Régis Laspalès

Sisters Murielle and Victoria are married to men who hate each other -- high-school teacher Bernard and well-to-do Didier, pharmacist in a posh Paris neighborhood. Both chain-smoke, and their wifes lead them to a cigarette challenge as they attempt to stop smoking for two weeks in order to prove who is the better man. Quitting brings on manic mood swings, massive food consumption, insomnia, and a host of habits that alter their lives and threaten their marriages.

In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend Pauline, a young unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.