Kingdom of France, late thirteenth century. The Templar Foulques, back from the crusade, is given the task of escorting Theobald, a sodomite knight, to the city where he must be judged and punished. Accompanied by three mercenaries, the heretic and the soldier of God are engaged in an arid and burning scrubland.

In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.

Insurance salesman tries to get money from his hippie cousin by fulfilling his dream: arraigning for John Lennon and Janis Joplin's "second coming".

Al and Elsa have been a couple for some time, but the chances that their relationship will be long-lived are few. For one thing, Al is appallingly dependent on Elsa for his every emotional need. For another, Elsa is an incredibly elusive person, extremely difficult to pin down about anything - especially whatever is bothering her. How they have managed to survive this long is a cause for wonder. When Al gets an opportunity to be cast in a movie role, complete with no-cost occupancy in the casting agent's ugly but fashionable apartment, he jumps at the chance to provide a little material satisfaction for his beloved Elsa. But what exactly does she want?