Monologue

A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica is trying to manage the lives of their adult children, Annabelle and David, as well as her own.

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

Silahlı bir soygun suçundan hapse giren Wayland, hapiste kaldığı 15 yılın ardından özgürlüğüne kavuşur. Memleketine geri dönen Wayland burada üç çocuğuna bakmaya çalışan, bekar bir anne olan eski sevgilisi Dolores ile karşılaşır. Yeniden bir araya gelmelerinden kısa bir süre sonra Wayland, ailenin yanına taşınır ve farkında olmadan ihtiyaç duyulan bab figürü haline gelir.

Alex büyük bir firmada avukatlık yaparken birden işten çıkartılır. Ne olduğunu anlayamaz ve boşluğa düşer. Birden sıkıcı bir hayat yaşamaya başlar ailesini bir arada tutmak için çalışması gerekecekti