A portrait of a man who analyses his life on his 44th birthday. The past and the present, the actual and potential developments blend in a dreamy vision. "The protagonist seems to assume that travelling in time is possible, and things happen in an imaginary, invented time which he fittingly adjusts and changes", said Konwicki in the Film Press News 1/1972. The film is a formall...。Samuel和Beckett Emerson兄弟在父亲的阴影下艰难度日。他们的父亲Warren,赌博、酗酒将兄弟俩带回家的所有钱花光。生活的困窘消磨着人的意志,每个家庭成员都以自己的方式寻找着心灵安慰,莎士比亚,连环画,以及镜花水月的爱情。Beckett希望通过伪造偿还父亲的一些欠款。但随着Beckett计划失败,为了生活,这个家必须做些改变……。