At 45, divorced, unemployed and father of two children, Franois Morot realizes that he can no longer support the society in which he lives and decides to leave everything.

A woman has difficulty dealing with the death of the family pet.

A group of friends meet for a birthday meal. In the lively after-dinner atmosphere someone poses a riddle which changes the mood.

A professor is entranced by a flower in the garden of his apartment building. It opens up when he gets closer to it but it closes when danger approaches.