Woman has to put things in a box

A woman is obsessed with a mysterious black box.

A woman decorates a box as therapy in order to cope from a nasty break-up. It's what she does with it in the end that makes it all the more beautiful.

Somewhere in the near past a girl carries a box down a street. She carries The Box past an assortment of life before finally reaching a pawn-brokers where its contents and significance are revealed.

Rene Besson's exploration of the boxes we put ourselves into. Whether it's sitting in a cubicle or watching TV at home, boxes dominate our lives, whether we like it or not.