Objectively, Odette Toulemonde has nothing to be happy about, but is. Balthazar Balsan has everything to be happy about, but isn’t. Odette, awkwardly forty, with a delightful hairdresser son and a daughter bogged down in adolescence, spends her days behind the cosmetic’s counter in a department store and her nights sewing feathers on costumes for Parisian variety shows. She dreams of thanking Balthazar Balsan, her favorite author, to whom – she believes – she owes her optimism. The rich and charming Parisian writer then turns up in her life in an unexpected way.
1895年12月28日法国卢米埃尔兄弟俩在一家咖啡馆里公开放映了《工厂大门》、《火车进站》等影片，被电影史确认为电影诞生之日。《工厂大门》可称为第一部广告宣传片。摄影机在门外记录了下班工人走出门外，骑车的，走路的，一幅自然真实的景象。乔治萨杜尔说“至今还使人感到一种朴素的魅力。”大门在略靠右边，在中间靠左的地方还有一个小门，因为光线暗，所以是黑色的。大门和小门刚好形成黄金分割。从大门出和从小门出的人，在构图上，也形成力量的平衡。 《工厂大门》在表现了工人以后，接着是一辆由两匹骏马拉着的马车载着厂主们驰进大门。
在短片「The Gift」（礼物）里，圣诞前夕即将关门的商店里，Uma Thurman（乌玛瑟曼）饰演的包装柜员遇到了一位特别的客人，看上去他们陌生又熟悉。最后发生什么样的故事呢？From Jameson Irish Whiskey
After the last human has left the department store, the toys proceed to the music department where they start performing the Warren/Dubin song "We're in the money". The money soon joins for a chorus, as well as display dolls in the wardrobe department.
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