"Over and over I am mesmerized by Jeanne Moreau's presence in cinema. Enigmatic, gutsy, provocative, she defines the true female avant-garde artist." - Lise Beaudry
Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the country’s most popular events—Miss America paints a vivid picture of an institution that has come to reveal much about a changing nation.
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
Seven people of political, scientific, and social importance are called together when a message is received from space saying simply, "We're coming to help you.