The young Marie, daughter of a Thuringian glassblower, violates all traditions after the death of mother and father. To feed herself and her sisters, she became the first female glassblower in the small town of Lauscha in 1890, and her artful glassy Christmas balls find themselves in America.。賣牛肉麵的老周,對年輕嬌妻可說是百依百順、寵愛有加,但自從發現妻子外遇後,她放蕩挑釁的勾引行徑,終於令他忍無可忍。當家中地位逐漸失去,嬌妻早已心有所屬,手中緊握的剁刀,也帶著嫉妒與憤恨, 越磨越亮。直到有一天,聽見妻子要和小王到動物園幽會,老周決心早一步前往,並利用籠內的老虎,策劃一場宣告主權的男性復仇大計。。王翠花重男轻女,听信谗言弃孙女。孙女车祸她窃喜,却不知爱子救女同亡。她一直以为孙女已逝,在儿媳前装无辜,对“孙女”遗体极尽羞辱。真相大白时,她崩溃悔恨,原来逝去的,是她最爱的儿子。。