Vassar

美国独立二百周年之际，精心筹备竞选活动的总统候选人，穿插其中的社会名流，借机扬名的乡村歌手，疯狂追捧的歌迷，冷眼旁观的BBC记者……各色人物你方唱罢我登场。在盛大的晚会上，女明星被刺杀使整部电影达到了最高潮。“你可以说，我不自由，但我并不为此而担忧”——在片尾冷漠的歌声中，镜头迅速地掠过场下喧嚣的人群，在那些呆滞或扭曲的面孔背后，是已被大众文化腐蚀而失去独立意识的空洞灵魂。　　擅长处理群戏的罗伯特•奥尔特曼以其出色的调度与控制力，在“喋喋不休”的对白与“混乱无序”的场景中，精确地描绘了越战阴影下美国芸芸众生的人情性态，并深刻揭示出普世欢腾气氛下的美国社会精神危机。本片获得奥斯卡最佳电影与最佳导演等提名，堪称美国70年代电影代表佳作。

A true story of a family and town's effort to save a beloved and heroic dog named Semper Fi. The father, a Captain in the US Marines and his homemaker wife, contend with the not so earth shattering problems of their twin, fifteen year old daughter and son as well as the antics of their precocious six year old daughter. Their lives tumble along, as most families do, until they must face the grave diagnosis of their faithfully and very loved Golden Retriever, Semper Fi. The family cannot afford the expensive surgery the dog needs. The children jump into action with a plan, spear headed by the fifteen year old daughter. They plan a community yard sale, donating all of their most prized possessions. The family's grumpy neighbor plays an unlikely and unexpected part in the ultimate success of the fund raising. Before Semper goes in for his surgery, he displays a heroic act that almost ends his life. The story unfolds during the holiday season.