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Leo, a middle-aged writer of popular romantic novels who writes under a pseudonym, despises her own work. At home she is also miserable. Her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. Yet the appearance of a new editor offers an opportunity for Leo to reassess her life.

In a secluded French border town during the Nazi occupation of WWII, an ageing artist, Marc Cros (Jean Rochefort), is once again inspired to pick up his tools after his wife Lea (Claudia Cardinale) brings home a refugee on the run from Franco's Spain, the beautiful but naïve Merce (Aida Folch).

Raimunda and her sister Sole are visited by the apparation of their Mother, who has returned to reconcile with her daughters and resolve an issue that has haunted the family since her death.

Chef Maxi's best gal-pal Alex is desperate to find a good man, while sous-chef Ramiro can't put his hard-partying days behind him.