El film surge de la correspondencia entre Lou Andreas-Salomé y Rainer Maria Rilke; sin embargo, describe instantes y aspectos en la vida de una pareja contemporánea en metamorfosis. Miéville logra mostrar la grandeza y la miseria, la claridad y el misterio. Más allá de las heridas, el tiempo y la guerra de los sexos, lo único que queda es la radiante belleza de las cosas.
Dame Boucher
Jeanne the Maid leaves her childhood home in Domremy after hearing what she is sure was the voice of God. She believes that she can help lead France to victory on the battlefield, and she persuades Charles, dauphin of France to allow her to guide his troops.
Annette
In the summer holidays, a group of women stay behind in Paris whilst their husbands and children take a vacation on the sunny Island of Ré. The women – wives, frustrated spinsters and adolescents – profit from their new-found freedom to sort out their love lives and the men indulge their earthy passions with no less enthusiasm. Only the children seems capable of rising above this infantile summer madness...
La cousine
A French family is shown as they go through the daily routines of life. Arguing, feasting, crying, and yearning for love are just some of the human emotions encountered. The mood wavers between excessive noise to silence while those not participating in the conversations eavesdrop.
