A couple reunites after a long separation to find themselves in a world that seems designed for their enjoyment and comfort. They immediately get married. During the ceremony, the Judge marrying them confronts them with the reality of their own mortality and challenges them to fight together against death. This perfect wedding day is returned to periodically throughout an examination of their future as they cope with life, love, and death.
Victor is a struggling playwright and theater director and his girlfriend Mary is expecting their first child. He has a temporary job in construction to make ends meet, but the dusty, dirty job exhausts him. Across town, Mary is a manager in a tony Madison Avenue boutique. The young couple is about to move out of their bohemian apartment in Brooklyn to the suburbs, all funded by Mary's father. As Dad keeps buying buying them things they could never afford, Victor's sense of entrapment grows. His inner struggle to meet their expectations seems to be guiding him towards a way of life he is unwilling to accept.
Largamente traumatizada por la desaparición de su hija de 3 años, 15 años atrás, Julia Sandburg (Sigourney Weaver) ha cortado prácticamente toda relación de afecto entre ella y la gente cercana, incluyendo a su familia, que intenta atravesar su muro de aislamiento y desesperación.
Finn, un profesor inglés de mediana edad, entra en crisis debido a una reciente tragedia de la que se siente responsable. Decide abandonar su rutina y dedicarse a vender enciclopedias, lo que le lleva a relacionarse con mucha gente. Sin embargo, su ansiedad terminará por consumirle al sentirse perseguido por un implacable fantasma. En torno a noches en vela y días de desesperación, The Sensation of Sight entrelaza vidas solitarias y desconectadas del resto del mundo que, irremediablemente, llevarán a Finn a un despertar inesperado y sublime.
Una joven estudiante norteamericana de la universidad de Wisconsin se enamora de un compañero de clase. Lo que ella ignora es que se trata del príncipe de Dinamarca, un joven que no quiere seguir la tradición de sus padres ni asumir sus deberes. Ésa es precisamente la razón por la que se ha trasladado a Estados Unidos, donde se hace pasar por un estudiante normal.
