A couple who live in the French provinces are surprised to inherit a hotel in Paris. These new owners are determined to sell it, but that's without the charms, vagaries, and clientele of this typical inn implanted in a nice neighborhood.

Following the assassination of President Marc Jarry, a member of the investigation committee refuses to sign off on the committee's final findings.

Jeanne, a receptionist at a travel agency, is looking for the love of her life. She thinks she has finally found it with Olivier. However, Olivier reveals he has AIDS and disappears from her life after her profession of love and confession of infidelity.

Feckless aspiring architect Stéphane leaves his pregnant girlfriend for theater designer Sabine; Sabine in turn vainly attempts to overcome her violent obsession with an actor in her theater company. A game of emotional chutes and ladders ensues.

Two friends, Laurent and Louis, play the lottery together. Louis lives with his sister Liliane who, very possessive, does not accept his complicity with Laurent. To escape him, Louis proposes to a stranger, Marie.

After a bout of intense jealousy, Félicité finds herself alone. For one night, as her family dissipates, she relives her torments.

A rebellious teenager and a "border-line" young nurse will learn to tame each other and get a fresh start in life...