故事的剧情很精巧，一对新婚夫妇带着出生不就的孩子搬往位于海滩附近的新居，可就在入住的第一晚，他们就碰上了一连串的倒霉事，汽车陷泥不能发动，新房没电且脏乱不堪，最重要的是，他们根本不知道楼上的邻居将会让他们遭遇更大的灾难....
影片灵感来源于罗马尼亚作家马克思·布莱彻1937年的自传小说，故事围绕20岁的主人公埃曼努尔展开。埃曼努尔患有骨结核，在黑海海岸疗养院度过了大半辈子。期间他在疗养院中找到了爱情，并为此尽力尝试勇敢面对生活。虽然身体慢慢枯萎了，但他们的精神拒绝向命运屈服。
影片取材于Rolling Stones创始人之一Brian Jones在1969年7月2日猝死事件，导演Stephen Woolley寻访了大量当事人，想必这个揭密应该比较权威，或者，我们就权当看八卦了嘛~~~ Stephen Woolley是着名导演Neil Jordan的御用制片人，二人合作的电影有13部，包括《夜访吸血鬼》和《哭泣的游戏》。
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.
