Затеяв новый блестящий сериал под названием «Манхэттен», знаменитый голливудский продюсер Мел Уэкслер и не подозревал, что тайны частной жизни его ведущих актеров окажутся куда более интересными, чем самый богатый вымысел сценаристов. Пытаясь прийти в себя после трагической гибели жены и детей, Уэкслер возобновляет старый роман с самой яркой звездой «Манхэттена», Сабиной Куорлс. Но и у нее оказываются свои секреты, грозящие разрушить их любовь..
A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man on board a ship.
В 1923 г. в британской колонии Нигерии Мистером Джонсоном называли местных образованных чернокожих, которые никак не уживались ни с местными туземцами, ни с колонистами-англичанами. Главный герой работает на местного британского судью и считает себя англичанином, хотя он никогда не был в Англии. Он плетет интриги, пытаясь выслужиться, чтобы получить хотя бы горячую ванну…
A goon, who dreams of making it big in life, a student leader, who strives to keep politicians away from college election and a third guy who wants to settle abroad. Their lives change after an incident on a bridge.
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, in 1940, Lieutenant Kurokawa returns home as a honored and decorated soldier but deprived of his arms and legs lost in battle. All hopes, from the villagers and women to close family members, turn to Shigeko, the Lieutenant's wife. She must honor the Emperor and the country in setting an example for all by fulfilling her duty and taking care of the 'god soldier'. Kurokawa prior to leaving to fight in the war regularly beat and berated his wife for her barrenness and inability to bring him a son. When he returns home as an amputee with no hearing and no speech, his wife dutifully attends to him, even though he shows little appreciation for her dedicated care. His main concerns are getting fed and getting sex. Even in his own degraded condition, he manages to berate his wife. Eventually, though, his own memories infiltrate and he is haunted by his horrible, sadistic deeds, performed while in the duty of the Japanese military.
The pressures of problems at home and at work are taking a tremendous toll on a middle-aged husband, and he begins to take it out on his wife.
Glamour model Diane Shepherd is routinely being beaten by her husband Tim, who accuses her of infidelity. When she can't take it anymore, she finds shelter with photographer Mark and his girlfriend Carrie. They introduce Diane to Millie, who is in a similar situation. Meanwhile, Tim informs Diane that if she doesn't come back to him, he will see to it that he gains custody of their son, Timmy.
When a harassed movie director takes it on his wife, the battered wife is faced with how long can she take it.