Russia, 1905. Tuvia is the only Jew living in the village of Antevka. He is very poor but things change when, as a token of gratitude for a service rendered, he is given a cow and some food. Now, his wife, his seven daughters and himself have access to a better life. Tuvia sells his milk and his butter. Moreover, he is now able to give his daughters a dowry and marry them. But you can't buy happiness...

Alice, a widowed Frenchwoman, goes on a vacation to Italy. Upon her return, she relates the particulars of her holiday. Within a 24-hour time frame, Alice gets on the wrong boat, winds up in Switzerland where she whiles away the hours at a casino, meets a handsome young German army deserter named Thomas, spends the night with her new acquaintance, pays his sizeable gambling debts, and helps him elude the authorities...

本片根据法国女作家葛朋畅销小说“安琪丽Angelica”改编（共有5集）曾获德国金像奖。 　　本片女主角安琦丽可出身没落贵族世家，是一个法国男爵的女儿，从小就集美丽、勇敢、智慧于一身，说到聪明才智还真不可小看她，女主角有一次在亲戚家里目击一场暗杀国王的政治阴谋，小小年纪的她居然就懂得将关键的证据藏起来，真的是勇气可嘉且足智多谋……

故事讲述的是一个极度危险的精神病人从医院逃出，与常人无异般地在街上随意出入。在杀死一名女子后警方在医生的配合下终于找到了线索，与嫌犯展开了一场貌不惊人却暗藏乾坤的搏斗。