Married French lawyer Andre defends succesfully the case of Yvette, who committed a robbery. He falls in love with her, but she isn't true to him.

A young woman's comfortable life with her boyfriend is disrupted when he leaves for military duty, entrusting her to a playboy friend seeking a fake marriage for inheritance. Complications arise as a prince enters the scene, pursuing her romantically.

故事發生在1883年阿爾岱什高原上,馬田(Martin)老爹與妻子在Payrebeille經營一家旅館.因為利令智昏,他們不斷的加害於在冬夜迷途的旅客,黑人幫傭Fetiche和老闆的漂亮女兒Mathilde也對他們的勾當無動於衷.
一天一個神父和他年輕的修士Jeannou來到旅館投宿.虔誠的馬田老媽在她的懺悔詞中揭露的黑店的真面目,並暗示可以放過神父.知道真相後驚魂未定的神父想馬上逃走,但又不忍心捨下店中眾人,於是希望用智慧挽救即在眼眉的災難......

二次大战初期，艾丽斯的丈夫被逼自杀，而身为犹太人的艾丽斯被爱恋着她的法国人热罗姆偷偷带到了法国，住在他的好友夏尔家中。早年丧妻的夏尔渐渐喜欢上了艾丽斯。而热罗姆由于抵抗组织的工作，很少呆在她的身边，艾丽斯难以选择。一次，夏尔因为艾丽斯而遭到德国人的毒打，也因而得到了她的爱。热罗姆伤心而去，不慎被捕。在感情与恐惧的压力下。艾丽斯离开了夏尔，而夏尔也投身到了抵抗运动中。

1943年的巴黎，为了生计安托万米肖（阿兰德龙饰）不得不在占领区从事黑市生意

On the banks of the Rhône, not far from Tain l'Hermitage, Alcide Garonne, an old ferryman - and incidentally a poacher - lives out of wedlock with Victorine Rousset nicknamed Maryse, a colorful tramp. When Garrone's son, Pilou, a worker, falls in love with Augusta, the mayor's daughter, the unconventional old couple tries to protect the unconventional young pair from the disapproval of self righteous villagers.

Back from the war, Marceau Le Guern remembers. Educated in an orphanage run by Dominican brothers, he fell into misery when he left it. His only asset was his good looks, which did not escape the attention of Madame Alice, a shady woman who persuaded him to pose for pornographic photos meant for lonely aging women. Marceau also served as a gigolo before the war and captivity put an end to this juicy business. Now he wants to start a new life, all the more as ha has found love in the person of a pure young lady named Dominique. But Madame Alice won't hear of it...

Catherine Hubscher est blanchisseuse et fiancée au sergent Lefebvre. Elle est réputée pour son franc-parler, ce qui lui a valu le surnom de « Madame Sans-Gêne ». Lors de la prise des Tuileries, elle sauve la vie à un jeune noble autrichien, le comte de Neipperg.

A green mare makes the fortune of her owner, the horse dealer Haudouin. Shortly after his death, war broke out in 1870. One day, his neighbor Zèphe Maloret denounces Honoré, Haudouin's son, a maverick, to the Prussians. Following this denunciation, their non-commissioned officer enters the Haudouin home and rapes the mother while Honoré is hidden under the bed. The resentment already existing between the Haudouin and Maloret families turns to hatred... A letter recalling the events is lost, which doesn't help matters.