During a hot summer in Quebec’s countryside, a recently settled couple struggles. Marie (35), a sound artist in lack of inspiration doubts her relationship with her partner. The arrival of Noée (25), a young French traveler who mourns her father, will destabilise the status quo and trouble their neighbour Yan (30), a solitary farmer, by awakening new desires. In Montreal, Eva (15), a teenage Filipina who recently moved to Canada, tries to find new roots in the city. Since her arrival, she suffers from insomnia, often interrupted by strange dreams of her hometown in the Philippines. Jeanne (25) is having trouble finishing her thesis on the work of Marie, the artist in the countryside. As Eva tries to anchor herself, Jeanne plans to leave everything. The Splendour of Life is a sensual film that explores how we relate to each other in a changing world that transcends us - an invitation to live to the fullest.
劳拉(黛博拉•弗朗索瓦 Déborah François 饰)是一名平凡的大学女生,出生于贫困家庭的她一直生活在经济的困顿之中,无奈之下,她决定出卖自己的身体来换取稳定的生活。就这样,劳拉在网络上结识了57岁的乔伊(Alain Cauchi 饰),第一次,劳拉得知了,原来用自己的身体来换取金钱竟然是这样一件轻松的事情。 劳拉在卖春的漩涡中越陷越深,尽管她的理智拒绝承认,但实际上,她已经是一名妓女了。与此同时,劳拉也震惊的发现,原来自己的身边和自己境遇相似的女生是如此之多。卖春成为了劳拉唯一的收入来源,在理智和情感的撕扯之下,劳拉渐渐感到力不从心。
《过道上》在2018年柏林电影节竞赛单元首映。斯图伯打开了一扇朝向德国东部的普通工人的窗户,日常生活被转化成神奇的现实主义, 温柔的爱情故事被暂时性地拨转向希望的层面上。害羞而孤僻的克里斯蒂安丢了工作,随后来到一家批发市场上班,受到了饮料部门像父亲般慈爱的布鲁诺的关照。克里斯蒂安喜欢上了经常在一起开玩笑的玛丽昂,但玛丽昂已经结婚了,克里斯蒂安对她的情愫似乎得不到结果。
来自维也纳的前职业自由搏击运动员莎拉接受了中东一个富裕家庭的私人教练工作。她发现自己置身于一个陌生的世界,在一座墙后的宫殿里,与互联网隔绝。而莎拉负责教授的这些女生们被全天候监视着,她们对学习拳击没有兴趣。那为什么把莎拉带到这里来?