He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Angélique visits a flower shop and buys a single pink rose to be delivered to Dr. Loïc Le Garrec. The gesture marks the start of her fixation and a plan to win him away from his wife. The rose's delivery launches the film's central premise and the ensuing events.

Angélique pursues a secret relationship with Loïc while balancing her art studies, a cafe job, and house-sitting duties. She convinces herself that Loïc will leave his wife for her, despite the risks. Their relationship remains intense and clandestine.

Rachel suffers a miscarriage, straining her marriage to Loïc and driving them apart. Angélique remains determined to make the relationship work, even as the fallout deepens. The separation accelerates Angélique’s sense of isolation.

Angélique plans a romantic getaway to Florence with Loïc, only to be stood up at the airport as Loïc chooses to repair things with his wife. The aborted trip highlights the fragility of Angélique’s aspirations. Her hopes start to unravel after the cancellation.

With the romance gone, Angélique spirals into clinical depression and loses her scholarship and part-time job. She isolates herself and clings to the idea of being with Loïc. The instability foreshadows the harsher consequences to come.

Angélique goes to Sonia’s house to persuade her to drop charges against Loïc; during the confrontation, Sonia has a heart attack and dies. Loïc is later arrested in connection with Sonia’s death. The two events intertwine their fates in a growing spiral of guilt and suspicion.

Loïc is taken into custody on suspicion of murdering Sonia. He protests his innocence and is questioned by authorities as the case unfolds. The arrest marks a pivotal turn toward tragedy.

Rachel tells the police that Loïc was with her on the night Sonia died, providing him a crucial alibi. The truth seems to point away from Loïc, yet the investigation continues under strained circumstances. The public perception of a stalker persists despite the alibi.

That night, Angélique tries to take her own life; Loïc arrives at the scene and performs mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, reviving her. He begins to suspect that she is the stalker who has haunted him. The encounter marks a shift toward a more personal confrontation.

Loïc explores the house Angélique was house-sitting and finds a life-sized garbage mosaic of himself, revealing the extent of Angélique’s fixation. The discovery solidifies his fear of being watched and harmed. It acts as a tangible symbol of the erotomania framing the story.

In a heated confrontation, Loïc declares they never had a relationship. Angélique strikes him with a brass figurine, sending him tumbling downstairs. She is arrested and diagnosed with erotomania, ending up in a mental institution.

Rachel stands by her husband as he recovers, and the couple is shown years later with their children. The domestic life persists even as the relationship bears the marks of the ordeal. The toll of the events lingers for all involved.

Angélique is released from the mental institution after five years. Her therapist notes progress and cautions that continued medication will help her stabilize. The return to life is tentative and fragile.

When a cleaning man clears Angélique's room, he discovers her pills glued to the wall, arranged in a mosaic of Loïc, revealing she has never taken her medication. The revelation underscores that her fixation remains unresolved. The ending questions whether she can ever truly recover.

The narrative rewinds to the film’s opening rose delivery. This time the events unfold from Loïc’s viewpoint, revealing how he receives the rose and the limits of his knowledge about Angélique. The shift reframes the story as a dual account of obsession and miscommunication.