Glued to his TV set, a man channel-surfs frenetically, zapping from one stultifying show to the other. As he grows more and more indifferent to the

弗兰妮（梅格瑞恩 Meg Ryan饰）是一名内向保守的大学教师。她跟妹妹一起住在纽约曼哈顿一间破旧窄小的单身公寓里。可单调的生活加之枯燥无味的工作远不能填满她内心的寂寞。弗兰妮在为一本研究美国俚语的书搜集资料，正巧，她在酒吧的洗手间里无意间窥视到了一对正在口交的男女。这一幕深深的刻在了她的脑海中，尤

和很多同龄的家庭主妇一样，家庭生活带给葛络瑞娅（卡门·毛拉 Carmen Maura 饰）的并非温暖和幸福，而是无止境的折磨和重负，在狭小又压抑的屋子里和丈夫、婆婆以及两个儿子同住，葛络瑞娅的每一天都在抑郁和愤怒中度过。尽管葛络瑞娅自觉已经尽到了母亲、妻子和儿媳所应尽的义务，但成天抱怨连连的婆婆和丈

　　Glued to his TV set, a man channel-surfs frenetically, zapping from one stultifying show to the other. As he grows more and more indifferent to the