The film tells the story of three people for a year: a son (Magimel) diagnosed with cancer, a mother (Deneuve) suffering from helplessness and a doctor (Cécile de France) to do her job: One year and four seasons for these three characters to deal with the disease, to tame it, and to understand what it means to die while alive.

　　Follows the life of a youngster from college to his marriage.

影片讲述玻璃匠夏尔洛（查理·卓别林 Charles Chaplin饰）和弃婴（杰基·考甘 Jackie Coogan饰）之间一段笑中有泪的感人故事。夏尔洛在垃圾箱旁发现了一个弃婴并收养了他。等到孩子长到四五岁的时候，就已经非常懂事。两父子合演双簧，儿子打碎玻璃，父亲就上 前更换玻璃从而养家糊口。夏尔洛带着“儿子”躲避警察的追捕，以免他被送入孤儿院。可孩子的母亲后来有了钱，悬赏找回孩子。有人为钱把孩子从夏尔洛身边偷走，他四处追查也没有找到。疲惫的夏尔洛在梦中来到了天堂。一觉醒来的他，居然发现“儿子”跟他的母亲就站在自己的眼前…… 　　本片在1978年巴西《标题》杂志评选的100部最佳影片中名列67。

In a complex tale of interweaving relationships, a Greek immigrant in London explores the meaning of what it is to love and heal. Poised follows the story of Aris, a gay Occupational Therapist who carries the weight of a previous relationship gone wrong. Yet, a chance encounter with Richard seems to allow him the chance to love again. As Aris' relationship with Richard deepens, so too does his friendship with Anna, a patient in his care who suffers from a rare neurological syndrome that leaves her paralysed. Anna recovers the use of her limbs, but finds that she has come to rely on Aris for much more than just his support. In fact, her discovery that her husband has been unfaithful during her illness triggers the realisation that her feelings for Aris are romantic. The ties that bind emotion and propriety begin to unravel, and the tangled net that is woven will hold a secret that will catch them all.

契若夫（鲍里斯·奇尔阔夫 Boris Chirkov 饰）、拉宾（亚历山大·巴希罗夫 Aleksandr Bashirov 饰）和涅斯特拉托夫（瓦西里·梅尔库里耶夫 Vasili Merkuryev 饰）是青梅竹马的玩伴，三人之间感情非常的要好。长大成人之后，三人走上了不同的道路，契若夫成为了著名的外科医生，拉宾成为了畜牧业专家，而涅斯特拉托夫是三人里最有出息的一个，成为了建筑事业管理局的领导。　　契若夫和拉宾一直想要完成他们童年时代许下的心愿——沿着河流旅行，他们好不容易才联系上了高高在上的涅斯特拉托夫，可当两人将涅斯特拉托夫带到他们的载具——一张看起来随时都会散架的木筏前时，涅斯特拉托夫震惊了！