Edouard is patriarch of a large family: his second wife, Jeanne, has just had a baby and finally had enough of his philandering. His eldest daughter, Dino, lives with Paul, a playwright: theirs is a passionate relationship dogged by the dissatisfactions of daily life. Another daughter Sidonie comes into adulthood in love with Jude, both are musicians, except that she has a phobia about performing in public. After Jeanne throws Edouard out, the film jumps ahead seven years to pick up the resolution of these three relationships, brought to a crisis by Edouard's sudden illness. Can Sidonie play in public, can Paul and Dino live together, will mama and papa reconcile? 　　译文(2): 爱德华是一个大家庭的家长: 他的第二任妻子珍妮刚刚生了孩子，终于受够了他的风流韵事。他的大女儿迪诺和剧作家保罗住在一起: 他们的关系充满激情，日常生活的不满情绪一直困扰着他们。另一个女儿 Sidonie 长大后爱上了 Jude 两人都是音乐家，只是她有在公共场合表演的恐惧症。珍妮把爱德华赶出家门之后，电影跨越了七年的时间来解决这三段因爱德华突然生病而陷入危机的关系。西多尼能在公共场合演奏吗，保罗和迪诺能住在一起吗，爸爸妈妈能和好吗？