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　　影片改编自菲利普·罗斯2008年出版的同名小说，故事围绕上世纪50年代美国一名犹太裔男青年马科斯·梅思纳的苦闷与彷徨展开。

　　安妮（黛咪·摩尔 Demi Moore 饰）是一名单亲妈妈，和年幼的儿子过着相依为命的生活。某日，她被选中成为了陪审团的成员，要负责陪审一起黑手党老大的审判。为了笼络人心，黑手党内一位名叫“老师”（亚历克·鲍德温 Alec Baldwin 饰）的成员暗中开始接近安妮，通过对她展开热烈的追求，来试图动摇安妮在判决中的公正之心。
　　然而，正义感慢慢的安妮并不是轻易就可以被蛊惑的，她相信法律，并且坚定而公正的执行着自己的权利。当黑手党发现他们的“美人计”没有起到预期的效果之后，开始将威胁的刀锋指向了安妮的儿子。

　　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.

　　解放前夕的天津搬运码头，工人们受尽马八辈（陈士和 饰）父子和国民党统治者的压榨，个个挣扎在死亡线上。搬运工胡二（郭派清 饰）强忍饥饿扛包运货，累得昏倒在地，儿子因捡漏在地上的粮食，被马家的狗腿子活活摔死。胡妻（李晓工 饰）闻讯哭昏死过去。愤怒的工人自觉聚在一起商议，推选胡二和丁占元（李紫平 饰）为代表，率全体工人大闹马八辈的寿宴，追讨扣发的工钱并增加工资，不然就罢工。在六号门带动下，全市各货场码头纷纷响应。在强大斗争压力下，马八辈的儿子马金龙（谢添 饰）不得已给工人增加工资，之后指使特务逮捕了胡二。解放后，马氏父子受到政府处理，工人们推选胡二当了搬运站长，而被政府处理的老恶霸并不甘心......

有人說過「十七歲」是一個具有魔力的數字，因為十七歲正好是青春怒放的時期，離法定的成人還有最後一段的萌昧期。大多數人的十七歲都是在汗水與淚水交織的高中校園度過的，十七歲的生命充滿各種曖昧與可能。
四十五歲則是另一個令人遐想的生命階段，因為在此標注了生命中點的里程碑，準備跨過的是「不惑」的關卡。四十五歲的他們抱著一顆曾經熱血的心展開了一趟追尋高中失聯同學的旅程，大家都以為旅程的終點就是與高中同學歡聚、慶祝同學會，沒想到，等待著他們的卻是一個個沒有逆料到的生命驚奇―― 包括中年失業、子女教養、夫妻關係、身心健康、父母健康、自我實踐與生死大事等問題，彷佛要通過了這重重的考驗，生命才能真的邁入不惑的旅程。
於是，旅途上的他們與那些久違的年輕夢想、熾燃理念與純真初心相逢了，原來，他們一直在尋找的不是什麼失落的青春歲月或失聯的旅伴，而是那一個個被遺忘的「原來的自己」。
旅程如斯奇妙，最後帶著他們一路返回了自己的「初心」。在這個期中休息站，他們盤整了自己生命的得失，加滿了油，再次啟程，往生命後半段的坦蕩旅途一路駛去，這次的終點將是圓融與完滿。