Le magasin jaune

The story of a Parisian toy store from the late nineteen twenties up to the Second World War. In early 1929 a young couple buys a failing toy store in Pigalle. Gustave and Valentine were hoping that selling joy would bring them happiness. They paint the store mimosa yellow and The Yellow Shop was born. Parents and children flock to the shop, the windows are brightly lit with animated toys. Once inside, the noises and smells of the city disappear. But outside, the world is changing. The stock market crash, followed by political crisis shrouds everything. Then comes war and the German occupation. Can the Yellow Shop survive in the midst of so much horror and brutality? Or is it now just a prison of illusions and lies? Gustave uses it as a refuge and hides his secrets. Valentine wants to escape. Only the children continue to come and play. From 1929 to 1942, Le Magasin jaune retraces the history of a place of joy and desperation and where resistance finally triumphs over resignation. Through it all, the cold, enigmatic eyes of Arlequin send a warning: happiness is as fragile as a porcelain doll. Former judge for the prosecution with the antiterrorist department of the Paris judiciary court, Marc Trévidic is now vice-president of the Lille judiciary court and author of several successful books, all published with Lattès: Au Coeur de l'antiterrorisme (essay 2010), Terroristes (essay, 2013) and Ahlam translated into 6 languages (Germany, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Greece and Serbia).