Young and shy Jeff discovers his attraction to men. After struggling with himself he comes out to his parents. Mum eventually listens to his son and tries to understand his feelings, but his Dad would rather die - which, in the end, he really does, leaving behind a mother, her son and his friend to work those things out Jeff and his Dad had never the courage to talk about.
故事讲述在战争年代从不来访的上帝突现，找来一个父母离异的早熟小女孩帮忙出招，搞搞宣传推广“上帝”，小女孩伙同邻居屁孩风风火火地在四处把宣传牛皮癣办大，引发了校友乃至全社会的高度重视。校方停了她的课，心理医生则认为小女孩精神病发作，准备送她去疗养。同时邻居屁孩则发动了一个反罢课游行。而这一切，得上帝再次现身才得以解决。
吉恩在妻子去世后想同加利福尼亚的一位女子佩吉结婚，但遭到父亲的强烈反对；后来母亲死了，吉恩想要父亲做一个看门的职业，也遭到父亲的反对；他又建议老父与他一道去加州，老父却坚持住在纽约。结果吉恩负气离家出走。本片反映了现实生涯中子女如何对待父母，尤其是孤寡老人的问题。另一方面也对社会上广为流传的“子恨父"，“父摆架子"的两代人之间在的对立情绪给予了绝妙的讽刺。本片获得奥斯卡最佳编剧、最佳男主角、最佳男配角的提名。
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams is a 1973 film which tells the story of a New York City homemaker who rethinks her relationships with her husband, her children and her mother. The movie stars Joanne Woodward, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Sidney and Teresa Hughes, was written by Stewart Stern, and directed by Gilbert Cates.
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams garnered nominations for Academy Awa...
