When actress Annabelle Gurwitch was fired from a play by Woody Allen, she wondered how she would cope with being downsized by a cultural icon. Turning to friends in show business, she was assured she was not alone. Everyone she knew, from her rabbi to her gynaecologist, had their own account of getting the boot. Featuring interviews with comedians, economists and regular working folks, and drawing on her hugely popular book, Fired! is a humorous look at downsizing in America.
Quatro sofisticados nova-iorquinos se encontram para jantar em uma noite chuvosa. Uma história contada durante o jantar dá início a uma conversa entre Max (Larry Pine) e Sy (Wallace Shaw), dois escritores, que passam a discutir a dualidade do drama humano através das máscaras da tragédia e da comédia. Os dois escritores passam então a desenvolver duas histórias, uma cômica e outra trágica, protagonizadas por uma mulher chamada Melinda (Radha Mitchell).
A day in the life of a couple trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. When Marie decides to break up with Bruce, their conversation devolves into a torrent of foul-mouthed rippings and ferociously humorous musings on their marriage, love, hate and committment.
