Cecilia

Four tales, each centered on a woman, journey inward to explore the enigmatic reality of their lives, connecting through a single narrative thread.

A young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped while on her way home from work.

A bombastic, womanizing art dealer and his painter friend go to a seventeenth-century villa on the Riviera for a relaxing summer getaway. But their idyll is disturbed by the presence of the bohemian Haydée, accused of being a “collector” of men.

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.

A look at the sexual and professional lives of three people — a television director, his ex-girlfriend, and a sex worker.