Anne Roussel

It is 1620, and the young King of Spain (Gabino Diego) is technically a married man, because the great churchmen have conducted a grand public wedding ceremony joining him with a wife. However, as the real rulers of the state, they have perversely kept him completely innocent in matters of sex, so that his marriage remains unconsummated... (All Movie Guide)

Aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac retires from the stage and retreats to the countryside to school two young singers, Sophie and Jean. Although the rigorous training takes its toll on both teacher and students, there is plenty of time for relationships to develop between the three. Based on their teacher's reputation, Sophie and Jean are invited to participate in a singing contest staged by Prince Scotti. (imdb)

Luciano, a young Italian literature teacher living in the provinces, supplements his income by ghost writing for a famous, but dried up, novelist. One day Minister Botero summons him to Rome to write his speeches and communiqués. Luciano accepts. His initial delight in privileges granted to members of the Minister's entourage soon turns into disillusionment. (festival-cannes.fr)

Molinat is assigned to the case of a man found with a bullet in his ear on the shore of a little Atlantic coast resort he knows well. Indeed, he used to live there before his wife disappeared at sea, never to be found again. As the ocean rejects a new corpse everyday, the mystery thickens and the list of potential suspects grows longer. This slows Molinat's progress as much as the cumbersome Leroyer, sent in to spy on him and hopefully impede his progress. (imdb)

In a country inn in the middle of the woods, actors, teenagers and smugglers collide.