigate the intimate confines of her home, observing her habits, her reactions, and her very essence under the pretext of adjusting an instrument. The film, through this central conceit, delves into the performative nature of courtship, where identity becomes fluid and intention is veiled behind a façade of technical expertise. Maurice's every calibrated key stroke and feigned diagnostic becomes a strategic move in a larger game of romantic chess, ultimately questioning the authenticity of affection forged in the crucible of such artful deception and the precarious journey from pretense to genuine connection.