Quando os estilistas de topo descem à pequena localidade de Keighley para o campeonato nacional de cabeleireiro, certamente não esperam encontrar grande concorrência entre os locais. Mas ninguém estava a contar com Phil Allen, que em tempos tinha chamado à atenção num circuito de competição. Desde que a sua esposa fugiu com a sua antiga modelo de competição, Sandra, ele tem vindo a viver a sua vida de forma recatada como barbeiro local, com o seu filho Brian. Quem será o vencedor da prestigiada Tesoura De Prata?
Diana and Deric have an ideal marriage: they thrive in each other's company, they're funny, and they enjoy their two grown children and Deric's dotty mother; the trouble is, Diana can no longer walk and her malady defies medical diagnosis. To care for Diana, Deric is letting his business slide, but at a civic luncheon, he is seated next to Aileen Armitage, a novelist who is blind. They have a nice time, and on the sly, Diana contacts Aileen to made an odd request. Diana's declining health and her resolve bring this triangle of unlikely friends to a surprising place.
Philippa Talbot is a talented London businesswoman who has decided to give up her position and power to become a nun. The man who loves her is in shock over her departure from his life. When Philippa arrives at Brede, a cloistered Benedictine monastery, the abbess who was responsible for convincing her to enter this vocation suddenly dies. Her successor is Catherine, a sensitive leader who's the first to tell the newcomer to the community that all nuns are to love without a preference for one over another. This becomes very difficult when Joanna, a young nun, singles Sister Philippa out and grows very attached to her.
Após um trágico acidente que matou sua filha, o casal Laura (Julie Christie) e John Baxter (Donald Sutherland) muda-se para Veneza, afim de esquecer a tragédia. Porém, quando chegam lá, uma estranha mulher começa a dizer que sua filha está enviando mensagens do mundo dos mortos, e os dois iniciam uma perigosa relação de curiosidade sobre o outro lado da vida.
