FRANCES Despite having a controlling mother and constant disapproval from her father, a 16-year-old girl is swept off her feet into the glory of Hollywood. But with her strong political opinions, a flamboyant love-life and then imprisonment, she falls further into the depths of misfortune.

CRIMES OF THE HEART Babe has just shot her husband. Lenny worries that men will no longer find her attractive and Meg returns from Hollywood after a nervous breakdown. The three eccentric sisters reunite and support each other through their exasperating succession of mistakes and misfortunes.

MUSIC BOX Chicago attorney Ann Talbot agrees to defend her Hungarian immigrant father against accusations of heinous war crimes commited 50 years earlier. As the trial unfolds, Ann probes for evidence that will not only establish his innocence but also lay to rest her own agonising doubts about his past.

LOSING ISAIAH When a crack-addicted single mother accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high, the child is adopted by a warm-hearted social worker. Years later, the mother has gone through rehab and holds a steady job, and upon learning that her child is still alive, challenges for custody of the child.