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讲述了一位母亲在二战前后的困苦生活。。母亲的死让莎拉（朱丽娅·斯蒂尔斯 Julia Stiles 饰）不得不放弃了舞蹈的梦想，她只身来到了芝加哥，在那里，她名义上的父亲正等待着她。新生活来得如此之快，还没有走出丧母阴影的莎拉感到手足无措，就在她濒临崩溃的边缘时，一个叫德里克（西恩·帕特里克·汤玛斯 Sean Patrick Thomas 饰）的黑人男孩出现在了她的身边。 和莎拉一样，德里克对舞蹈有着狂烈的热情。德里克的开朗和乐观引领着莎拉渐渐走出了阴影重拾了跳舞的热情，两人在一来一往之中也产生了炽热的感情。可是，肤色的迥然不同为两人的爱情蒙上了阴影，他们要挑战的不仅仅是刻板保守的社会，还有他们深爱着的亲人。。In the town of Thiers, summer of 1976, teachers and parents give their children skills, love, and attention. A teacher has his first child, a single mother hopes to meet Mr. Right, another mom reaches out to Patrick, a motherless lad who is just discovering the opposite sex. Patrick befriends Julien, a new student who lives in poverty with his mother and has a terrible secret. Bruno shows his friends how to chat up girls. Sylvie stages a witty protest against her parents. Brothers give a friend a haircut. A toddler falls from a window and is unhurt. Everybody goes to the cinema. At camp, Martine catches Patrick's eye. A teacher explains: "Life is hard, but it's wonderful.。