A delicate, highly educated 95-year-old former WHO scientist who lives in a retirement home. She develops a profound friendship with illiterate handyman Germain by reading to him daily. As her eyesight and mobility decline, she bequeaths her dictionary to him. Germain eventually relocates her to live with him, where he recites a poem he wrote for her.
Margueritte acts as a teacher, guiding Germain into the world of literature.
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