Seven socio-economically successful women around the age of fifty come together in France for their annual multi-day bike ride.

When the rich and powerful Buoso Donati dies, his family's excitement about his estate is infinitely greater than their sorrow over his loss. They start searching for his will like a flock of hungry vultures. Apparently Donati has bequeathed everything to a monastery. There is absolutely no way they will allow this to happen. They search any means to seize the fortune. Rinuccia, the youngest scion of the family, suggests asking Gianni Schicchi, the father of her lover, for advice. They shudder at the mention of his name, but Gianni Schicchi is already on his way and proves to be a man with ideas.

A woman lives her life struggling against her own cold personality. She wants to be a poet, but must work during the day in order to earn a living, leaving her nights to her writing.

As the everlasting renovation of his house spirals out of control, an angst-ridden fifty-something man struggles to keep his grip on reality and all he holds dear.

Babs, mother of 35, falls in love with the nightclub owner Juan Carlos. However their luck runs out when Juan becomes a suspect in a murder case. As if that where not enough, Babs gets kidnapped.