Christian Lespinglet, owner of an art gallery and full of debts, saves Boudu, a drifter who was trying to suicide himself. A hero against his wills, Christian takes Boudu home only for a few hours ... in theory.
Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire.
In Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, Léa de Lonval, a retired courtesan, receives a visit from an old friend, accompanied by her son Chéri, to make a mischievous proposal; let it be Léa who turns him into an experienced man. Léa accepts but what starts out as a naughty flirtation turns into a passionate love story that lasts six years.
In this irreverent parody, the British court and war government consist mainly of idiots and/or traitors. Hitler moves into Buckingham palace and plans to marry into the Windsor’s. A US Army officer claims the cigar-smoking iconic PM was an actor, Ray Bubbles, impersonating his own father, USMC lieutenant Winston Churchill, a genius spy who stole an enigma code machine and almost single-handedly won a very alternative battle for Britain.
An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists in hiring a driver which in the 1950s meant a black man. She resists any change but Hoke, the driver, slowly wins her over with his native good graces, building both a relationship that transcends their differences.
Antoine promises to take the orphaned Juliette away from St. Tropez after a party where she has wandered onto the yacht of the urbane Eric. Antoine's younger brother Michel comes to Juliette's rescue with a marriage proposal and she accepts. Eric wants the brothers' shipyard as a casino site and brings Antoine back to St. Tropez. Life gets complicated.
Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV by Adeline La Franchise, who tells Fanfan that by doing so, he will eventually marry one of the king's daughters.
In Nazi Germany, literature professor John Halder sees his ideas used for propaganda purposes. Because of his book, Halder is recruited into Hitler's party, which propels his career into a stream of nationalistic optimism and prosperity. But you will soon realize that your decisions put the people you love at risk and that it will unfortunately be too late to prevent the devastating consequences.
In 1412, a young girl called Jeanne is born in Domrémy, France. The times are hard: The Hundred Years War with England has been going on since 1337, English knights and soldiers roam the country. Jeanne develops into a very religious young woman, she confesses several times a day. At the age of 13, she has her first vision and finds a sword. When coming home with it, she finds the English leveling her home town. Years after that, in 1428, she knows her mission is to be ridding France of the English and so sets out to meet Charles, the Dauphin.
A ticket scalper wants to make one last big deal on the pope's visit to finally do something worthwhile about his relationship.