A famous convict Jacques Collin, alias Trompe la mort, or abbot Carlos Herrera, also called Vautrin, escapes from prison. Chance makes him meet Lucien de Rubempré, an impetuous and eternal…

A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he’s in love with Portia. Portia’s father has died and…