長崎的蝴蝶姑娘

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

In Chengdu, China, a retired female opera singer named Master Chang takes in a trio of young tenants into her boarding home. The tenants include a rock singer and a college student who has run away from home.

คู่สามีภรรยาสองคู่ต้องปรับตัวเข้ากับการเปลี่ยนแปลงทางสังคมและเศรษฐกิจครั้งใหญ่ที่เกิดขึ้นในประเทศจีนตั้งแต่ช่วงทศวรรษ 1980 จนถึงปัจจุบัน

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.

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 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.

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.

เรื่องราวของ 3 เพื่อนซี้ที่เปิดโรงเรียนสอนภาษาอังกฤษด้วยกันที่ปักกิ่ง และกำลังถูกฟ้องร้องข้อหาขโมยข้อสอบ TOEFL มาให้นักเรียนของตัวเองได้ทำกันก่อนสอบจริง หลังจากนั้นหนังก็จะย้อนกลับไปเล่าชีวิตของชายหนุ่มทั้งสามคน ตั้งแต่สมัยเรียนมหาวิทยาลัยด้วยกัน

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 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.