Howard Inlet, un brillant publicitaire new-yorkais, n'est plus que l'ombre de lui-même. Depuis qu'il a perdu sa fille, il n'a plus le goût de vivre. Il se rend à ses séances de thérapie mais le coeur n'y est pas. Ses collègues Claire et Whit sont tristes de le voir ainsi. Ils apprennent alors que Howard envoie des lettres au Temps, à la Mort et à l'Amour pour tenter de s'en sortir. Ces missives leur donnent une idée : celle de faire incarner ces concepts par de vraies personnes. Brigitte se charge d'incarner la Mort. Cette rencontre perturbe beaucoup Howard et il finit par en parler avec Madeleine, la responsable de son groupe de discussion...
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00:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
00:30Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
01:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
01:29Just talk to them, Howard. Challenge them. Just engage.
01:38Love is the reason for everything.
01:41I felt you every day when she laughed. And you broke my heart.
01:46I was there in her love. But I'm also here now in your pain.
01:52He's reaching out to the cosmos for the answers.
01:56Just be sure to notice the collateral beauty. It's the profound connection to everything.
02:03He accepts that. Maybe he gets to find his life again.
02:13You're not here to take me, are you?
02:15No, Howard. I'm here to ride the F-train with you.
02:18Let's love tonight.
02:24We're here to connect.
02:28Love, time, death.
02:31Now, these three things connect every single human being on Earth.
02:37We long for love.
02:39We wish we had more time.
02:40And we fear death.
02:46Did you lose a child, Howard?
02:50Howard is a brilliant, creative, charismatic guy.
02:53Used to love life.
02:55Right now, he hates it.
02:56I try to talk to him, I try to reach him, and he's not there.
03:01I miss him.
03:02He writes letters.
03:03Who are they to?
03:04Howard doesn't write letters to people.
03:05He writes to things.
03:07Time.
03:08Love.
03:09Death.
03:10Kids write letters to Santa Claus. It doesn't mean they're crazy.
03:12No, this is therapeutic.
03:18Who did you write the letter to?
03:20I wrote the letter to death.
03:22Nice to meet you.
03:23They're charmed, I'm sure.
03:24Nope.
03:27People write letters to the universe all the time.
03:30Most don't get a personal response.
03:32But you are.
03:32I don't want this.
03:34I'm time.
03:35I'm a gift.
03:36And you're wasting it.
03:38You're gonna think I'm crazy.
03:39But I'm having conversations.
03:42I am love.
03:44Don't try and live without me, Howard.
03:46I saw you in her eyes when she called me daddy, and you betrayed me!
03:52I'm the reason for everything.
03:54If you can accept that, then maybe you get to live again.
04:05He's reaching out to the cosmos for answers.
04:07There's so much more at stake here than you even understand.
04:13You've been given a gift.
04:27This profound connection to everything.
04:33Just look for it.
04:34But I promise you, it's there.
04:39The collateral beauty.