A compilation of segments covers the seven deadly sins of greed, wrath, envy, pride, lust, sloth, and gluttony.

Jacques Herbelin is the faithful husband of Louise and the proud father of Cécile, a kind little girl. But Louise does not reciprocate her husband's...

Star-crossed lovers Thérèse and Laurent think they've gotten away with murder after Thérèse's weakling husband "falls" from a speeding train. But...

The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.

Being born a witch's daughter did not bode well for your future in the Middle Ages. Guillaumette tries to stay on the straight and narrow with a...

Breton doctor René Laennec fights tooth and nail against consumption, all the more desperately as his brother Michaud has just died of it.

During Christmas night, two police officers make their nocturnal rounds, in their round they meet tramps, brawlers in a café, a naked man, a...

Maria is the wife of self-styled naturalist Mathius. Alas, Maria's husband spends more time with his beloved woodland creatures than with her....

Doctor Rougel is so absorbed in his work that he neglects his wife Nadine, who is subjected to the advances of Gérard Bérault, an admirer. A series...