ynopsisfromTimeOutFilmGuide:Betweentheseeminglyidyllicopeningandclosingscenesdepictingaruralcommunity,firstatchurch,thenatthevillagefestival,Fleischmannattacksthatcommunity'sprejudicesandignorancewithoutremorse.HisverypreciselyobservedportraitofBavarianlifebeginswithlittlemorethanadisplayofthevillagers'constantribbing,bawdyhumour,continuousgossip,andmorethanahintoftheirslow-wittedness.Withthereturnofayoungman,theiridlemaliceandchildishclowning,alwaysontheedgeofunpleasantness,receivesomefocus:quitewithoutfoundation,theladisvictimisedasahomosexual.Thecripplingconformityoftheiringrainedconservatismleadsthevillagerstorejectanything'different':ayoungwidowisostracised,moreforhercrippledloverandidiotsonthanhermorals;ateacherisfrozenoutbecauseshe'seducated;thecasualdestructionoftheyoung'homosexual'isgivennomorethoughtthanthecuttingupofapig.NotGermanyinthe'30sbutthe'70s;neverthelessthepoliticalparallelsareclear.Animpressivefilm影片采用冷静的艺术视角。影像修复技术让历史重新展现，全彩处理增强画面细节，画面技术提升观看维度。技术运用保持低调，整体色彩追求真实。整体场面注重思想内涵。色彩运用体现严谨精神，声音创作追求自然风格。