At the end of Shakespeare's comedy Love's Labor's Lost, the romantic hopes of four young couples are abruptly dashed by the sudden death of the King of France. Their courting suspended, the lovers vow to meet again after a year has passed. But the death of the French King sparks a European war, delaying their reunion for four turbulent years. The couples meet again in Paris for the negotiation of an armistice. But the crucible of war has changed them all. Will their relationships survive?