Throughout his life, William Wilson finds himself being shadowed by another William Wilson, who seems to resemble him in more than just name.

For 51 years, the Comtesse has bought a new hat to celebrate her wedding anniversary. This year, she invites her granddaughter Sylvie to the ceremony, where she will meet her grandfather at long last.

An aging eccentric and a young loner become friends as they collect scrap metal on a garbage heap.

A male stripper – his aunt on her deathbed, a memsahib from the Raj.