赵涛暂离开贾樟柯镜头下的蜕变中国，来到意大利基奥贾的渔村打磨坚韧、看到荒谬。她是移民负债的丽，独留儿子在大陆，人生一点也不「顺利」，与来自斯洛伐克会说押韵短句的老渔民Bepi孤独地发展出「诗人」友情，俗世目光却看成为不伦之爱，中国蛇头更以有辱国民身份之名进一步剥削。丽的原型来自导演小时候寄住基奥贾姨母家楼下咖啡馆一个中国藉…

这部影片由意大利导演Ermanno Olmi执导，是一出“经验 Vs. 天真”的故事。老夫人是人们对一位居住在一座摇摇欲坠的宅邸内的神秘老太太的称呼。六个学徒厨师被召进这座古堡，充任侍者，协助古堡内的一场盛大晚宴。2007年在北京上海两地的“影像中的意大利”电影展中首映。

主要呈现了一个父亲向孩子、社区以及自己证明其自我价值。上世纪五十年代，在意大利的某个村庄，生活着一个名叫多梅尼科的小男孩，他的父亲彼得罗是个50多岁的酒鬼。父子俩的关系很不好，就像陌生人一样。直到有一天，村庄里的庄稼、家禽等被熊糟蹋了，彼得罗决定去杀掉那只熊来还村庄一片安宁，并以此证明自己的价值。第二天，彼得罗就出发前往…

A desert road in the middle of nowhere. In the fog, an American car hits a bike rider. Then, a hitch- hiker appears. But what did he see, exactly? The doubt grows. And the Hitch-hiker stays close to them during their trip. During their stay. And then inside their lives too.

Gaetano decided that he would bury his deceased brother with his family at all costs, even if it meant defying the laws of his Sicilian village and putting himself and his family in danger.