Hubert Durieux is a banker in a small French town who is struggling to keep up with the demands of all the women in his life. Just when things couldn’t get any worse, his precious white Citroën is stolen under his eyes by a beautiful gypsy girl, Mona.

In 1960, in a coastal town near to Nantes, Jean Ripoche lives with his wife Liliane, their four children and Liliane's father Lucien. Jean divides his time between running his plumbing business and making a float for the Nantes carnival.

Maxime是个平庸的漫画家，Isabelle是个有着固定工资的白领。Isabelle渴望有个孩子，Maxime认为自己没有经济能力养活整个家庭。两个人出现了分歧，分分合合后还是成婚了，并还是有了个孩子。 （因为是法语字幕，另外那一对情人到底怎么一回事我真不懂啊(/ﾟДﾟ)/ ）

Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.

1944年，法国小孩安托万、朱利安因错报军情，被迫踏上了去里昂寻找他们母亲的逃亡之旅。途中，他们遇上了一个遭受病痛折磨的德国大兵。三人经历了由最初的相互责难到最终的难舍难分的情感转变，仿佛都从对方那里找回了自己想要的亲情（编译：提前感伤@飞屋aerohut）