A substantial part of the film was shot in the premises of the'University Pantheon-Assas, the Sorbonne, near the Pantheon, as well as in the Library Sainte-Geneviève, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Victor Saint Macary and Yaël Langmann wrote the film with Melha Bedia and Fabrice Luchini in mind for the main parts. The roles subsequently went to Camélia Jordana and Daniel Auteuil.