Tras escapar de una institución mental, dos chicas. una con mucha determinación y otra sin esperanzas para recuperarse, se embarcan en una aventura surrealista con un grupo ambulante de bailarinas eróticas.
Le docteur Francis
Una fría noche el joven Robert (Vincent Carder) regresa a París en coche cuando, por el camino, se encuentra a una chica medio desnuda en la calle. La misteriosa joven, Elisabeth (Brigitte Lahaie), ha perdido la memoria y no sabe lo que ha pasado. Robert acaba por enamorarse de ella y, poco a poco, se verá sumergido en una espiral de sadismo y muerte.
Jegou
Three men with a penchant for gambling on the horses soon find themselves in trouble because of their addiction. Pierre (Michel Piccoli) is the math whiz who uses his talent for picking the winners. Charles (Michel Galabru) is the wealthy scrap-iron magnate who has embarrassing evidence on many prominent political figures. Loic (Jacques Dutronc) is the aspiring politico who seeks to further his career by any means possible. Charles approaches Loic and asks his political party for a loan in hopes of fixing an upcoming race....
Romance takes a back seat to drama in this movie depicting life at the once-fashionable Parisian bordello known by its address 122 Rue de Provence. Patronized by the wealthy and powerful, this elegant house of prostitution featured a top-ranked restaurant and specialized rooms for men with unusual tastes: a railroad carriage room, a stable room, etc. In the story, two young people "on the make" bump into each other as they are arriving in the same rail station. Though attracted to one another, they are deliberately vague about their destinations. He is headed for a diplomatic career, she is an ambitious young prostitute who wants to work at the best house in France. Later, they meet at 122 Rue de Provence.
Le policier
El hijo único de Charles Thenier muere atropellado por un conductor que se da a la fuga. Decidido a encontrar al criminal, empieza a investigar por su cuenta. Poco después, conoce a una mujer que podría ser la cuñada del culpable.
Bravine
In November of 1939, the British consulate in Norway receives documents saying that the Nazis are conducting secret rocket research in Peenemünde. But the British doubt the authenticity of the so called "Oslo report". Thus, the Germans continue their experiments unimpeded. At the same time, resistance groups from France, England, Poland, and Germany try to find and to sabotage the secret Nazi research base. When the first "V 2" rocket is successfully launched, the Allied commanders finally become interested in the "Oslo report".
Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris. One day, the truckers Grafouillère deposit a drunk Goubi in the biggest market of Paris (the "Halles"). The poor man is completely lost, but the meat merchant Dessertine takes him under his wings when he hears that Goubi was likewise 'raised by the State'...
En un tren con destino a Suiza, un agente secreto, Bruno Kerrien, roba una valiosa joya destinada al despiadado Dr. Kha y la entrega a una rica viajera, Marie-Chantal, para su custodia. Convencidos de que él todavía tiene la joya, un enjambre de agentes extranjeros persiguen a Kerrien y le capturan. Ahora que sabe que Kerrien no tiene la joya, Marie-Chantal está en peligro...
A couple is lost in a town where everyone speaks some strange language, and they can't find their way out.
The film is a road movie that follows a middle aged man who gives a young woman a lift. On the car radio, news bulletins warn the population against a recently escaped sadist who is known to prey on young women and children. Lelouch often cuts away from the main story, if only briefly, to parallel events that are not necessarily crucial to the story but illustrate what is suggested by the radio.
Albert (segment "L'avarice") (uncredited)
Película dividida en siete cortos, cada uno de ellos protagonizado por un pecado capital.
