斯特凡、茱莉亚(ya)和托比亚斯这三个(ge)兄弟(di)姐妹过着舒适的中(zhong)产(chan)阶级生活(huo)。从表面上看(kan)，他们做得很(hen)好，但所有三个(ge)人都(dou)越来越意识(shi)到他们的(de)生活中存在着差距(ju)，有些(xie)事情不对劲，有些事情必(bi)须改变。41岁的斯特凡是一位成功的飞行员，一(yi)位真正(zheng)的女士(shi)；到目(mu)前(qian)为止，他一直过着无忧无虑的享乐主义者(zhe)的生活。但是突然(ran)之间，他的健康状况就不(bu)复存(cun)在了；而且，与(yu)他(ta)在早(zao)先(xian)的一(yi)桩婚外情中所生(sheng)的女(nv)儿维(wei)姬的一次邂逅使他偏离了轨道。44岁的(de)茱莉(li)亚和丈夫在意大(da)利度假(jia)时(shi)，开始照顾(gu)一只被车(che)撞(zhuang)的街(jie)头狗。突然，她儿(er)子(zi)去世的痛(tong)苦追(zhui)上了她。34岁的(de)托比(bi)亚斯嫁给了一位职业女(nv)性。他一(yi)直在照(zhao)顾(gu)他们(men)的(de)三个(ge)孩子，似乎无法(fa)完成学业；现在他的兄弟姐妹决定(ding)他也应(ying)该照顾(gu)他们生(sheng)病的父亲。
　　爱德华·伯杰的电(dian)影描绘了三个人(ren)寻找幸福和(he)内心平静。由于这三个集中(zhong)的性(xing)格研究，形象出现了(le)一个不安(an)全的一代(dai)在一个快(kuai)速变化的世界。
　　The three siblings Stefan, Julia and Tobias lead comfortable middle-class lives. Outwardly, they are doing well, but all three are becoming more and more aware that there are gaps in their lives, that something is not right, and that something has to change. Stefan, 41, is a successful pilot and a real ladies man; up to now he has always led the life of a carefree hedonist. But suddenly his health will not play along anymore; moreover, an encounter with his daughter Vicky, whom he fathered in an earlier affair, throws him off course. While holidaying in Italy with her husband, Julia, 44, begins taking care of a street dog that’s been hit by a car. All of a sudden the pain of her son’s death catches up with her. Tobias, 34, is married to a career-orientated woman. He has been taking care of their three children and cannot seem to finish his studies; now his siblings have decided that he should also take care of their sick father.
　　Edward Berger’s film portrays three people in search of happiness and inner peace. As a result of these three concentrated character studies, the image emerges of an insecure generation in a rapidly changing world.