Paris, summer 1942. Irene is Jewish and French. She is 19 and living a life of passions - Her friendships, her new love, her desire to be an actress - Nothing suggests that Irene's time is running out.

Paul does not know how to say no. He goes from job to job, from man to man, without knowing what tomorrow will bring. This Wednesday, he is looking after the eight-year-old son he did not raise. He had this child with Assa, a surgeon who is older than him.

Lucien是法国19世纪的一位充满抱负的年轻诗人。他离乡别井，告别以印刷为生的家族前往巴黎碰碰运气。在这座五光十色的城市裡，Lucien意识到自己来到一个充满谎言，一切以利益主导的世界。在巴尔札克的人间喜剧里，政治、感情、名气、灵魂... 万事也皆可买卖，每名 记者都变成了大作家。Lucien尝试爱，尝试挣扎，尝试在一切幻象中求存。

　　Two sisters, aged 5 and 8, hang out alone at home in the middle of the countryside. Elsa, the youngest, swallows three grains of coarse salt. Judith announces to her that she’s doomed to a death by desiccation, and she only has a few hours to live. The mother returns, behaving ardently and feverishly, and turns the family's destiny upside down.

Shana is looking for a job, she needs cash to leave France and her wrong crowd. But the past she’s looking to forget is never far. Besides, does she really want to put it behind her?

1789年法国大革命前夕，烹饪为贵族专有。事实上，贵族的声望完全取决于餐桌上的丰盛及美味程度。所以，当才华横溢但骄傲自大的厨师芒塞龙在尚福尔公爵的晚宴上，自说自话地端上了他自创的菜肴时，他立刻就被开除了。受挫的芒塞龙带着自己儿子去了一家偏僻的旅馆，这家旅馆平时只会有旅客到访，而且通常餐食只售卖蔬菜汤。然而当一位神秘的女人某天来到这里，并表示愿意支付报酬成为芒塞龙的学徒，一个充满欢悦、重新点燃的激情、烹饪教学和复仇的故事就此展开。