Altrincham Little Theatre

An elderly rural couple visit their adult children and families in Tokyo, but receive little consideration or attention.

A family’s long-serving and diligent maid evidently resents attempts to integrate her more into household celebrations, and actively resists the introduction of some assistance when her health begins to suffer.

A sheltered young Virginian goes to live with her cousin in a sand-ridden shack on the rough and windy Texan prairie. The social disruption that results is reflected in the climatic conditions, culminating in a sand-storm of biblical proportions.

A lively but ageing widow of 30 years’ standing decides to shrug off her quotidian existence with an unprecedented fling. But in Iran this risks falling foul of the oppressive regime, as did
the film itself.