The Page Turner - Precision, obsession, indignation, revenge

The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) – Denis Dercourt
Steve McQueen argued one should feel as much as possible and show as little as possible. Whatever may be the merits of this idea for individual self-control, it is an oppressively apt definition of the cardinal emotional value of the bourgeoisie.
Melanie Prouvost is ten years old, [...]