Die Journalistin Norah will in Wien einen Neuanfang wagen. Eine Bettlerin sagt ihr voraus, dass sie in sechs Wochen einen Mann namens Arthur Grimm töten werde. Anfangs gibt Norah dem Vorfall keine Beachtung, doch dann passieren merkwürdige Dinge....
并不富裕的伊莱扎（乌玛•瑟曼 Uma Thurman 饰）与丈夫以及两个年幼的孩子挤在曼哈顿的一间小小的公寓里。虽然伊莱扎一直都想成为一名专业的作家，但是无奈两个孩子年幼，而丈夫又要上班，所以她只能当起了全职妈妈，写作也只能在料理家务的间隙进行。这天是女儿卡拉拉六岁的生日， 伊莱扎一早便开始为生日会采购。可是谁能料到这样重要的一天竟然状况百出。当伊莱扎为了女儿的生日会四处奔波之际，她不禁为自己“无助”又“凄惨”的母亲生涯感到悲哀。可是当晚上看到女儿快乐的样子，而丈夫终于懂得体贴自己，伊莱扎终于感受到了作为一个母亲不一样的感受。...
At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems....
Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ......
