凿空者之使命召唤

　　电影将以上世纪1950和1980年代的双时间轴呈现，故事以张云林（张艾嘉饰）为核心开始，观众将看到以倒叙手法回忆1950年代年轻的张云林（李心洁饰）在二次世界大战后的生活。妹妹张云红（林宣妤饰）的过世使张云林陷入罪恶感之中，此时，她也遇见了日本籍园艺师中村有朋（阿部宽饰），协助她打造纪念花园，并开启一段揪心的爱情故事。

　　律子(安藤聖)が美瑛に帰って来た。この間から、駅前の売店でソフトクリームを売っている。
　　彼女の帰郷は瞬く間に町の人の知るところとなった。 律子は高校を卒業すると同時に女優を目指し上京した。
　　いっときはテレビに出たものの、ほぼ鳴かず飛ばず。ついには男にも捨てられ、傷心での里帰りなのだという。
　　そんな話を聞いた農家の春夫(金子貴俊)は、気が気ではない。
　　ずいぶん昔に律子に振られ、今も未練を残しているのだった。
　　律子の親友･信代(小林きな子)は、傷ついた律子を心配する一方、
　　これまで全く浮いた話の出ない春夫のことも気にかかり、ならばいっそのこと二人をくっつけようと思い立つ。
　　信代の思いつきは、春夫の姪･サチ（福田麻由子）にも伝わり、母親（藤田弓子）まで作戦に加わることとなった。春夫の周りみんなで、春夫の恋を成就させようというわけだ。
　　この作戦の中心にいるのは、町の若者の間で｢恋愛の神様｣と呼ばれる職業不詳の男（きたろう）だった。

　　Summary
　　Bullied by his matriarchal mother, abused by his siblings, ignored by his father, Poil de Carotte's childhood is as miserable as it could be. An illegitimate child, he is the main reason for the enmity which exists between his parents, who continue to live together just to keep up appearances. In the end, Poil de Carotte's suffering becomes more than he can bear...
　　Review
　　Drawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and its inherent humanity. It is more memorable than Julien Duvivier's earlier silent version of 1925, also named Poil de Carotte.
　　The part of Poil de Carotte was played by 11 year old Robert Lynen, who was alleged to have been discovered whilst walking down the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Lynen is totally captivating and the film made him an instant star, launching what looked like becoming a very promising film career – until he was shot dead whilst fighting against the Germans in 1944. Harry Baur, a legendary stage and film actor (who also died during World War II, allegedly at the hands of the Gestapo), also turns in a typically fine performance. The reconciliation between father and son at the end of the film provides its most enduring image, enough to melt the heart of all but the most stoical of spectators.

　　Mari (Marina Vlady) runs a boardinghouse for girls who are in trouble, and Juli (Lili Monori) is a young married woman who is fleeing her passionate marriage with an uncontrollable alcoholic. She has brought her young daughter along with her. Though this is not allowed under the house rules, Mari makes an exception for Juli. Both women are desperately unfulfilled - Mari has a narrow-minded and passionless man for a husband, and Juli still loves her husband, whom she recognizes as a person she cannot continue living with. The two turn to each other for comfort, and each woman gains necessary insights into her own life in seeing the other's struggles. This sober movie by feminist director Marta Meszaros was not a rousing box-office success.