A closeted gay man's attempt to "act straight" for the sake of his job has unexpected consequences.

The location is the town of El Paris. When ten-year-old boy Quasimodo shows signs of deformity, his well-to-do parents place him in the charge of the town’s mysterious evangelist, Frollo. In exchange, they adopt a Cuban girl, Esméralda, from a lower social class. Ten years later, El Paris is menaced by a serial killer, and Quasimodo is the prime suspect.

After his wife leaves him for another man, Jacques hires a housekeeper, Laura, to keep his Paris apartment in order. As he starts increasing her hours and spending more time with her on her days off, Jacques is torn between the pleasure of Laura's company, and the headache that such an intrusion brings to his new domain of singlehood.

A father arrives at his son's house one evening. They begin talking about women, love, relationships and things turn awkward fast.

Sent to repair the computers at a supermarket in a town hit by a storm, a technician discovers some unusual things and is faced with difficult decisions.

Hélène, a fragile and romantic teenager, discovers that her father, a rich business man, has a mistress. Curious, she decides to go and meet this woman who is described as strange. At the first chance she has she goes to her house in the Ramparts of Béguines... from then on she goes back often, discovering a new world of artists and nightowls where she also experiences love in the arms of Tamara.

A woman seeks the blessing of her wealthy father when she becomes engaged.

Valentin, a psychoanalyst highly qualified to deal with his patients' problems, is unable to solve his own. On the verge of divorcing Patricia, they give themselves one last chance after a year apart and decide to have dinner together on Valentine's Day. But Valentin is distracted and gets the date wrong. Problems pile up for poor Valentin, who is overwhelmed by the situation and a series of untimely visitors...

A once-famous chef tries to find reconciliation with his hotel manager daughter, only to be mistaken for a tourist guide critic.