剧情介绍
尼基与弗洛是一对儿女亲家，但二人的性格却截然相反，尼基严谨，做任何事都保持一种巨人作风，但弗洛就比较随和、开放。这两位炯异的人对即将离开罗马尼亚远赴美国的孩子们也持不同意见，一个希望儿女留在身边，另一个坚决支持出国，尼基的女儿因此更喜欢弗洛，到了美国后也给他写信，尼基因此心理不平衡，最终选择了谋杀弗洛里...
The hero is a retired army officer in the period of transition in Romania from the Communist rule to democracy. As many aged people during these times he loses a lot in position and material situation and is too aged to adapt and start building something from zero. His last resort is the family, but his home and family is also slowly decomposing under the pressure of the times. His elder son dies in a stupid home accident (the film starts with his funeral), than his only other child, a daughter moves to America in the search of a better material life. His life seems to fall under the control of his in-law, a mercantile and much better adapted man, who slowly seems to deprive him not only of his children, but also of his pride and human dignity. The violent end is unexpected, although typical for the Pintilie's movies, but if you look back and reflect on what you've seen on screen, everything before was a logical building of the end.
3.5；隐喻很明显，一方是欧陆冷战遗老，一方是代表后冷战时代自由主义的冲浪儿，在下一代去往新世界的问题上有分歧，这个切入点不可谓不妙；结尾冷酷、简练、有力。
两位人设迥异的角色，一个是矛一个是盾，尼基保守顽固、弗洛开明灵活，开放方咄咄逼人，顽固方防卫反击，如冷杯子遇到沸水，终致炸裂。借角色争论罗马尼亚的历史政治问题，来探讨西方国家文化、理念渗透与罗马尼亚保守观念（冷战时期遗留观念）的反弹，这种对立在反复出现的争执中被强调和积压，铺垫到最后一击。节奏张弛度处理得好，镜头直率有力，带着冷酷的气质。
人性
两个亲家又是对门邻居，但性格和观念完全不同，两个人也代表冷战结束后的东西方，东方的罗马尼亚在旧体质瓦解后，被西方文化和观念的冲击，使得以尼基为代表的一代人深深的刺痛，女儿一家的西化，亲家对他的批判，都使得他最后走上绝路。但电影节奏太慢，故事太过琐碎平淡，只为最后一幕的冲击，但最后并没有觉得多有震撼。这是略微遗憾的！三星半。
葬礼和婚礼 搬家和辩论 在固定镜头里的“日常”是干练符号的设计 在跟随镜头下的“突发”是简单直接的冲击 而且无论镜头本身的行为变化如何 画面里都充满了纵横交替的蒙太奇 p.s. 黑了 Dresden 哈哈哈
看过留痕
年度最佳电影，芬奇可以当background voices，比较后摇的音墙去听这片子里的人声采样，我可以同时看完两部电影，这样。
比较沉闷，看着看着就看不进去了。
故事告诉我们，千万别以为老实巴交不反抗的人好欺负
弗洛有时仿佛在炫耀他进步开明的精神优越一般而忽视了尼基的自尊，这对尼基的信念渐变成了一种致命的冒犯，尼基终于被逼急了，女儿的爱被夺走只是加速了悲剧爆发的过程。
台词显得琐碎啰嗦，让人很难有耐心去理解剧中人
抱歉我不是太能理解这样的心情
亲家之间的矛盾。不过还是这个老头太偏激了。还有清纯外表内里都是一样的啊。哈哈哈
zc，你让我做这片子，不如要我死
7.5 信念的坍塌让人走向极端，结尾真生猛。