Nicole Colchat

Christmas 1999, in a peaceful little village in the Ardennes. The life of a young boy named Antoine will soon be devastated by three tragic events : the death of a dog, the vanishing of a child, and a big ravaging storm.

In their momentum for a neo-rural life in the Belgian Ardennes countryside, Brice and Lara soon have to face the imminent construction of a holiday resort nearby. A true race against time then starts for the young couple and revolves around Brice's quirky cousin Jacques, a native from the village, prone to mystical visions that will eventually lead them all to the Vatican! In a climate of provincial burlesque comedy both tender and grotesque, the Chapon-Laroche village microcosm, especially our endearing trio, will inexorably undergo a series of metamorphoses.

1940년대, 첫 번째 세계대전의 상흔이 가시지 않은 채, 프랑스에는 다시 전쟁의 그림자가 드리운다. 가난과 불안의 한 가운데에서, 비올렛은 작가가 되기로 결심한다. 사생아로 살아온 자신의 경험, 낙태, 동성애까지, 여성의 삶과 에로티시즘을 거침없이 표현한 비올렛의 작품은, 시몬 드 보부아르, 장 콕토 등 당대의 프랑스 예술가와 지식인에게 충격을 안겼다. 여성 해방의 대표 주자였던 시몬 드 보부아르와의 미묘한 긴장감이 흐르는 우정과 교류를 통해 20세기의 한 가운데를 돌파한 비올렛 르뒥의 삶이 드라마틱하게 펼쳐진다.

Police officer Tom Faber was found shot to death in his car behind the stadium. Inspector Hastert (André Jung) from the criminal police leads the investigation and searches for the murderer together with Olivier (Jules Werner), the brother of the murdered man, who is also a police officer. After an initial clue that led to the drug milieu, a prostitute appears who is said to be in a relationship with Tom and who has given him a key to a place where something important is hidden. It turns out that in a locker in the sacristy of the National Library is a file with documents that indicate Tom was on the trail of an influential businessman's sordid dealings before his death. But Olivier still doesn't see what lies behind the dead end of the investigation...

Twenty-year-old Eugène is somewhat aimless and has not been doing well in university. He is staying in a small village for the summer. He awkwardly seduces Pierre, a slightly older man who is working for Mathilde as caretaker for the season. Pierre is initially open to the relationship, but quickly becomes reluctant to become too involved.

쥘리와 잭은 파리에서 함께 살며, 서로 사랑하는 젊은이들이다. 택시 기사인 잭은 낮에 쥘리와 시간을 보내고, 밤에 일한다. 잭 말고는 아는 사람이 없었던 도시의 밤 거리를 거닐다 쥘리는 역시 택시 운전을 하는 조제프를 만난다. 낮에 주로 일하는 조제프는 쥘리의 밤시간을 채워주고, 쥘리는 두 청년을 똑같이 사랑하게 된다.

In an apparently empty airport, a Jewish family has gathered to greet one of its members who has come there to be with them. However, the airport is actually the ante-room of Death, and the family member is a recently deceased American survivor of the Holocaust. Although the party begins by greeting the man with warmth and affection, the gathering soon degenerates into a squabble about why most of those assembled failed to heed the warnings about the Holocaust and flee Germany.

The antiques shop Gerard owns should help him to get rid of his financial problems. He dreams of writing the most important Dutch novel ever. Unfortunately he spends money like water. As a result he is constantly broke. His sister Ingrid is married to Pierre. She wants a child but he refuses. While Gerard is willing to consider leading a normal life, a wish mainly expressed by his parents, Ingrid's marriage falls apart.

어느 대도시의 덥고 폭풍우 치는 여름 밤, 새벽이 올 때까지의 시간에 남자들과 여자들, 그리고 아이들의 욕망과 감정이 보여진다.