Star Dust
When Hollywood film studios reject her because she’s too young, an Arkansas woman sets out to build a career as an actress on her own.
The Walls of Jericho
In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman.
Good Lord Without Confession
Stuck in a loveless marriage, bourgeois industrialist Francois falls in love with Janine, another man’s wife. Francois sets up Janine as his mistress, and she, mercenary soul that she is,…
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
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…
Tender Is the Night
1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren’s mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle,…
The Facts of Life
Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other’s manner grating, they fall in love when thrown together–without their spouses–on…
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