Professor Pierre Ginsberg is having wife trouble and, on the advice of his lawyer, sets out to wear her down with kindness; she wants constant entertainment his lawyer promises him that a month of dancing and entertainment will eventually kill her or, at least, calm her down some. The exact opposite happens and Professor Ginsberg stands a good chance of dying himself. He manages to sing a song, in the best Willie Howard style, along the way.
Alex and Gershon are both playwrights and lovers. Although Gershon is older and they are not both sucessful, they manage to maintain a long term relationship.
Danny ponders a way for rival gangs to avoid violence at an upcoming dance.
A man and a woman have an awkward encounter at an indoor playground.
A newly arrived guest of a Hollywood hotel charms and amazes the regulars, and they decide to invite him to their Christmas dinner.
A man's car breaks down, leading him to journey for a small plastic funnel.
Joe has lost everything and is now addicted to coffee.
Outside, the first sun rays break the dawn. Sixteen years old Catarina can't fall asleep. Inconsequently, in the big city adults are moved by desire... Catarina found she is HIV positive. She wants to drag everyone else along.
Tasha Grant, at age 17, goes to a party and gets drunk, not even realizing the potential consequences of her actions. This film introduces the danger of alcohol to youth.
A political quarrel between two men that ends in laughter.
During a strike, several workers are killed in a confrontation. The wife of one of them kills the factory owner. At her trial, the owner's son asks for mercy, knowing that his father was wrong. Because of that the wife is freed.
A father and son are working in a coal mine. An explosion occurs, which kills the son.
A young woman receives a message, and hurriedly leaves home. But the message was a trick to lure her into a trap, where she is assaulted and killed. When her body is found floating in the river, it is brought to her father. Once he realizes what has been done to his daughter, the father immediately sets out in an effort to extract vengeance.
This short film depicts troubles and panics caused by Calino (Clément Mégé) around the billiard table.
Kids reject the bad taste of medicine. Bout de Zan steals a cigar and tastes it, but it doesn't work.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if the words "moose" and "cock" were to suddenly come together to form a new word? This hard-hitting short film probes the possibilities.
On the street, Bébé has his pocket watch stolen. He sets off to find the thief himself.
With the help of Lévesque and Musidora, Feuillade creates a light-hearted meta-fiction, self-parodying his own work.
A newly married couple moves into a house. But the bride disappears.
When Onésime gets declared dead by drowning, the supposed-widow consults a private detective specialized in missing persons.