第二次世界大战的时候,1940年在一个法国南部小镇上发生的故事。艾丽安那是经营自己药店的一个大学教授的妻子，她抗拒不了来自在药店里打杂的很有心计的阿鲁曼的骚扰，结果一步步走向肉欲的深渊。无能的丈夫，无辜的女儿，失去理智的妻子，充满欲望和野心的阿鲁曼，在炮火纷飞的战争年代构成了一道奇异的风景。

Marek, a young writer, is trying to solve the mystery of the night his friend Arthur died. In the recesses of his memory, Marek finds fragments of past events: a party at the home of an eccentric publisher, his argument with Arthur, the exchange of blows, blood. Afraid that he has killed his friend, Marek suppresses hi…

1952年的夏天，波兰人民共和国建立的第八个年头，农民们在田间地头劳作，满心欢喜收割着自己辛勤劳动得来的果实。可就在解放前，农民的生活却凄惨无比。19356年出版的《农民日记》，记录了解放前穷苦波兰农民的惨状。肥沃的土地养育了农民，但否定了他们的存在。他们的孩子因缺少营养形成弓形腿，每家只能在复活节时才能买到一公斤糖，为了面包…

一名执勤警察在波兰人民共和国领导各种调查。

Two apartment house dwellers, although unrelated, share the same name. One is an older man with an appreciation for and love of classical music, while the other is a younger man addicted to swing music. The niece of the older man arrives for a visit and gets into the wrong apartment. Complications arise.

背景是1830年波兰十一月起义，起义者调集7万市民参战，但最终被18万沙俄军队镇压