Kamata Prelude

After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé—encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias—commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter.

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

Ülkesindeki bir televizyon kanalında yayımlanan gezi programının sunuculuğunu yapan genç Japon kadın, şovunun son bölümünü çekmek için Özbekistan'a gittiğinde temkinli ve dar görüşlü doğasının sınandığını fark eder.

Ülkesinde genellikle yetişkinlere hitap eden kitaplarıyla dikkat çeken genç bir kadın yazar, son zamanlarda hayatında değişikliklerle karşı karşıya kalacaktır. Ek iş olarak yerel bir gazetede editörlük göreviyle parasını kazanmaya çalışan genç kız, zamanla hayatına erkeklerin girmesiyle çok zor bir hal alacaktır. Genç bir kadının etrafında gelişen olayları dramatik bir yönle bizlere aktaran The Girl in the Book filmi kısıtlı kadrosuyla iyi işler başaran filmlerden birisi olarak dikkat çekiyor.

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.