简介：科尔皮的前三部影片都很好：《长别离》《科迪内》和《无名星》，其中后两部是与罗马尼亚合拍的，这三部影片确定了他在法国新浪潮电影界的位置。 Miroiu(ClaudeRich)isareservedandeccentriceducatorwhoteachesmathandastronomyinasmallvillageinRumania.Whenhediscoversanewstar,heordersabookthatwillarriveatthelocaltrainstation.HemeetsMona(MarinaVlady),aflashyfemalewhohasjustleftherloveratagamblingcasinoafteranargument.Sincesheboardedthetrainwithnomoney,theconductorordersheroffthetrainatthevillage.Miroiuoffersherhishometostayinwhilehespendsthenightatthehomeofafellowteacher,andthoughatfirstMonafindsMiroiuratherodd,romanceeventuallyensues.Thenextday,Mona'sloverbreezesintotowninaluxurycartotakeherbacktotheworldofbrightlightsandmoney,lightyearsawayfromlifeinthesmallRumanianvillage. Agentlecomedy,madebyagroupofRomanianandFrenchartists,andthesecondfilmtobedirectedinRomaniabyHenriColpi.Thestoryconcernsachancemeetingbetweentwodisparatepersonalities:theglamorous,ratherinscrutableMona,whosuddenlyappearsonenightineveningdressattherailwaystationofasmalltown;andtheshyteacher,Miroiu,abachelorwhohesitantlyofferstogivehershelterforthenight.Hisgestureisoneofkindness,becauseMona'sbeautyfrightenshim.Sheisacreatureofimpulse,obviouslywell-keptandfrivolous.Shehashadaquarrelwithherloverinaswankgamblingcasinointhenearbymetropolis,andhadimpetuouslyfledandjumpedonthefirsttrain.ColpithenshowstheeffectofMona'spresenceupontherestofthetown,peopledbysomecolorfulcharacterswhoappearindignant,fascinatedoroutragedbyturn.Miroiu'scareerisjeopardizedbythescandalandhisemotionsaredisturbedbyMona,whoseinscrutabilityhecomparestocertainconstellationsinhisastronomicalstudies.Thiscomedyofcharacter,setinthe1930s,isilluminatedbyaseriesofbrilliantcameoperformances.Theatmosphereofthetownitselfisstrangetous;andalthoughthetypesarefamiliar,theRomaniantemperamenthasitsownspecialfascination.ClaudeRichisrapidlybecomingoneofthemajorcharacteractorsofinternationalcinema,andhisperformanceastheretiring,poeticteacher,throwntogetherwithasophisticatedwomanoftheworld,hasmuchofthecharmoneremembersfromGaryCooperinhisFrankCapradays.…