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　　藥物成癮的凡妮莎與男友仰賴社福漏洞苟且偷生，白天推著破舊除草機逐戶敲門、騷擾乞錢，夜晚徘徊荒郊曠野，蟄居廢棄拖車。日復一日，兩人不是在醫院無賴討藥，就是在街上失神遊蕩。行屍走肉般的生活逐漸讓凡妮莎感到不安，發現懷孕後，她力圖振作，卻發現自己無法割捨早已放棄人生的萎靡男友。在感情與理性間搖擺不定的她，終將墮回萬劫不復的愛情煉獄，抑或能堅定擁抱新生的勇氣？
　　加拿大離島出身的新銳導演艾許莉麥坎錫，將家鄉沉迷藥癮、頹廢過活的失業青年群象，改編成現實羅曼史，描繪在絕望與無奈的漩渦中載浮載沉的邊緣悲歌。堅持草根視角，啟用在地演員，以大量貼身特寫手法，展現陰性影像書寫的特殊風格。

　　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.

　　她，一个失意的女人，因丈夫的烂赌唯有独自带一女“遥”过着简单节俭的生活，性格亦变得异常暴躁，近乎野蛮的她不再相信任何人。 　　他，一个四处流浪，一个没有成就、潦倒，一直没有一个安稳的窝，更隐藏着一个不为人知的秘密身患绝症！ 　　一次误会，一张出租告示，令他和她碰撞在一起，积极乐观的他感染着她，甚至无微不至的照顾着她，暴躁兼野蛮的她却时时排斥着他；而当她的丈夫因欠债被追讨时，他更是不顾危难挺身而出。他终于令她对生活重新充满了希望，可此时，她的丈夫再次出现了，而他又重遇昔日的恋人，他的病也越来越重了，他们面临着太多的问题，太多的抉择；他唯有将对昔日恋人的爱埋藏于内心深处，一切的一切，似乎早已注定……