<p>Anselme Sablefin, "a man of a certain age", fights against time. He does everything he can to silence the hands of his watch. But they only do as they please, despite his threats and physical attacks. On his birthday, Anselme invites his friend Pascal Beaurivage over and takes out the cake from last year’s birthday, which “had entirely faded and looked all stale and inedible”. Faced with Beaurivage’s sadness, he brings out a second cake, a fresher and mouth-watering one – the birthday cake’s birthday cake. Everytime Anselme cuts a slice, shapes suddenly come out, reminding him of various periods of his life.When Sonia, Beaurivage’s daughter, asks him to cut the last slice of the cake, a huge, red heart and tears suddenly appear. He dies, but comes back to life right after, and they all eat the cake together.</p>

Not specified

France

Printed

Birthday

Nostalgia

Fear

Death

Cake

Sadness

Aging

Friendship

Dramatic

Comical

Fantastic

French

Oversized object

Fake death

Running gag

Object coming to life

Blow with an object

Apparition

A Piece of Cake

Un morceau de gâteau