漫画家泉本真治（山下智久 饰）患上了逐渐失去了视力的病症，好不容易获得人气的连载漫画也不得不停载。孤独失去希望的真治想从阳台跳下，而这时，他被他的粉丝，耳朵听不见的相田响（新木优子 饰）拯救。
During a hot summer in Quebec’s countryside, a recently settled couple struggles. Marie (35), a sound artist in lack of inspiration doubts her relationship with her partner. The arrival of Noée (25), a young French traveler who mourns her father, will destabilise the status quo and trouble their neighbour Yan (30), a solitary farmer, by awakening new desires. In Montreal, Eva (15), a teenage Filipina who recently moved to Canada, tries to find new roots in the city. Since her arrival, she suffers from insomnia, often interrupted by strange dreams of her hometown in the Philippines. Jeanne (25) is having trouble finishing her thesis on the work of Marie, the artist in the countryside. As Eva tries to anchor herself, Jeanne plans to leave everything. The Splendour of Life is a sensual film that explores how we relate to each other in a changing world that transcends us - an invitation to live to the fullest.
热爱音乐的少年黎凯确诊骨癌，在生命最后时光里，他隐瞒病情坚持创作，渴望得到爱豆回应。母亲联合同学们秘密学唱他的歌。校庆当天，众人登台唱响黎凯的作品，为他圆梦。黎凯安详离世，留下感谢信，感激众人让他的梦想在消失前被世界听见。
回到巴黎，一个男人穿梭于过往的回忆和当下的超现实片段之间，寻找与疏远父亲的联系。旅途中，他邂逅了一位法裔阿尔及利亚女子。随着两人关系的加深，他开始直面内心的羞耻和恐惧，并探索自己失去的阿拉伯身份……巴黎背后，是阿尔及尔。
蒂托，一个50岁的男人，正经历中年危机，决定回到自己的小镇。15年后，他想回去收拾东西，主要是他的房子。当他到达时，他发现了一个更加安静和沮丧的小镇，那里的人们受到克雷斯波家族的压迫。斯维特拉娜，“拉鲁萨”，家族成员，将改变蒂托的计划。
