Włodek is a middle-aged man stuck in a dead-end job at the local library who lives with his harridan wife and critical in-laws in a small apartment. When Włodek draws the interest of a library patron, the beautiful young woman encourages him to strive for better things in his life and...
After completing a project, a shipbuilder grows restless and travels the country on his motorcycle. He leaves his wife as he engages in a series of drunken escapades.
At the annual car race in Monte Carlo the Polish team consists of driver Piotr and his pilot Jan. They compete with other teams as well as with one another - for the feelings of one woman.