Haunted by the death of her husband, a woman travels to another town and finds a soul mate. Haunted by the death of her husband in a car accident, a woman finds herself unable to function, unable to cope with life and incapable of even looking after her child, Lucas. She leaves the boy with a friend and goes to the river with the intention of drowning herself, but instead of finding oblivion reawakens in a strange place – a Toulouse that seems to be inhabited exclusively by men. Little by little, she forms friendships and one particular relationship with a gay man. Through her relationship with him she becomes a new person and learns to find happiness again in her life.

Rich, bisexual Thomas makes his way through a swath of lovers of both sexes in Paris. His parents have died, and he doesn't have to work to earn a living, so his days are bacchanalia-filled affairs that run into each other in a hazy bliss. The only one capable of eking out genuine affection from him is his neighbor, Caroline. When she dies and leaves her son in his care, Thomas learns the joys of commitment and selflessness.