转学生麦丝为了赢过富家女伊莉莎白，欧美向其下西洋棋的战帖，欧美日后她偶然在公园遇见棋艺精湛却个性古怪的老先生诺曼，她拜託诺曼教导她西洋棋的技巧，要赢得人生这场棋。麦丝在转进私立女校的第一天，发现同学们都是富家千金，家境清寒的自己受到了排挤。为了不让努力维持家计的父母操心，她决定撑下去。麦丝选择了西洋棋社作为课后社团活动，对西洋棋一无所知的麦丝却受到富家女伊莉莎白的羞辱，一气之下，麦丝公然向伊莉莎白下战帖，因为她知道除非赢过伊莉莎白，否则麦丝就别想在学校有好日子过。回家路上，麦丝偶然在公园遇见棋艺精湛却个性古怪的老先生诺曼，她拜託诺曼教导她西洋棋的技巧，期望能在比赛上赢过伊莉莎白。诺曼将人生视为一盘棋，每颗棋子不是朋友就是敌人。诺曼还教导麦丝人生战场不可能单打独斗，要赢得人生这场棋，唯有在纽约市寻找答案。纽约，不仅将帮助麦丝赢得棋赛，还找回了麦丝自己的人生。
辉星
回复 :米歇尔（朱丽叶·比诺什 Juliette Binoche 饰）是个富家女，心里却并不幸福。她失恋，患上眼疾，情绪低落之下决定到外面的世界去流浪。她喜欢画画，在街头遇到断了腿的埃里克斯（德尼·拉旺 Denis Lavant 饰），画下了他抽搐的脸。克劳斯是个一无所有的流浪汉，却爱上了米歇尔。两人开始了热恋，流浪中互相取暖互相疗伤。米歇尔的视力慢慢模糊，她的心愿是在失明前看看博物馆的画。满街都贴着米歇尔家人的寻人启事，埃里克斯感到米歇尔即将离他而去，悲伤不已。他用枪打碎自己的手指以宣泄痛苦，疯狂的烧掉寻人通知，却没有留得住一段即将幻灭的感情。然而，米歇尔最后还是提出分手，重新回到她原来生活的世界。后来米希尔终于在飘雪的圣诞夜跟埃里克斯在烟花灿烂的塞纳河上重逢。
李郑屋村
回复 :清朝末年，才二十出头的“我”（石挥 饰）就失业了，多亏邻居巡警赵大爷的帮助，我也当上了一名巡警，也就是人们常说的“臭脚巡”。从这绰号您就知道，这个差事不好干。况且那些年兵荒马乱，民不聊生，清政府、军阀、洋人、爱国青年、国民党……你方唱罢我登场，把个老北京城搅得沸沸扬扬。我曾在秦大人府上当差，官老爷的奢侈腐败算是看了个尽。五四运动时还结识了学生领袖申远，他们为了新中国的崛起而不懈努力。我呢，一个社会底层的小老百姓，只求守着老婆孩子过上几天安稳日子。但处在这个倒霉时代下，老百姓哪有什么安生日子可言啊？本片根据老舍同名原著改编。
丁菲飞
回复 :Due to some common interests between German and Russian aristocracy ( the Russians even had aristocrats in their past not to mention they had an Empress called Catherine the Great, as great as this German count's heiresses… ), it is not strange that this Teutonic count has understood and even enjoyed Herr S. M. Eisenstein's "Staroye I Novoye".It is not very usual that for the aristocracy to enjoy Bolshevist films full of proletarian demands that put private property at risk or as it happens in this case, a film about the Communist Party's policy on the subject of the collectivization of the Soviet agriculture. Normally this would be perfect gibberish for this German count, but thanks to Herr Eisenstein 's greatness and directorial talent, the hardships of the heroine of the film, Dame Marfa ( Dame Marfa Lapkina ) breached even the thick aristocratic Schloss walls.And that's one of the first remarkable aspects of this oeuvre; in spite of the political subject of the film, the powerful images and lyricism ( astonishing and beautiful shot compositions ), especially during the first part of the movie, preserve the artistic merits entirely while serving a propaganda purpose. The second remarkable aspect of the film is the dichotomy between the old and new, the fight to improve the lot of Dame Marfa and her countrymen. There are many discussions because it is not easy even in Russia to change ancient and conservative customs. There are superb metaphors and social criticism ( illiteracy, bureaucracy, religiosity ) which perfectly fit the film, and last but not least, "Staroye I Novoye", is a kind of archaic documentary about ancient customs established deeply in old Russia, those ones that our heroine must fight against. And there is also a lot about agriculture ( very enlightening for this German count), especially about harvesting and how to fatten Russian cows or pigs ( literally, no pun here… ).Herr Eisenstein had to bear during the last era of his film career, unbelievable censorship and mutilation of his work, as happens with "Staroye I Novoye". The film was reedited and Eisenstein accused of sympathizing with Trostky's policies but fortunately the film was restored and showed by the German-frenchified t.v. channel "ARTE", natürlich!, including an evocative music score by Herr Taras Bujewski, that fits superbly Herr Eisenstein primal artistic interests.And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must buy a tractor for one of his Teutonic heiress.
