江南某城的敬老院里，服务员阿芳正在召集老人们检查身体，她发现万鹤鸣不在。原来，他又去书场听评书了。散场了，天上下着雨，上官秋雨因为没带雨具在门口徘徊，万鹤鸣主动上前把伞借给她。正在这时，上官的儿媳妇送伞来了，万鹤鸣感慨着独自离去。上官与儿媳在楼道里遇上了被儿子、儿媳赶到仓房里去的李菊花。阿芳家庭院里，自幼失去双亲的小强在雨中奋力和泥。阿芳爹欲前去帮忙，被怎么的阿芳妈拉回屋里。上官的儿子下班回到家，递给母亲一根冰棍，走进里屋和妻子、儿子说笑着，上官望着他们，眼中流露出隐隐的孤寂。阿芳偷偷从家里拿出一根香肠塞给小强，并关切地询问他的生活。小强终于在自由市场里得到了一个摊位，并结识了李菊花，老人向小强斥说了自己的不幸，小强十分同情她，老少二人互相帮助，艰难地生活着。上官秋雨和万鹤鸣在书场多次相遇，相互间有了进一步的了解。他们在一起缅怀、追忆那已逝去的生活和伴随自己的老伴，两颗孤寂的心找到了知音。小强由于缺少资金，生意不够顺利。李菊花悄悄地将自己积蓄多年的500元钱错给了他，小强感动极了。阿芳并不理解老人们的心境，万鹤鸣总去书场听书；老蔫儿总是笑不起来；还有许多少言寡语的老人们，他们枯燥无味的精神生活以及对待社会淡漠的态度，使阿芳很不安心这里的工作。正是由于她的不耐心，将前来放院的李菊花赶走了，致使老人心脏病突发而去世。在寻找李菊花的过程中，阿芳真正清醒了。雨中，内心充满自责的阿芳流着悔恨的眼泪，将李菊花生前买下的花籽种在了老人的墓前。这时，小强远远地走来了，这两个对人生有了进一步理解的年轻人在墓地两端默默地相望着；伫立着……

江南某城的敬老院里，服务员阿芳正在召集老人们检查身体，她发现万鹤鸣不在。原来，他又去书场听评书了。散场了，天上下着雨，上官秋雨因为没带雨具在门口徘徊，万鹤鸣主动上前把伞借给她。正在这时，上官的儿媳妇送伞来了，万鹤鸣感慨着独自离去。上官与儿媳在楼道里遇上了被儿子、儿媳赶到仓房里去的李菊花。阿芳家庭院里，自幼失去双亲的小强在雨中奋力和泥。阿芳爹欲前去帮忙，被怎么的阿芳妈拉回屋里。上官的儿子下班回到家，递给母亲一根冰棍，走进里屋和妻子、儿子说笑着，上官望着他们，眼中流露出隐隐的孤寂。阿芳偷偷从家里拿出一根香肠塞给小强，并关切地询问他的生活。小强终于在自由市场里得到了一个摊位，并结识了李菊花，老人向小强斥说了自己的不幸，小强十分同情她，老少二人互相帮助，艰难地生活着。上官秋雨和万鹤鸣在书场多次相遇，相互间有了进一步的了解。他们在一起缅怀、追忆那已逝去的生活和伴随自己的老伴，两颗孤寂的心找到了知音。小强由于缺少资金，生意不够顺利。李菊花悄悄地将自己积蓄多年的500元钱错给了他，小强感动极了。阿芳并不理解老人们的心境，万鹤鸣总去书场听书；老蔫儿总是笑不起来；还有许多少言寡语的老人们，他们枯燥无味的精神生活以及对待社会淡漠的态度，使阿芳很不安心这里的工作。正是由于她的不耐心，将前来放院的李菊花赶走了，致使老人心脏病突发而去世。在寻找李菊花的过程中，阿芳真正清醒了。雨中，内心充满自责的阿芳流着悔恨的眼泪，将李菊花生前买下的花籽种在了老人的墓前。这时，小强远远地走来了，这两个对人生有了进一步理解的年轻人在墓地两端默默地相望着；伫立着……

Julien, a movie director, is on the phase of editing his new film, "Juliette sacrifiée". Hurried by his producer, he asks for the help of a professional editor. It is Anne, with whom Julien is soon falling in love. During the whole of the movie, both are sitting in front of the editing table, where they listen to music, talk about politics and what movies should and should not be about, make love, and finally end up editing the film as was planned.

本片根据巴金的“激流三部曲”的第三部改编。封建大家庭高家，已经分崩离析，日趋没落。觉新（吴楚帆）和婢女翠环（红线女）互生爱慕，限于身份悬殊，不敢表白。翠环被觉新的五叔逼迫要做他的小妾，翠环要自杀以明心迹，觉新及时阻止。觉新经历种种曲折，看到高家各房人等为争财产互相勾斗角，公然反抗，向翠环表达爱情。最后，觉新与翠环、母亲和觉民（张活游）离家出走。

Julien, a movie director, is on the phase of editing his new film, "Juliette sacrifiée". Hurried by his producer, he asks for the help of a professional editor. It is Anne, with whom Julien is soon falling in love. During the whole of the movie, both are sitting in front of the editing table, where they listen to music, talk about politics and what movies should and should not be about, make love, and finally end up editing the film as was planned.

Julien, a movie director, is on the phase of editing his new film, "Juliette sacrifiée". Hurried by his producer, he asks for the help of a professional editor. It is Anne, with whom Julien is soon falling in love. During the whole of the movie, both are sitting in front of the editing table, where they listen to music, talk about politics and what movies should and should not be about, make love, and finally end up editing the film as was planned.

In the follow-up of Estonian classics "Kevade" (1969) and "Suvi" (1976) the same characters have reached their middle-age. Everybody are living quiet family-life but Kiir the tailor who one more time decides to become a farmer and get married.