Richard Dow

1977年、はるかな宇宙との交信を願い「遊びに来てください」のメッセージをのせたボイジャー2号が打ち上げられた。それを解読した異星人”スターマン”は、異星人として初めて地球を訪れる。アメリカ、ウィスコンシン州。夫のスコットを交通事故で亡くしたジェニーは、毎晩亡き夫を思い悲しみに暮れていた。ある夜、物音で目覚めると外は山火事で赤く染まり、なんと目の前には死んだはずのスコットそっくりの男が立っていた。その男は、地球に不時着した宇宙船から逃れ、スコットの姿を借りたスターマンだった。ジェニーはスターマンと共に彼の母艦との合流地点アリゾナを目指して旅をする。

Granny Weatherall (Geraldine Fitzgerald) is a spunky old lady of eighty who bosses around her doctor and her children. She seems so strong and in control, and yet she has never had the upper hand in her destiny. One morning, a flood of long-forgotten memories bring her to the realization that of all her accomplishments, she cannot console herself for the shame-filled day she was left standing at the alter. Still, her indomitable will to live and act independently infuses the last day of her life. Adapted from the short story by acclaimed writer Katherine Anne Porter ("Ship of Fools"), The Jilting of Granny Weatherall reminds us of the plight of many women who wait for life to claim them, rather than seek life out for themselves.

A married couple takes an extended holiday in Puerto Rico where their resentment and marital dysfunction begin to boil over. They meet an attractive couple who they invite over for dinner and soon start to learn about love and romance from their new friends. But it may be too late to save their marriage.