Jean, the captain of the canal barge ''L'Atalante'', marries Juliette in her village. They decide to live aboard ''L'Atalante'' along with Jean's crew, Père Jules and the cabin boy.
A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.