故事发生在十九世纪末北欧,混乱的局势衰颓的经济令人民们陷入了民不聊生的境地。农民拉斯卡森(马克斯·冯·西多 Max von Sydow 饰)带着儿子佩尔(贝利·赫维内加拉德 Pelle Hvenegaard 饰)来到丹麦,希望能够在这里依靠自己的双手挣得更体面的生活。 然而,现实却远不如想象中那么美好,父子两人好不容易在农庄里找到了一份清理马厩的工作,无处可去的两人只能和马只一起睡在茅草堆上,白日里还要受到雇主的责难和剥削,生活苦不堪言。长工埃里克(比约恩·格拉纳特 Bj?rn Granath 饰)积极的领导工人们同压迫他们的管家作斗争,埃里克的自由精神深深鼓舞了佩尔,使他决定离开庄园,开拓新的天地。
柏林由两位天使守护着,一个是对人世疾苦冷眼旁观的卡西尔,另一个是常常感怀于人类疾苦的丹密尔(布鲁诺?甘茨 Bruno Ganz ?饰)。二人穿着宽大的天使袍,在城市各处游荡,倾听人们的祈祷,默默观察人们的内心世界。马戏团玛瑞安(苏韦戈?多马丁Solveig Dommartin 饰)的心事引来了丹密尔的同情,因为马戏团经营不善,面临倒闭,玛瑞安满心烦恼。这个马戏团的天使演员令丹密尔动了凡心,他决定化作凡人,追求一段美满感情。 本片荣获1987年第40届戛纳国际电影节最佳导演奖。
A true story of a family and town's effort to save a beloved and heroic dog named Semper Fi. The father, a Captain in the US Marines and his homemaker wife, contend with the not so earth shattering problems of their twin, fifteen year old daughter and son as well as the antics of their precocious six year old daughter. Their lives tumble along, as most families do, until they must face the grave diagnosis of their faithfully and very loved Golden Retriever, Semper Fi. The family cannot afford the expensive surgery the dog needs. The children jump into action with a plan, spear headed by the fifteen year old daughter. They plan a community yard sale, donating all of their most prized possessions. The family's grumpy neighbor plays an unlikely and unexpected part in the ultimate success of the fund raising. Before Semper goes in for his surgery, he displays a heroic act that almost ends his life. The story unfolds during the holiday season.