故事围绕一个名叫“阿尔卑斯”的另类公司展开，由医生、护士、体操选手及其教练四人组成，他们接受来自不同死者亲人、朋友、同事的委托，成为亡灵的替身，以缓解死亡对他们带来的悲伤情绪。

29岁的建筑师 Markus（马克思·雷迈特饰）具有恋童癖倾向，他尽力抑制自己隐秘的欲望。当单身母亲 Jessica 和她八岁的儿子 Arthur 搬进公寓隔壁时，让 Markus 倾心的诱惑变得越来越大——尤其是在他与新邻居结交朋友之后……

The American writer Joe arrives in Paris to research and write about Proust. He meets the Polish Karl and they become friends and costumers of brothels and restaurants. When the fifteen year-old Colette arrives in Paris, they both fall in love with her. 　　Expatriate Henry Miller indulges in a variety of sexual escapades while struggling to establish himself as a serious writer in...