Germinal

Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, a worker falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady.

A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.

In the early 20th-century, Frenchman Claude meets Englishwoman Ann in Paris. Ann invites him to her family home, intending him for her sister Muriel. Claude falls for Muriel, but families demand year-long separation before approving marriage.

Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

In Paris, six people all look for love, despite typically having their romantic aspirations dashed at every turn.

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life.

A couple of fisher-folk are joined by a young new apprentice in the middle of a raging storm.