Edmont Charlot
The writer Louis Gardel remembers his youth in Algeria. In 1955, Louis is 15 years old and lives with his grandmother Zoé. Zoé is friend with president Steiger, leader of the French settlers but also with the old Arab Bouarab. One night looking at the Bay of Algiers, Louis is convinced that the world in which he has grown will disappear. The first events of the War of Independence have begun. The young boys and young girls have a good time at the seaside: swimming, dancing, flirting. But, little by little, the war becomes part of their daily life.
Jobless after their boss fled, workers from a textile factory plan on blowing up everything if the government refuse to help them.
Pruzzati
Remi François é conhecido também como Jack Palmer, um detetive particular que se acha tão irresistível com as mulheres quanto bom em seu trabalho, é contratado para encontrar Ange Leoni, um corso que herdou um dinheiro limpo, mas que desapareceu no ar. O que parecia ser uma missão simples, se torna um verdadeiro pesadelo para Jack Palmer assim que ele aterrissa na fabulosa ilha da Córsega. Tudo parece contribuir para que ele não encontre Ange Leoni, desde os locais que relutam a conversar, passando por separatistas que o sequestram, policiais pouco confiáveis até chegar ao próprio Leoni. Depois desta missão, Jack Palmer nunca mais trocará o céu cinzento de Paris pelo paraíso que se tornou para ele um verdadeiro inferno.
Le commissaire
After fifteen years of absence, a man returns to his family. Five-year-old Aurelie watches the stranger arrive and develops an immediate affinity with him. Her older sister, however, is very suspicious of the intruder and certain that misfortune will follow. The adults see nothing, but struggle with all their might when tragedy strikes. Naturally, the two girls bear the brunt of the impact. The film is an homage to the distant and primitive world of childhood, which shapes each of us.
Seguin Seguin
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.
