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70年代初, 与家人音讯隔绝多年的劳改犯陆焉识, 因思念心切在一次农场转迁途中逃跑. 他的行为给怀有芭蕾舞梦想的女儿丹丹带来巨大的压力. 女儿想方设法阻止母亲冯婉瑜与父亲陆焉识相见, 结果使夫妻俩近在咫尺, 却只能再次相隔天涯. 文革结束, 陆焉识终于平反回家, 却发现家中的一切早已物是人非 -- 女儿丹丹放弃了自己的芭蕾舞梦想, 成为一名普通的女工;...

Walter Keane became a worldwide celebrity and talk show fixture in the 1950s after he pioneered the mass production of prints of big-eyed kids, and used his marketing savvy to sell them cheaply. Unfortunately, he claimed to be the artist. That role was played by Margaret, his shy wife. The ruse broke up their marriage and led to a divorce and a dramatic courtroom battle to prove authorship of the paintings.

"Just days after Raynor Winn learns that Moth, her husband of thirty-two years, is terminally ill, their house and farm are taken away, along with their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, through Devon and Cornwall. Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs, they live wild in the ancient, weathered...