An all night party in a building on the outskirts of Paris provides the setting of this provocative French meditation on life and waiting. As the title states, the film centers on seven main characters at the party. Each of them is privately waiting for something and all of them engage in conversations about the fundamental concerns of life, including love, sex, truth and responsibility. Among the seven are a pregnant woman waiting for her baby, a playboy, a gay man, and a young woman with poor taste in men. To make the film, director Francoise Etchegaray gave the actors a sense of who they were supposed to be and what they should do, placed them in a room, and let them improvise their dialog.
Blandine Lenoir
El alcalde de un pequeño pueblo quiere construir un gran complejo deportivo-cultural en unos terrenos cercanos al pueblo. Cuando todo parece seguir su cauce normal, comienzan a surgir infinidad de pequeños problemas, presiones de uno y otro bando y cuestiones políticas que ponen en peligro el proyecto.
La comtesse d'Ozeray
In the 19th century, children -- particularly the children of the poor -- were considered to be an exploitable resource of docile and cheap labor. Anyone who had the effrontery to steal so much as a portion of a loaf of bread for any reason would (at the very least) go to prison, regardless of their age. However, people of conscience were beginning to protest against this situation. The story takes place in a prison for children where conditions are particularly harsh. The warden is a thick-headed martinet who demands complete compliance with the rules, or the children will be brutally dealt with. The assistant warden is a more modern man, and is appalled by the whole institution, but seeks to begin by reforming it. To that end, he has invited a journalist to come and see the conditions that prevail there, in the hopes that she will rouse public opinion against at least this one form of injustice.
Fabienne Wolff
Solange
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....
Jeanne Salève
Dos chicas suizas, una estudiante de historia y la otra empleada en una tienda, se encuentran haciendo autostop. Sin nada mejor que hacer, deciden emprender viaje juntas por Suiza. Una vez gastado el dinero que tienen en restaurantes y hoteles baratos, deciden continuar, durmiendo en establos y pidiendo dinero y comida a la gente. Pero, un inesperado descubrimiento, un arma en la guantera de un coche, dará un giro trágico a sus vidas. (FILMAFFINITY)
La pucelle de la tente
Inspirada en la novela de Chrétien de Troyes, "Perceval, el cuento del grial" (siglo XII), narra las andanzas de Perceval desde que fue armado caballero por el rey Arturo y se adiestró con los Caballeros de la Mesa Redonda. A diferencia de otras adaptaciones de la leyenda, Rohmer sitúa a los personajes en un artificial y teatral reino. Un coro participa en la historia y, a menudo, los personajes narran sus hazañas a partir de versos tomados del texto original.
La mariée qui dit "oui" à contrecœur
Gillaume Daubray-Lacaze es el alcalde una pequeña ciudad. Pero además, ejerce de inventor, y un grupo de japoneses le han pedido tres mil unidades de su último invento, una máquina que elimina la contaminación atmosférica. Como no puede expandir su fábrica, tiene que desarrollar la producción en la propia casa, lo que le causará más de un problema con su mujer...
