During the British occupation of Palestine, an Israeli youth's friendship with a British soldier (Alfred Molina) lands him in trouble with town officials.
The lives of various women intersect when a pregnant porn star (Carla Gugino) becomes trapped in an elevator with a neurotic woman[C2, ]and two other porn actresses look to score an extra payday.
Coco Chanel (Audrey Tautou) rises from modest beginnings as a seamstress to the top the Parisian fashion world, where her designs change the look of the 20th-century woman.
