Michèle Dubois, la fille de Frou-Frou
Con la ayuda de cuatro protectores, uan joven parisina se convierte en una famosa cantante de cabaret. Ella se casa con un príncipe ruso, pero luego tiene otros amores hasta que un pintor suicida le da una hija.
Elis Petersen
Todas las alumnas del Conservatorio de Viena están enamoradas de su apuesto profesor de canto, Éric. Separado de su esposa una temporada, toma como amante a una joven alumna. Una compañera de ésta intenta, por desesperación, suicidarse. Cuando Éric vuelve con su esposa, su ex amante se dedica en cuerpo y alma al canto, con el fin de triunfar y ser la mejor.
Lise
In a Bavarian forest, the pupils of a boarding school are about to have their lives changed by the arrival of Vincent, a young man who can charm wild animals with his guitar. One day Vincent ventures across the lake and meets the mysterious Marianne...
La jeune fille
The scene is a tawdry hotel room in Limbo, where several damned souls are gathered. At first, the group fails to comprehend where they are or why they're there. When the horrible truth dawns upon them, they carp and snipe at one another, blaming everyone but themselves for their dismal fate.
Stuck in a loveless marriage, bourgeois industrialist Francois falls in love with Janine, another man's wife. Francois sets up Janine as his mistress, and she, mercenary soul that she is, likes the set-up so much that she continues the relationship even when her own husband returns from WW II. In the long run, however, Janine is the loser in the situation.
