One night, Alain Moreau, a nightclub crooner, sees young, beautiful Marion in the audience and decides to engineer a meeting through a friend. Marion is cautious and untrusting, but before long, a tentative relationship begins to develop. However, Bruno soon becomes a rival for Marion’s affections.

Prior to Marguerite’s huge success, filmmaker Xavier Giannoli had already directed a film about a rather unusual singer, starring Cécile de France, Mathieu Amalric and legendary Gérard Depardieu! Playfully alluding to the actor’s iconic status, The Singer is a charmingly atypical love story.