贝斯（艾米丽·万凯普 Emily VanCamp 饰）从小就渴望成为一名教师，久久久久大学毕业后，久久久久她得到了一个机会，前往流浪汉避难所在那里执教。虽然贝斯从来都没有想过自己的梦想会以这样一种方式成真，但她还是干劲慢慢的走上了讲台。理想虽然丰满，但现实却是残酷的，避难所里，只有一间教室供贝斯使用，而她要负责的，是整整六个年级的学生。屡屡遭受挫折的贝斯打起了放弃的主意，此时她的丈夫布兰登（Colin Baiocchi 饰）坚定的站在了妻子的背后，支持鼓励着她。在布兰登的帮助下，贝斯重新粉刷布置了教师，还招收了一个名叫尼尔森的流浪汉成为了美术老师，这个小小的学校正在走上正轨。
回复 :弗兰克（约翰·哈克斯 John Hawkes 饰）的妻子先他一步去世了，临死前，她把自己的骨灰托付给了弗兰克，嘱咐他一定要将它们洒在她位于爱尔兰的家乡的土地上。就这样，弗兰克踏上了前往爱尔兰的旅途，根据妻子的遗愿，他不得不带上与自己关系非常疏远的儿子肖恩（罗根·勒曼 Logan Lerman 饰）。对于肖恩来说，他甚至都不愿意见到弗兰克，更别说和他一起旅行了。然而，一连串意外的发生让经济窘迫的他不得不暂时低头，为了得到一张免费的前往西海岸的机票而答应了父亲的要求。一路上，父子两人吵吵不断，几乎在每一件事情上都存在着分歧。
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回复 :"The Witch Burnt Alive"After a very long, but visually arresting animated opening credits sequence, Luchino Visconti (Death in Venice) directs the first story, which is the longest of the five, taking approximately a third of the film's running length. Mangano plays a superstar actress and model who travels to a mountain resort, only to find the well-to-do inhabitants have prejudices and preconceived notions about her based on her public persona. The women are all jealous and the men all want to sleep with her, but all Mangano wants is to be left alone. It's a mostly somber satirical piece, but story-wise, it languishes in its modest idea a bit long, becoming inconsequential to all but those fascinated by the realities of being famous."Community Spirit"Bolognini's piece isn't really a story. It's more of a visual gag, in a short segment that features Mangano offering to take an injured man to a hospital, driving him at breakneck speed throughout the city, but not stopping at locations where he might find aid. I won't give away the punchline here, but it succeeds in being amusing, even if it's the kind of thing that only is interesting the first time through."The Earth Seen from the Moon"The esteemed writer/director, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Salo), crafts the middle segment, which is the most artistic and memorable of the five. Reminiscent in style to "Don Quixote", a recently widowed father and his son travel around the country in search of a new wife and mother, and after a long period, they discover the literally speechless Mangano. She brings joy into their lives, but they are poor, and in order to find a better life for themselves, they concoct a scheme to try to make some quick cash. The story is contrived, and not completely interesting, but the outlandish performances, artwork, and costumes does evoke great charm and likeability. Although mute, it's probably the most appealing of Mangano's five performances, and Toto is terrific."The Sicilian"Franco Rossi directs the fourth an shortest piece, a straight-forward revenge story that comes and goes before it ever has a chance of becoming interesting. It's violent, but easily the least satisfying of the five stories."A Night Like Any Other"Eastwood's appearance is clearly the biggest attraction here, which was filmed in between the Sergio Leone "Dollars" trilogy. It's an enjoyable departure from his normal roles, playing a comedic romantic lead, and he is affably fun to watch. Famed Italian director, Vittorio de Sica (The Bicycle Thief, Umberto D.) does a masterful job with the story, which perfectly blends the mundane and the fantasy in a visually satisfying way. The story is about a bored housewife (Mangano, of course), who tries in vain to get her husband to realize that he is not as romantic as he used to be. The scene is interspersed with comedic romance sequences revolving around the couple's past romantic interludes, and dreams of how their lives should be.
回复 :这是一个有关北漂族和留守儿童的故事，我们的核心表现在于“含泪的微笑”，我们希望一对底层人物的生活经历，折射北漂族的艰辛以及首都人民的美好人性，希望的我们的故事温馨、温存、温暖。
