赫伯特(杰弗里•寇姆 Jeffrey Combs 饰)医生正在秘密从事一项的人体研究,那就是使死亡的有机体复活。就在他的实验正要成功之际,意外发生了。由于某种原因加上赫伯特医生的疏忽,他的实验对象突然复活并偷溜进了居民区大开杀戒。为此,赫伯特医生最终被判刑十三年。
狱中的赫伯特并没有停止他的实验,他偷偷利用老鼠做实验。无奈当年警察查封了他的所有实验成果,赫伯特在监狱中一直没有取得什么进展。有一天,年轻的医学博士霍华德(杰森•巴瑞 Jason Barry 饰)来到了监狱工作,他指定赫伯特做作为自己的助手。原来,霍华德的姐姐就死于赫伯特当年的实验对象之手,他这次来就是要和赫伯特一起完成当年的研究。当他们将当年的试剂注入一具犯人尸体的骨髓时,当年恐怖的一幕再次上演。
乔治(理查德·伯顿 Richard Burton 饰)是一名历史系的教授,而他的妻子玛莎(伊丽莎白·泰勒 Elizabeth Taylor 饰)则是校长的女儿,两人结婚多年,感情早已经由浓转淡。不仅如此,身份上的不平等亦为这段婚姻埋下了重重的隐患。 某夜,两人参加完派对后返回家中,疲惫不堪的乔治得知伊丽莎白竟然在完全不告知自己的情况下邀请了年轻的夫妻尼克(乔治·席格 George Segal 饰)和哈尼(桑迪·丹尼斯 Sandy Dennis 饰)前来做客。虽然心中有诸多的不满,但乔治还是习惯性的将它们压抑在了心底。年轻而又英俊的尼克吸引了玛莎的注意,看着妻子向尼克大献殷勤,乔治的心中很不是滋味,一场暴风雨正在酝酿之中。
斯特凡、茱莉亚和托比亚斯这三个兄弟姐妹过着舒适的中产阶级生活。从表面上看,他们做得很好,但所有三个人都越来越意识到他们的生活中存在着差距,有些事情不对劲,有些事情必须改变。41岁的斯特凡是一位成功的飞行员,一位真正的女士;到目前为止,他一直过着无忧无虑的享乐主义者的生活。但是突然之间,他的健康状况就不复存在了;而且,与他在早先的一桩婚外情中所生的女儿维姬的一次邂逅使他偏离了轨道。44岁的茱莉亚和丈夫在意大利度假时,开始照顾一只被车撞的街头狗。突然,她儿子去世的痛苦追上了她。34岁的托比亚斯嫁给了一位职业女性。他一直在照顾他们的三个孩子,似乎无法完成学业;现在他的兄弟姐妹决定他也应该照顾他们生病的父亲。
爱德华·伯杰的电影描绘了三个人寻找幸福和内心平静。由于这三个集中的性格研究,形象出现了一个不安全的一代在一个快速变化的世界。
The three siblings Stefan, Julia and Tobias lead comfortable middle-class lives. Outwardly, they are doing well, but all three are becoming more and more aware that there are gaps in their lives, that something is not right, and that something has to change. Stefan, 41, is a successful pilot and a real ladies man; up to now he has always led the life of a carefree hedonist. But suddenly his health will not play along anymore; moreover, an encounter with his daughter Vicky, whom he fathered in an earlier affair, throws him off course. While holidaying in Italy with her husband, Julia, 44, begins taking care of a street dog that’s been hit by a car. All of a sudden the pain of her son’s death catches up with her. Tobias, 34, is married to a career-orientated woman. He has been taking care of their three children and cannot seem to finish his studies; now his siblings have decided that he should also take care of their sick father.
Edward Berger’s film portrays three people in search of happiness and inner peace. As a result of these three concentrated character studies, the image emerges of an insecure generation in a rapidly changing world.
Samurai Castles The Kumamoto Castle from the 17th century was heavily damaged by a series of powerful earthquakes, but the oldest sections of stonewalls miraculously survived and avoided major damage, while newer walls all collapsed. A 3D model created from 4K drone shots unveils the wisdom of samurai warriors.