吉村公三郎代表作,也是蘇珊.桑塔最喜愛的日本經典片之一。吉村愛向難度挑戰,喜歡實驗,討厭被歸類,是松竹的壞孩子,卻因此為日本電影開創出不少可能性。影片描寫日本戰後,末落貴族變賣大宅前舉行的最後一場舞會。吉村親歷這樣的一個舞會,他用所見所感,寫出一個個玲瓏浮凸的人物:戀棧風光的父親,目空一切的兒子,不肯放下身段的大女兒...道盡大時代的種種細碎。也是原節子代表作,這個洞悉世情的次女兒與父親起舞,成為全片焦點,也為時代作了精采的解讀。World War II is over, and the once-prominent Anjo family has fallen on hard times. They must finally sell the family home - but not before one last ball to recapture their glory days. However, old secrets and high emotions threaten to turn the evening into tragedy. Proud patriarch Tadahiko (Takizawa) can barely keep his unruly offspring in check, and tries every last trick to keep the house where he has spent the happiest years of his life. In his darkest hour, daughter Atsuko (frequent Ozu heroine, Hara Setsuko) shows her beleaguered father the hard-won dignity in starting over.SummerIFF 2007
宁静的池塘中,生活着安逸自在的野鸭一家。人过中年只图现世安稳的鸭爸麦克(库梅尔·南贾尼 Kumail Nanjiani 饰),对当前的一切分外满足,根本不想有任何改变。可是一双儿女——儿子达克斯(卡斯帕·詹宁斯 Caspar Jennings 饰)和女儿格温(特雷西·加扎尔 Tresi Gazal 饰)——正值青春年少,急切地希望看一看外面的世界。耐不住家人的软磨硬泡,麦克只得硬着头皮,带着孩子们和老婆帕姆(伊丽莎白·班克斯 Elizabeth Banks 饰)以及丹叔叔(丹尼·德维托 Danny DeVito 饰)前往长途奔袭牙买加。哪曾想这一路充满艰辛和挑战,麦克一家先是迷失了方向,紧接着遇到各色各样的陌生人和惊险刺激的事件。这真是一次难以忘怀的南迁之旅……