The case brings two older women together. Lonely and embittered by the whole world, Zhenya is forced to unite with the eccentric and good-natured Mila in order to get out of the circumstances in which they found themselves thanks to a chance acquaintance with two young frivolous neighbors.
Andrey, the owner of a construction company, has to turn to an official he knows for help in order to win a government tender and avoid bankruptcy. Everything is ready to meet the "dear" guest, but as soon as he crosses the threshold, everything goes awry from the very first minute.
On Parents’ Saturday, the ancestors’ memorial day, a mother and her son travel in an old Sedan. They have far to go: in a day they have to visit five cemeteries, scattered across the region. From the very beginning nothing goes according to plan.
Director Mitya escapes from the set of the next television series. In this he is helped by the ghost of Marcello Mastroianni. The decision to escape launches a chain of events with the participation of Mitya's family and friends, which can only be unraveled by the answer to the question of what kind of director he wants to be: great, talented, or just normal.
The plot revolves around the rehearsal of the play “Excitement” in which Freindlikh is to play a famous American writer from New York. The actress and director have heated debates about the eccentric character. They discuss the process of creation, its mysterious mechanisms, the birth of a work of art in general. They also talk about the world around Alisa outside the theatre – her family, home, friends, interests and her beloved St. Petersburg. The film is meant to commemorate the great Russian actress’s 85th anniversary.
Elena Mihailovna, habiendo trabajado toda su vida en la única escuela de una ciudad provincial, vive modestamente en el retiro. Inesperadamente, ella se entera de un diagnóstico fatal, que puede terminar su vida en cualquier momento. En lugar de una anticipación insoportable, ella comienza decididamente a prepararse para su propia muerte, a fin de simplificar el procedimiento para su hijo. Ella no ha visto a su único hijo durante más de cinco años porque él se preocupa en la capital. Oleg está constantemente ocupado y no tiene tiempo para su madre solitaria. Al mismo tiempo, con todos los nuevos problemas, la heroína recibe como regalo una carpa enorme, que cambia su vida.
