《怪趣群鸟》　　Mavieis27yearsoldandhasjustmovedtotheFrenchcapitalfromtheprovinces.Shedreamsofafutureasawriterbutisplaguedbydoubtanduncertainty.76-year-oldmisanthropeGeorgesrunsabookshopinParis–orhashemerelybeenforcedtotakerefugetheretoescapehispastThesearetwopeculiarcreaturesindeed.Georgesiscynicalandnolongerexpectsmuchfromlife,whileMavieisstillbrimmingwithexpectation.Yetsomethingmagicalhappensbetweenthem,untilGeorgesdarksecretsuddenlycatchesupwithhim–andMavieiscaughtupinsomethingverydifferent...　　DirectorEliseGirardsucceedsinmakingadreamlikefilmfullofsurprisingabsurdities.It’snotjustlovethatappearsoutoftheblueforthetwoprotagonists,butalsosomequiteliteralstrangebirds.Girarddepictslovebeyondthebarriersofageinawaythatisbothunexpectedandmoving,romanticinsteadofphysical,timelessinsteadoffashionable.Thefilmremindsusofthemultifacetednatureofloveaswellashowfleetingitcanbe,existingnotyesterdayortomorrowbutaboveallinthepresent.