What We Have (2014) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A student-teacher relationship becomes emotionally complicated through bullying, romantic feeling, protection, and repressed trauma.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

An Expatriate Meets a Student

Maurice is introduced as a gay French expatriate living in North Bay, Ontario. He takes a job tutoring Allan in French, establishing the film's central student-teacher relationship.

Key Events

• Maurice Lives in North Bay — Maurice is introduced as a gay French expatriate living in North Bay. Characters: Maurice Lesmers Location: North Bay, Ontario
• Maurice Seeks Tutoring Work — Maurice takes a job tutoring a high school student in French. Characters: Maurice Lesmers Location: North Bay, Ontario
• Allan Enters the Story — Maurice begins tutoring Allan in French. Characters: Maurice Lesmers, Allan Location: Tutoring setting
• French Lessons Begin — The student-teacher relationship develops through French tutoring. Characters: Maurice Lesmers, Allan Location: Tutoring setting

Protection Against Bullying

Allan faces bullying at school because he is gay. Maurice becomes drawn to protecting and defending him, giving their tutoring relationship a stronger emotional charge.

Key Events

• Allan Faces School Bullying — Allan faces bullying at school because he is gay. Characters: Allan Location: High school
• Maurice Protects Allan — Maurice is drawn to protect and defend Allan from school bullying. Characters: Maurice Lesmers, Allan Location: High school
• Trust Grows Between Them — Tutoring becomes complicated by Maurice's protective concern for Allan. Characters: Maurice Lesmers, Allan Location: Tutoring setting
• Maurice Auditions for The Miser — Maurice auditions for a stage production of Moliere's The Miser. Characters: Maurice Lesmers Location: Stage audition setting

Love Complicates the Bond

Maurice continues auditioning for a production of Moliere's The Miser while his relationship with Allan grows more complicated. Allan's romantic feelings transform the meaning of their student-teacher connection.

Key Events

• Maurice Auditions for The Miser — Maurice auditions for a stage production of Moliere's The Miser. Characters: Maurice Lesmers Location: Stage audition setting
• Two Personal Pressures Intersect — Maurice's theatrical ambitions coexist with his growing involvement in Allan's life. Characters: Maurice Lesmers, Allan Location: North Bay, Ontario
• Allan Falls in Love — Allan falls in love with Maurice. Characters: Allan, Maurice Lesmers Location: Tutoring setting
• The Student-Teacher Bond Changes — Allan's love complicates the boundaries of their student-teacher relationship. Characters: Maurice Lesmers, Allan Location: Tutoring setting

Repressed Memories Surface

Allan's love triggers Maurice's repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse. The film's central relationship becomes a confrontation between present emotional demands and Maurice's unresolved past.

Key Events

• Maurice Remembers Childhood Abuse — Allan's feelings trigger Maurice's repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse. Characters: Maurice Lesmers Location: Maurice's personal setting
• Past Trauma Enters the Present — Maurice's unresolved childhood trauma becomes part of the relationship's emotional conflict. Characters: Maurice Lesmers, Allan Location: North Bay, Ontario
• Protection Meets Emotional Boundaries — Maurice's wish to defend Allan is placed alongside Allan's romantic feelings and Maurice's trauma. Characters: Maurice Lesmers, Allan Location: North Bay, Ontario
• Their Complicated Bond Remains Central — The film's central bond is defined by tutoring, protection, love, and trauma. Characters: Maurice Lesmers, Allan Location: North Bay, Ontario

Story Breakdown

• Expatriate Setup — Maurice's identity and life in North Bay establish the film's social and personal setting.
  • French Expatriate — Maurice is a gay French expatriate living in North Bay, Ontario.
  • North Bay Life — The story is situated in Maurice's life in North Bay.
• Tutoring Arrangement — Maurice takes on French tutoring work with Allan.
  • New Tutoring Job — Maurice takes a job tutoring Allan in French.
  • Student Teacher Bond — Their formal tutoring arrangement becomes the film's central relationship.
• School Bullying — Allan's experience at school creates the first major pressure on the relationship.
  • Gay Student Targeted — Allan faces bullying at school for being gay.
  • Maurice Defends Allan — Maurice is drawn to protect and defend Allan.
• Theatre Ambition — Maurice pursues a stage opportunity while his personal life becomes more difficult.
  • The Miser Audition — Maurice auditions for a stage production of Moliere's The Miser.
  • Parallel Pressures — The audition exists alongside Maurice's growing involvement with Allan.
• Unreturned Love — Allan's feelings change the emotional boundaries of the tutoring relationship.
  • Allan Falls In Love — Allan falls in love with Maurice.
  • Relationship Complication — Allan's love complicates their student-teacher relationship.
• Buried Trauma — The present relationship awakens Maurice's repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse.
  • Repressed Memories — Maurice's childhood sexual abuse has been repressed.
  • Past Meets Present — Allan's love triggers Maurice's unresolved traumatic memories.

Directed by

Maxime Desmons

Key Cast

• Maxime Desmons — Maurice Lesmers
• Roberta Maxwell — Rosemary
• Jean-Michel Le Gal — Michael
• Alex Ozerov-Meyer — Allan
• Kristen Thomson — Patricia