The Designated Mourner

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.

Sean Durkin'in yazıp yönettiği The Nest, bir girişimci olan Rory'nin, Amerikalı eşi ve çocuklarını kendi anavatanı İngilitere'ye dönmeye ikna etmesini ve ailenin burada yeni bir başlangıç yapmaya çalıştığı sırada yaşananları anlatıyor. Rory, son derece hırslı bir girişimcidir. Amerikalı eşini ve çocuklarını banliyödeki rahat yaşamlarından ayrılarak kendi anavatanı İngiltere’ye taşınmaya ikna eder. Burada bir fırsat yakalayan Rory, eski firmasına katılır ve muhteşem bir malikane kiralar. Kısa bir süre sonra bu çekici yeni başlangıcın ve evliliklerinin altında yatan nahoş sırlar ortaya çıkacaktır.

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.

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.

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor. She begins to investigate, enlisting the help of the FBI Agent initially detailed to surveil her.