Anger Directed by Sylvain Dhomme and
Max Douy from a script by
Eugène Ionesco. Anger seizes a man who finds a fly in his Sunday soup. It spreads through his neighborhood, his city, his country and soon the whole world.
Envy Directed by
Édouard Molinaro. Starring
Dany Saval (Rosette) and
Claude Brasseur (Riri). Envious of a movie star who is staying at the hotel where she works, the waitress Rosette does everything she can to seduce the actress's lover. Some time later, after having realized her ambition, she returns to the hotel as a client.
Sloth Written and directed by
Jean-Luc Godard.
Eddie Constantine, who plays himself, is approached by a starlet who he takes to his home with well-stated intentions. But the hero's laziness is so relentless that nothing untoward happens.
Lust Directed by
Jacques Demy from a script by himself and
Roger Peyrefitte. Jacques (
Laurent Terzieff) and Bernard (
Jean-Louis Trintignant) search for the definition of lust in a reproduction of
The Garden of Earthly Delights by
Hieronymus Bosch. Bernard recalls his childhood with his parents (
Jean Desailly and
Micheline Presle), when he confused
lust with luxury. Also features
Nicole Berger.
Pride Directed by
Roger Vadim from a script by
Félicien Marceau. A woman (
Marina Vlady) leaves her lover (
Sami Frey) to return to her husband (
Jean-Pierre Aumont) who cheats on her, something that his pride can not admit.
Gluttony Directed by
Philippe de Broca from a script by
Daniel Boulanger. Valentin (
Georges Wilson) travels to the burial of his father who died of indigestion, but stopping to eat on the way causes him to be late for the meal which follows the funeral.
Greed Directed and scripted by
Claude Chabrol. A group of university students in Paris dream of a night of love with Suzon, whose rates are staggering. To raise the money, they organize a lottery among themselves so that at least the winner will enact their fantasy. Actors include
Claude Berri,
Jean-Claude Brialy,
Jean-Pierre Cassel,
Claude Rich,
Jacques Charrier and Claude Chabrol himself as a pharmacist (the career his father wanted for him). ==References==