Two rustic families, headed by patriarchs Laban Feather and Pap Gutshall, are feuding. At first, it is comical, with just the sons of the two families playing tricks on each other. But soon the Feather boys decide to kidnap a girl. She turns out to be innocent bystander Roonie Gill, not the made-up girlfriend "Lolly Madonna." As events escalate, Zack Feather and Roonie fall in love and try to bring the others to their senses. Will Roonie discover Zack's dark secret, the reason for the painful feud between the two families which once were close friends?
As a result, some of the episodes are a strange mixture of run-of-the-mill exploitation stuff with issues concerning good or bad parenting. For example, in one episode Elise (Marie Luise Lusewitz) has Sunday morning sex with her husband, unaware that her young children are already awake and watching them through the bedroom's keyhole; her hubby finds the subsequent inquisition by the kids regarding the technical details of this weird wrestling match too hard to take and reacts in a way that gives the commentator ample opportunity for more moralising criticism.
建筑师John Baxter(唐纳德·萨瑟兰 Donald Sutherland 饰)与其妻子Laura(朱莉·克里斯蒂 Julie Christie 饰)育有一男一女。有一天,女儿莫名其妙地溺水身亡。Laura沉浸在悲痛中。John因为工作原因,带着Laura来到威尼斯,进行一个教堂的修缮工作。在那里,Laura认识了两个老妇人,里面有一个盲人,据说能通灵,能看见Baxter夫妇的女儿。Laura晕了过去,醒来之后却摆脱了女儿死亡的阴影。通灵的老妇人告诉Laura,如果John继续留在威尼斯的话,会有危险。Laura劝John赶紧离开,John却不相信所谓通灵,继续留在威尼斯进行工作。果不其然,John在工作中发生了意外,而他们在英国读书的儿子病倒了。Laura急忙搭飞机回国,而John却在威尼斯发现Laura跟那两个老妇人在一起。发生在威尼斯的这个故事变得越来越扑朔迷离......本片在Time Out 2011“史上最佳100部英国电影”中排名第一。