Some resemblances are disturbing. That between a guillotined viscount, pipe in his mouth, during the Terror; an army chaplain with a tattooed chest like a gangster, mass-baptizing soldiers, looters and rapists; a Parisian tramp flattened by a steamroller; and a highly educated concierge – but also an arms dealer – of an upscale building. Amid all this chaos, there appear dreams, love stories and solid friendships that perhaps allow us to hope that tomorrow will be better than today.
