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.
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.
A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well off lady, first for her survival-her resurrection-then for her dignity and freedom. Stormy encounters for everyone involved.
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.
Bir üst düzey yönetici, karısı ve ailesi, profesyonel seçimlerinin tüm hayatlarını altüst etmek üzere olduğu noktada. Philippe Lemesle ve karısı ayrılıyor, aşkları işin baskısıyla geri dönülemez bir şekilde zarar görüyor. Endüstriyel holdingde başarılı bir yönetici olan Philippe, patronlarının çelişkili taleplerine nasıl cevap vereceğini artık bilmiyor. Dün bir yönetici, bugün bir uygulayıcı istediler. Şimdi hayatının gerçekten ne anlama geldiğine karar vermelidir.