A young migrant wants to learn how to converse in German. The teacher he gets in touch with uses a peculiar new method. As the lessons progress, the student starts to feel more and more committed.

Mathieu, a piano virtuoso, goes home to help his brother Paul to take care of their sick mother. Paul is into reenacting old battles, dressing up and getting into character, even dueling if necessary. Mathieu gets involved in this world and play becomes real.

Opening at the begininng of the 1980s in former East Germany, the film centres on Paul who enters into a pact on his 16th birthday with fellow pupil Georg to take care of Georg's girlfriend Anna. The only condition is that Georg, who unexpectedly has to move away, would get her back whenever he so desires. 30 years pass and Paul and Anna are happily married with two children. Then, one day, Georg suddenly re-appears and is appointed as Paul's new boss. Has he come back for Anna and what other secrets might come to the surface....

妻子过世之后，抚养两个孩子阿黛尔（安娜·勒尼 Anne Le Ny 饰）和亚历山大（马立克·兹迪 Malik Zidi 饰）的责任就落到了热拉尔（理查德·贝里 Richard Berry 饰）的肩上。热拉尔自己是一名大提琴家，在他的熏陶之下，两个孩子都拥有了杰出的音乐演奏技巧。 为了孩子们能够接受更好的教育，热拉尔还特地从音乐学院聘请了家庭老师托马（马修·阿马立克 Mathieu Amalric 饰）来指导孩子们演奏，让热拉尔没有想到的是，阿黛尔从小就被关在家里练琴，很少有接触外界和异性的机会，风流倜傥才华横溢的托马刚一出现，很快就吸引了女孩的注意令她坠入了情网之中。

After a serious accident on a film shoot, Marc, an equestrian, loses all hope to mount back on. His insurance company instructs Florence to handle his case. This film is the story of their meeting.

Mélanie Prouvost, a ten-year-old butcher's daughter, is a gifted pianist. That is why she and her parents decide that she sit for the Conservatory entrance exam. Although Mélanie is very likely to be admitted, she unfortunately gets distracted by the president of the jury's offhand attitude and she fails. Ten years later, Mélanie becomes her page turner, waiting patiently for her revenge.