- Director: Marilyne Canto
- Screenplay: Marilyne Canto / Maud Ameline
- Cinematography: Laurent Brunet
- Editing: Yann Dedet / Thomas Marchand
- Cast: Marilyne Canto (Elise) Antoine Chappey (Paul) Samson Dajczman (Leo)
- Producer: Julie Salvador
- Production: Christmas in July
- Distributor: Films Distribution
- Contact: Sanam Madjedi,
- Festivals: Montreal World Film Festival, Goteborg 2014, Namur Festival, Locarno Film Festival
- Homepage: www.filmsdistribution.com/Film.aspx?ID=2055
Trained at the National Theater School in Strasbourg, Marilyne Canto began her career as an actress, notably with Manuel Poirier (Western) and Claude Chabrol (The Comedy of Power). Alongside her career as an actress, she also worked as Philippe Garrel’s assistant on Le Cœur fantôme and directed several short films, including Fais de beaux rêves, which won the César for the best short film. Le Sens de l’Humour is her first feature film.
French with English subtitles
Elise, who works as a lecturer in a major Parisian museum, lives alone with Leo, her ten-year-old son. Her husband, Leo's father, has been dead a long while. She is having a love affair with a man named Paul. They met before her husband died. Their relationship, marked by this event, has always been chaotic. Her attraction to him is only matched by her violent need to push him away. As for Paul and Leo, they get to know one another over time. The directorial debut of actress Marilyne Canto is a touching, playful love drama with fresh, sharp dialogues.