Lete prochain 1985 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 Edouards sudden illness Can Sidonie play in public, can Paul and Dino live together, will mama and papa reconcile