A young urban family spends summers on an idyllic island. When an abandoned, mangy mutt wanders onto the property, the dad alerts Animal Control - but the children beg to keep the dog. A compromise is reached: the kids can nurse FRANK back to health, but must put him up for adoption when summer is over. As he regains his strength, Frank risks his life to bring the family togeth...。法国大导演路易·马勒的最后遗作,采用颇为复杂的戏中戏方式来探讨人生如戏,戏如人生的微妙交错关系。片中多名演员时而是自己,时而变成戏中的角色,在真假虚实的人生互动中诠释他们之间纠缠不清的感情关系。全片的影像感较单调,但演技相当精彩,被美联社选为90年代十大最佳影片之一。。