理纳德（杰昆•菲尼克斯 Joaquin Phoenix 饰）因病理原因被未婚妻抛弃后长时间无法解脱，居住在纽约父母公寓中的他曾多次尝试自杀。理纳德的父母正考虑与好友科恩一家搞干洗店联营，科恩家的大女儿姗德拉（凡妮莎•肖 Vinessa Shaw 饰）爱上了理纳德，但理纳德却爱上了偶遇的金发邻居蜜雪儿（格温妮丝•帕特洛 Gwyneth Paltrow 饰），然而不幸的是，蜜雪儿正与一位有妇之夫的律师罗纳德（伊莱亚斯•科泰斯 Elia Koteas 饰）陷入婚外恋。理纳德在爱情的煎熬中痛苦不堪，曙光与黑夜交替出现，让他无所适从。
本片是导演詹姆斯•格雷即“纽约三部曲”后的第四部作品，也是金球影帝杰昆•菲尼克斯的息影之作。

Three seemingly separate stories taking place in Tel Aviv, this film examines people from very different backgrounds beginning what seems to be an ordinary day, although by the end of a few weeks, their lives will have intersected with surprising results. Reuben and Michal, a couple in their forties, decided years ago not to have any children. Michal unexpectedly gets pregnant. Anna, a young single mother, and her ten-year-old son are thrown out of their rented apartment. Kagan, a solitary and introverted radio technician in his thirties, is recording a radio program about his father, the founder of the punk movement in Israel.

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