一站之隔

　　There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a cafe waitress, places personal ads, looking for love; Debbie, a single mom, entertains men at the hair salon after hours; her son spends part of the weekend with her ex, a man with a hair-trigger temper. Molly is expecting her first baby and its father acts as if the responsibility is too much for him. Eileen is bitter, complaining about her husband and the dog next door; Bill's a doormat. His West Indian neighbor offers him a drink; her own grown son locks himself in his room most of the time. Will anyone connect during this Guy Fawkes weekend? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

阳子（一青窈）表面看来是个温文有礼的传统女性，却有前卫出格的思想，台北教书生涯让她收获了尚在腹中的胎儿，并就是否将他（她）生下与父母产生矛盾——她不认为孩子一定要有爸爸。小书店老板也是阳子朋友的肇（浅野忠信）虽喜欢她，但因没作好承担责任的思想准备，并没在阳子人生最困顿时伸来一双及时的手。
　　作为纪念小津诞辰100周年而拍的该片，没能复制小津镜头下的东京景象（因为已经消失），却复制了小津电影里安静恬美的意境和隐忍克制的情感。但时间毕竟流过了几十年，隐忍情感的角度已有很大的转变。