On the eve of his 78th birthday, ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based…

Shekhar, who has moved into a new neighborhood, is unhappy with his new surroundings. He resents the noise children make while playing, as he prefers quiet and solitude. His reclusion…

Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle down, he finds a job as a stockboy in the general…

When illegal casino owner Charley Kyng develops heart disease, he is advised by a doctor to spend more time with his family. However, he finds it difficult to keep his…

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she’s a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life’s vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well…

Set in 1980’s Australia, this is the true story of a woman whose husband eventually reveals to her that he is an active member of the Nazi party. A real…

Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a television newsreader. Against the advice of her best…

The life of a weak-willed man is thrust into a downward spiral by the scheming of his manipulative girlfriend and her mother.

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where…

Teenage Julien loves his teenage cousin Julia among flowers in summer of ’39 France.

When a middle-aged father searches for his dropout daughter, Angel, his quest takes him into the underworld of prostitutes, pimps, drug addicts and thieves. Angel has become a dancer in…

The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat.