خلاصه داستان : یک معلم مدرسه مجذوب یکی از دانش آموزانش می شود.او که از عشق خود خوشنود و راضی نیست تلاش می کند با تغییر کار و خانه خود از او فرار کند.کار برای قوه قضاییه موجب می شود او با دانش آموز سابق خود روبرو شود و...

Govert Miereveld is a lawyer from a small Flemish town who also teaches in a school for girls. He harbors a secret love for one of his young students, Fran, whom he loses touch with after her graduation. Some time later, Miereveld has to attend an autopsy, and the shock of the experience deeply affects his mental balance. He finds out - or he believes so - that Fran has become a popular singer. He arranges to meet her to finally reveal his feelings. An ambiguous but perhaps tragic denouement follows which might be a figment of the protagonist's disturbed mind.

خلاصه داستان : یک شب یک ترن ماتیاس یک زبان شناس بلژیکی است که با تهیه کننده تئاتر فرانسوی آنه زندگی می کند. پس از نزاع بر سر مسائل اخلاقی، سوار قطار می شوند تا در کنگره شرکت کنند. در حالی که ماتیاس خواب است، آن ناپدید می شود. قطار در وسط کشور می ایستد و...

The Belgian linguistics professor Matthias is going through a difficult period in relations with his girlfriend Anne. She is French, he is Belgian, and, oddly enough for an enlightened Europe and a doubly enlightened university environment, this small difference is a shadow on the couple’s personal life. One day, during a train ride, Anne disappears and Mathias goes looking for her in an unknown city.