A picaresque tale on the powerlessness of human beings facing against the fugaciousness of life, meticulously executed with a Gainsborough-ish touch contributed by state-of-the-art utilization of natural light; "good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor they are all equal now"
与普通故事里我们期待的亮眼的主人公不同Redmond Barry其人不过是那个年代一个真实的普通人他为爱痴狂过也放荡不羁过他是位英勇的战士但也当过逃兵他能赚钱更善于花钱他投机倒把但却是尾好父亲老库的电影只负责还原历史把这个人一生娓娓道来如同葬礼上的悼词一般“We brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out”