In this film, a couple, after seeing the lovely job a friend of theirs has done in converting an old mill house into a cozy mansion, moves into an old farmhouse after persuading the current owner, an old man, to leave. When they arrive, he appears to be preparing to leave, but it soon becomes evident that the man has no intention of going to live with his children, and intends to stay in the house. At first, they find his presence unbearable, but when he must go to the hospital, they begin to realize that they care for the feisty old gentleman.　　~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

拉丽莎（阿丽萨·弗雷因德利赫 Alisa Frejndlikh 饰）拥有非常美丽的外表，她本是衔着金汤匙出生的千金小姐，无奈家道中落，如今的一家人过着捉襟见肘的生活。拉丽莎有两个姐姐，她们都已经嫁为人妇，拉丽莎是母亲最后的希望，母亲想要她嫁给一个有钱人，如此她才能够再度过上富裕的日子。　　拉丽莎爱上了名叫巴拉托夫（尼基塔·米哈尔科夫 Nikita Mikhalkov 饰），与此同时，一个邮政部门的小职员卡朗迪耶谢夫（安德烈·米亚赫科夫 Andrey Myagkov 饰）也在热烈的追求着拉丽莎。本来，拉丽莎和巴拉托夫之间感情发展的很顺利，哪知道天有不测风云，巴拉托夫破产了，之后，他选择了离开。痛苦之中，拉丽莎被卡朗迪耶谢夫趁虚而入，两人订了婚。

This is a story of lifetime. A story full of spiritual power biography, behind which stays a whole age in the national development of Bulgaria.　　Reality Fantasy, 6 May 2006　　Author lordsin from Bulgaria　　This is one of the best movies I've seen. Some may say it has no sense, but if you look closely you'll notice that this movie is a philosophical masterpiece. It shows several scenes of life in the village and then the brilliant Rangel Vulchanov puts reality into a boy's fantasies. The movie jumps from birth to death, from wedding to funeral, from joy to sorrow, from reality to fantasy, from war to peace. There are lots of laughable moments for the comedy fans, and there's drama for the drama fans. You won't forget this movie once you've seen it. It's a true gem! It will give you all you want even more...One of the best Bulgarian movies ever made. Better than all of the French movies altogether!

二战期间，德国纳粹将战火燃至捷克境内，一时间硝烟四起。然而，在捷克某个乡村火车站内，却生活着一群事不关己、高高挂起的乐天派。谄媚且爱养鸽子的站长马克思（Vladimír Valenta 饰）、风流成性的胡比克（Josef Somr 饰）、成天想着与胡比克鬼混的女站员赞妮克（Vlastimil Brodsky 饰）以及羞涩的见习员米罗（Václav Neckár 饰）。正因为有了他们，沉闷的乡间小站才充满着欢声笑语。 　　米罗与女列车员玛萨（Jitka Scoffin 饰）相爱，但在欢愉之时他却发现自己不举！这令米罗失去活下去的勇气…… 　　本片荣获1968年奥斯卡最佳外语片奖。

捷克“胜利二月”后的一处废铁回收厂里，因宗教信仰不愿在周日工作的厨师帕维尔（Václav Neckár 饰）与检察官、哲学教授、奶牛场主等人组成的一只劳动小组正在罢工，昔日工人、如今他们的头头奉命带领一支剧组来这里拍摄宣传电影，导演获悉罢工后拂袖而去，但这次拍摄却把帕维尔和在附近劳改的美丽女犯基塔（Jitka Zelenohorská 饰）的手牵到了一起。贸易协会派人劝解罢工，反被奶牛场主反诘，而奶牛场主也至此不知所踪。同时看管女犯的法警结婚了，而工人们只能唠着哲学与艺术的话题偷窥女犯人们。不久少先队员来访，教授质问带队的辅导员，结果他也不知去向了。基塔终于答应了帕维尔的求婚，两人进行了一场缺席婚礼，最后大领导视察地区工作，帕维尔向他提出了跟教授一样的问题…… 　　本片遭禁21年后获1990年柏林金熊奖、国际影评人费比西奖。