约瑟夫·克姆尔

In this film, a couple, after seeing the lovely job a friend of theirs has done in converting an old mill house into a cozy mansion, moves into an old farmhouse after persuading the current owner, an old man, to leave. When they arrive, he appears to be preparing to leave, but it soon becomes evident that the man has no intention of going to live with his children, and intends to stay in the house. At first, they find his presence unbearable, but when he must go to the hospital, they begin to realize that they care for the feisty old gentleman.　　~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

在交响乐团负责敲击三角铁的小人物高斯庸碌无能，练习还经常缺席，然而上天仿佛特别眷顾他，让他当上乐团领导，还有伊人加持；本来傻兮兮没有自信的他也开始傲慢起来，甚至表现出独有的艺术野心。人世的荒谬不在成败是否有理，而在于不论成败，最终个人命运还是半点不由人。高斯作为个案，凸显的岂止是国家权力机器下的非人性？由于题材敏感，制作延滞达七年之久，而彼得苏兰也因本片成为一个个案，以讽喻作抗争，从此有了参考的座标。