In an exclusive neighborhood in upstate New York, family and friends gather to commemorate the AIDS-related death of Tony (played in flashbacks by D.B. Sweeney), a much-loved young man. The gathering takes place at the country home of Tony's half-brother John (
Jared Harris) and John's moody wife Marian (
Deborah Kara Unger). John and Marian's marriage has been under some strain, due in large part to Marian's overriding worries about their year-old baby. When Tony's longtime lover and Marian's best friend Lyle (
David Conrad) arrives with Robert (
James Duval), his new boyfriend, tensions heighten further. Meanwhile, on the other side of the lake, wealthy widow Laura (
Gena Rowlands) returns home to a surprise visit from her estranged daughter Nina (
Brooke Shields), a B-movie actress whose latest attempt to shock her mother comes courtesy of Thierry (
Gary Dourdan), the married, black Parisian she has brought along. ~ Rebecca Flint, All Movie Guide