From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d'Anthac gathers all his friends who have appeared over the years in his play 'Eurydice'. These actors watch a recording performed by a young acting company, La Compagnie de la Colombe. Do love, life, death and love after death still have any place on a theater stage? It's up to them to decide. And the surprises have only just begun...

Hutton Buscel, un petit village du Yorkshire. Celia Teasdale, l'épouse du directeur de l'école, Toby, un insupportable ivrogne, savait-elle ce qu'elle faisait en renonçant à fumer la cigarette qui lui faisait envie, posée là, sur la table du jardin ? Son destin va s'en trouver modifié. Cinq secondes après avoir pris la décision de ne pas fumer cette cigarette, Miles Combes, le meilleur ami de Toby, fait son apparition. Grâce à cette rencontre, ils dîneront peut-être ensemble en tête à tête cinq jours plus tard. A chacun des menus hasards qui orientent le cours de leur existence, d'autres dénouements lient et délient les personnages, Celia et Toby, naturellement, mais aussi Miles, l'ami intime, Sylvie, la bonne, Lionel, le jardinier lubrique et Joséphine, la belle-mère envahissante...

1993 film by Alain Resnais

Irénée, qui travaille avec son cousin Casimir dans l'épicerie de son oncle, rêve de devenir une vedette du cinéma. L'occasion se présente quand, au cours d'une tournée avec leur camionnette-épicerie, ils rencontrent une équipe de repérages à la recherche d'un décor pour un film en préparation. Irénée qui connait la région comme sa poche leur propose de leur venir en aide. Tant et si bien qu'il s’incruste dans l’équipe de tournage et finit par devenir gênant. Pour se moquer de lui, l'équipe lui fait signer un faux contrat lui proposant un rôle.

1989 film by Gérard Oury

Seven lonely lives in Paris: a middle-aged estate agent who believes a colleague is sending messages in video tapes she loans him; his co-worker whose Bible is close at hand in times of stress; her late-night charge, an angry, nasty bedridden old man; his son, a patient bartender; the bartender's best patron, an ex-soldier who's lost his moorings while his fiancée looks for a large flat for them; and, the estate agent's much younger sister, who answers personals and waits in cafés with a red flower pinned on her jacket. Will any connect? Can open hearts trump fears?

Business executive Odile seeks a new, larger apartment. Her younger sister Camille, having completed her doctoral thesis in history, is a Paris tour guide. Simon is a regular on Camille's tours as he's attracted to her. However, Camille has fallen for Marc, and they begin an affair. Nicolas is also looking for an apartment, since he hopes to eventually have his family join him in Paris.

It's the beginning of the WWII. South of France. Patricia, 18, is the oldest daughter of a well-digger, Pascal, who considers her a princess because of her moral qualities. She's kind, devoted. One day, she briefly meets a young man, Jacques, the son of Mazel, owner of the shop where her father buy his material. He's handsome and teasing. Her father's friend, Felipe, would love to marry her, and he invites her to an aviation show. She accepts his invitation only because she knows Jacques is a pilot and will be there. Soon, she'll carry his child, and he'll be gone, and the family will have to deal with this out-of-wedlock pregnancy...