Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted. Making a life for himself there, he is flabbergasted to eventually find Sarah Crandall, who also managed to survive. Together, they form a close friendship until the arrival of Benson Thacker who has managed to pilot his small boat into the city's harbor. At this point the tensions rise between the three, particularly between Thacker, who is white and Burton, who is black.
A charming and very daring thief known as Arsene Lupin is terrorizing the wealthy of Paris, he even goes so far as to threaten the Mona Lisa. But the police, led by the great Guerchard, think they know Arsene Lupin's identity, and they have a secret weapon to catch him.
故事发生在五十年代初期,亚妮娜(夏洛特·甘斯布 Charlotte Gainsbourg 饰)被家人寄养在乡下婶婶家,那里日复一日的无聊生活让亚妮娜感到快要窒息了,她只有靠偷窃商店里的商品来找回一点点的刺激感。
亚妮娜的偷窃行为被发现了,为此,她不得不开始寻找一份正经的工作,就这样,她成为了盖隆夫妇家的女佣。某一天,亚妮娜邂逅了名为米歇尔(Didier Bezace 饰)的中年男子,虽然米歇尔已经有了家庭,但亚妮娜还是向他展开了热烈的攻势,没过多久,米歇尔就沦陷了。然而,此时的亚妮娜早已经有了新欢——一个名叫拉乌尔(西蒙德拉卜若思 Simon de La Brosse 饰)的扒手,不仅如此,亚妮娜的腹中还怀上了他的孩子。