Maria is a cleaning lady, who is reserved, shy and clumsy. When she is assigned to the School of Fine Arts, she meets Hubert, the school's whimsical guardian. There she discovers a fascinating place where freedom, creativity and daring reign.
Virginie Thévenot, a somewhat special math teacher, takes advantage of a general strike in a college to try an extraordinary experiment with a small group of students. She takes a bet: let them do what they want... A spark that will ignite the spirits of teenagers, cause a small revolution within the college, and turn their lives upside down.
France, 1963. Since she was a child, Natacha has dreamed of freedom and adventure. Her dream has a name: air hostess. She admires the women who fly the world, with no ties, no husbands, and no cooking to do. Despite all her efforts Natacha does not match the walking fantasy that an air hostess is supposed to embody at the time. She's too... or not enough... whatever it is, she hasn't got it!
