Definido como uma celebração da vida e da morte, esta coprodução entre Holanda, Bélgica e Inglaterra ganhadora do Oscar de Melhor Filme Estrangeiro vai além ao contar a história de uma encantadora geração de mulheres. Comandada por Antonia, a saga familiar atravessa três gerações, falando de força, de beleza e de escolhas que desafiam o tempo. Nesse universo conhecemos curiosos personagens, como o filósofo pessimista, a netinha superdotada, a filha lésbica, a avó louca, o padre herege, a amiga que adora procriar, a vizinha que sofre abusos sexuais e os muitos amigos que são acolhidos por sua generosidade.
A young woman who works in a bookstore has been terrified by nightmares about having committed suicide in a past lifetime, combined with a sense of déjà vu regarding a specific apartment building. When she meets a young man who works in an optical company, whether she knows it or not, she is that much closer to the truth about her visions.
A bored company owner decides to find out what it is like to be one of his workers. During his "transformation" he falls in love with a cafeteria worker. When his alter ego "The Boss" makes an inappropriate comment to his would-be girlfriend, the worker challenges his "Boss" to a Duel.
Lieve Jongens explores the sexual fantasies of a middle-aged writer and the handsome young men who dominate his life. Wolf, a successful writer of romantic novels, is plagued by self doubt and writer's block. Though pleasant looking and well-preserved, he fears age will rob him of the youthful companionship he so desperately craves. With the help of his equally randy and manipulative young sex partner, Wolf plots to seduce the gentle Muskrat from the arms of a much older lover.
In the winter of 1891 a stranger arrives in a small coastal town on the Isle of Man. His presence soon disturbs the lives of the local inhabitants, especially the beautiful daughter of the parson.