Victoria Fairbrother

Nellie (Pat Phoenix) is weak and bedridden in her aging, decrepit house due to a bad heart. Living out of her front room, Nellie is looked after by her son Harold (Tom Bell) who is going deaf and prone to eccentric and emotional outbursts following a motorbike accident some years previous. Relations are tense and fractious between Nellie and Harold, a state of affairs which isn't helped by Nellie's affectionate recollections of her estranged son Stanley (Tom Georgeson) who left many years before, taking with him Nellie's savings.

Moving out from under the shadow of her artist brother Augustus John, Gwen John moved to Paris in 1903, working as an artist's model until becoming the mistress of famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. After Rodin's death, she concentrated on her work as an artist, rivalling her brother's reputation with her own expressive portraits.

Winsome art critic Peter visits married artists Gilberto and Vera in Brazil for Christmas. Gilberto and Peter are more than friends though, and jealous romantic entanglements ensue when it becomes apparent that Gilberto’s marriage is not over just yet.

After giving birth to her second boy, Jodie recognises a growing dissatisfaction in all areas of her life.

Una mujer rica y madura, se niega a envejecer y vive una vida llena de placeres y juegos prohibidos en una gran mansión junto a jóvenes a los que mantiene para su gozo personal... Un dia, uno de sus jóvenes amantes se enamora locamente de una campesina, lo que desatará los celos y la locura de su señora y desembocará en una espiral de sacrificio, muerte y horror.