平凡的一天,名叫扎克利和伊森的小男孩在某公园内发生争执,前者用棍子将后者的嘴打破。这起不大不小的儿童纠纷,将两对本没有任何交集的夫妇拉到了一起。经营小百货商店的麦克·朗斯特里特(约翰·C·赖利 John C Reilly 饰)与身为作家的潘妮洛普(朱迪·福斯特 Jodie Foster 饰)是伊森的父母,他们在家中迎来扎克利的父母——律师艾伦·考温(克里斯托弗·沃尔兹 Christoph Waltz 饰)以及投资经纪人南希(凯特·温斯莱特 KateWinslet 饰)——的拜访。他们就孩子的伤害事件协商、讨论、争执、冷嘲热讽、旁敲侧击,时而强作欢颜,时而面露不快,可是又不得不面对面度过这难熬与痛苦的一天…… 本片荣获2011年波士顿影评人奖最佳群戏奖、2011年威尼斯电影节小金狮奖。
The film chronicling the beginnings of America’s first president. After making a tremendous mistake that triggers the French and Indian War, an ambitious 22-year-old Washington must face his failures and find the courage to become the leader that will forge a nation.
Love Is the Monster centers on a couple, Ana and Justin who, rocked by infidelity, attend an exclusive couples retreat in Finland, under the golden rays of the summer’s midnight sun. They join other couples from other parts of the world to experience the transformative teachings of the shaman and healer, Tiina, inspired by the ancient Finnish goddess of love and fertility, Lempo. But the idyllic setting soon takes a turn….