Low Heights

Vultures at least have the decency to wait until their prey is dead before they rip it to pieces . . .At the home in the mountains he shares with his put-upon nurse, Therese, cantankerous retiree Edouard Lavenant is attempting to write his memoirs when a visitor calls, claiming to be his long-lost son. Jean-Baptiste's presence seems to bring about a softening of Edouard's temper, but the family reunion is soon threatened by the local vultures circling overhead . . .