Le bateau à soupe

Esther is at the end of her career as Head Seamstress at Dior Avenue Montaigne workshop. One day, she gets her handbag stolen in the metro by a 20 years old girl, Jade. Instead of calling the police she decides to take care of Jade. She sees in her the opportunity to pass on her skills, the craft of dressmaking, her only wealth. In the frenetic world of Haute Couture, Esther will give Jade la beauté du geste, a way to reach beyond herself.

Çok uzun yıllar kaldığı hapishaneden çıktıktan sonra bulaşıkçı olarak çalışmaya başlayan, çalıştığı yerin arkasındaki bir çöp tenekesinde terk edilmiş bir bebek bulan Russ Millings’in hikâyesini anlatıyor. Bebek için ne yapacağından pek emin olamayan Russ, bir süre sonra bu bebeğin hayatını düzene sokmak konusunda önemli bir fırsat olduğunu fark eder.

Suzanne Simonin describes her life of suffering in letters. As a young woman she is sent to a convent against her will. Since her parents cannot afford the dowry required for a marriage befitting her rank they decide she must instead become a nun. Although a kind and understanding Mother Superior helps her to learn the convent’s daily routine, Suzanne’s desire for freedom remains unabated. When the Mother Superior dies, Suzanne finds herself faced with reprisals, humiliation and harassment at the hands of the new Abbess and the other Sisters. For many years, Suzanne is subjected to bigotry and religious fanaticism. (Berlinale.de)

Sosyal adaletsizlik ve iş güvencesi üzerine bir kitap yazmayı planlayan gazeteci Marianne Winckler, araştırma yapmak için temizlik işçisi olarak çalışmaya başlar. Bir yandan maddi güvencesizliği ve toplumsal dışlanmayı deneyimlerken, bir yandan da kadın meslektaşlarıyla dayanışmanın gücünü keşfeder.

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé—encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias—commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter.