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The fate of three women during war - Elisabeth goes to Italy to bring her husband's body back only to discover that he had been the lover of a young peasant woman who bore him a son. After the King's coronation, Joan of Arc is beset by defeats. After accomplishing a miracle, she leaves for Compiègne where she is captured. In 411 BC, Lysistrata convinces the women of Athens to refuse their favors to their husbands to force the men to make peace.

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Three short stories recount the secret war waged daily between agents from the East and West - The relentless battle between Secret Services from Berlin to Rome, and from Paris to Djibouti.

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The cruel and passionate tones of Shintaro Ishihara, each short story reflects its author's personality. Each subject highlights that no matter the country, lovers at twenty face the same problems, experience the same crises, and love in the same way.

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These short stories peer through the prism of marriage to take a look at affairs of the heart. A rich landowner asks a young woman to marry him, only to regret his decision. A die-hard bachelor falls in love with a widow. At a wedding party, a guest masquerades as a general.

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The voice of long dead Guy de Maupassant narrates three stories on the same topic: pleasure at odds with love, purity and death.

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From prehistory to an imagined future, several shorts stories depict the livelihood of the women who, across the ages, have peddled their charms, plying their trade with diabolical cleverness and imagination.

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In Marrakech, a man makes counterfeit money to help the poor. In Tokyo, a clever geisha inveigles money from her admirers. In Amsterdam, a high-flying thief attempts to steal a diamond necklace. In Naples, a pimp makes his protegees marry the old men in a home. In Paris, two conmen sell the Eiffel tower to a German tourist. Based on partially true events, each story recounts a sensational swindle.

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The moral of four Fables by La Fontaine inspired the four short stories of this film. A sweet boy and a pretty girl are unwittingly locked in an apartment (The two pigeons). A man flatters another man to seduce his charming wife (The crow and the fox). A ruined businessman is about to commit suicide Death and the woodcutter). A wife uses her wits and guile to lure her husband away from his mistress (The hare and the tortoise).

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A fairgrounds where a game-master illustrates the seven deadly sins for the onlookers. Several of the greatest filmmakers of the time, including Yves Allegret, Claude Autant Lara and Roberto Rossellini, directed the seven short stories in this film.

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The young directors of New Wave cinema illustrate the seven deadly sins with their own special stamp.