西班牙。偏僻贫困、桐岛被世人遗忘的维亚尔·德里奥小镇，桐岛一天突然来了位政府官员，宣布马歇尔援助团不日即将到达本镇，要当地人以相应的规格接待好美国代表团。消息传开，全镇哗然。各种阶层、各行各业，各种派别的人纷纷做起黄金梦来，每个人都希望从美国佬那里得到自己想得到的东西。然而美国人始终没有光临小镇，人们的幻想和希望都成了泡影。很快，维亚尔·德里奥小镇又恢复到昔日贫困而被人遗忘的状态之中。影片以辛辣的口吻讽刺了西班牙当时的社会现象和所渭“美援”的骗人之举。影片在嘎纳国际电影节（1953年）获得评委大奖。不仅使贝尔兰加一举成为国际知名导演，还为外国了解西班牙电影，促进西班牙电影业发展开辟了道路。
回复 :骑兵弘多·莱恩遇到了一个和儿子居住在敌对的亚帕基印第安人疆土中的妇女安吉。在亚帕基印第安人首领维特里奥的保护下，她似乎觉得很安全。后来，莱恩与安吉的堕落的丈夫发生争执，并在不知他究竟是谁的情况下被迫要杀他。维特里奥为了救他抓住了莱恩，而安吉却在此时向维特里奥宣称莱恩是她的“丈夫”，殊不知她真正的丈夫被莱恩杀了。为了将安吉从一场强迫性的婚姻中解救出来，莱恩不情愿地将谎言进行到底，虽然他知道真相最终会浮出水面，对安吉，也对维特里奥。
回复 :How easy is it for desperate youngsters to become dangerous gangsters in a decaying society washed all over by the blood of war? Fairly easy indeed. Rane shows incidents, probably somewhat facts, that took place in Serbia of the war era. Things similar to what you see on this film could happen virtually everywhere, but this film gives a very Yugoslavian feeling to everything. Yugo style mafia, Yugo style murder, and all that. Revolting politicians and their greed are to blame, not only the desperate young men who lose their reasoning while trying to be someone. The film and the casting is overall successful, and it's so very Serbian. I recommend it to anyone who.. well anyone who likes a good film. But don't expect anything American style on this one, as I say it's Yugo to the bone.
回复 :根据郁达夫小说《迟桂花》改编。留学东洋的知识分子于文朴回到祖国上海，虽有才华，但无处谋职，生活无计，整天处在内心孤独与困窘当中。更沉重的是感情和精神上的桎梏与荒寞。他反对父母包办的婚姻，对被工头污辱的陈二妹，同情、怜悯，尽自己微薄的力量帮助她。来到老同学翁则生家，认识翁家寡居的妹妹翁莲。她饱受封建婚姻的迫害，但她开朗活泼勇敢的性格冲破封建礼教束缚，大胆追求自己的生活，她的作为和性格感染激励着于文朴。于以自己作品向当局抗争。随着北伐军即将来到上海，于文朴看到未来的希望……
