Na França pós-Segunda Guerra Mundial, um jornal americano dá vida a uma coleção de histórias publicadas na revista "The French Dispatch".

Los Angeles. Christine Brown trabalha como analista de crédito e vive com seu namorado, o professor Clay Dalton. Um dia, para impressionar seu chefe, ela recusa o pedido de uma senhora para conseguir um acréscimo em seu empréstimo, de forma que possa pagar sua casa. Como vingança ela joga uma maldição sobrenatural na vida de Christine.

Harriet é uma aposentada mulher de negócios que tenta controlar tudo à sua volta. Quando ela decide escrever seu obituário, uma jovem jornalista tem a incumbência de descobrir a verdade, o que resultará numa improvável amizade.

For more than four decades, Alfred Biolek had left his mark on German television. Countless hits are connected with his name. In his obituary, Oliver Schwabe shows the most important points in Biolek’s life. From the beginnings in cabaret, through his work as the producer of the TV show “Am laufenden Band” and his way onto the stage. That’s where he was pulled to, and there he had his greatest successes: ‘Bio’s Bahnhof’, ‘Mensch Meier’, ‘Boulevard Bio’, or ‘Alfredissimo’ with millions of viewers in front of their tv screens. His work and his life are put into perspective by Biolek himself over and over again in candid and often touching words.

Asking to leave a school bus, Cliff, a young teenager, collapses and dies in the snow near the roadside. His math teacher is asked to notify the parents and then write a short obituary. Although he barely knew him, his teacher is intent on unraveling the mystery of the untimely death.