本片从两个孩子的视角出发，菠萝以季节更替为线索，菠萝分四个段落讲述了一个以土耳其小镇为背景的家庭故事。故事第一段展现了一户人家，家中11岁的女儿正是上小学的年纪。她还不习惯面对无情的社会现实以及生活给她的残忍伤害，但她必须学会适应。第二段发生在春天，女孩和小他四岁的弟弟相伴前往玉米地，他们的家人正在那里等着他们。穿越玉米地时，他们似乎体悟到了自然与旷野的神秘。第三段中，这对姐弟目睹了成人世界的复杂与黑暗。最后一段发生在家里，梦境与现实在这里平静地交错。本片以导演的个人回忆与自白为基础，辅以大量自然取景与固定镜头，可看出锡兰标志性的导演风格已初具雏形。 由于过去一段难以磨灭的痛苦经历，一对老夫妇分居已久。阔别多年后，终于有一天，他们再次相见，打算开诚布公地谈一谈，以期时间能够修补情感的裂痕。但是这次本应弥补伤痛的谈话，并没有像他们预期的那样进行。
孟非
回复 :一场在丹麦地方富绅海吉豪宅中举行的周末家庭聚会，是为了庆祝他六十岁大寿而筹办的。他的儿子与媳妇、女友与男友，还有几位亲友齐聚一堂为他庆生。不过原来该是融洽的热闹的晚宴，却笼罩着诡异的气氛，仿佛海吉两周前自杀身亡的女儿阴魂犹在。岂知早逝女孩的双胞兄弟击杯起身发言，控诉父亲乱伦并谋杀亲生女儿，引爆了席间的争议对立。而在此状况下，这群人不得不采取先发制人的手段……
李逸朗
回复 :受产前抑郁困扰的法莎娜从雾雨车窗外望，瞥见丈夫贾拉身影进入高级公寓，怀疑他有外遇，贾拉却言之凿凿当天不在德黑兰。查探之下，竟发现另一对夫妇，相貌与他们雷同，俨如是彼此分身。对镜互照，看出自己的不足，也看出伴侣的缺陷，单纯的偶遇演变成纠结四角关系。掩映在暗黑光影下是希区柯克式悬疑惊栗，渗透于滂沱大雨中却是曼尼·夏希希对伊朗式婚姻、道德以至人性矛盾的深沉体悟；在神权政体下，人必须自我分裂甚至自我毁灭，方能让“我”活下去？
灵感
回复 :NOVA: Mysteries of Sleep Like virtually every other animal, humans need sleep to survive. But why? What do we gain from spending nearly a third of our lives in such a defenseless state? And what's at stake if we sleep poorly? The functions of sleep have long been something of a mystery. But now scientists are peering deep into the brain to see what happens while we snooze. One study reveals that well-timed bursts of pink noise can nudge a person's brain waves, extending periods of slow-wave, or deep, sleep. And toddlers learning new words show that taking even a short nap after learning something new can help the information stick. And when it comes to sleeping poorly, it may turn out that having interrupted sleep can be just as harmful as missing sleep altogether. As scientists come to understand the powerful role that sleep -- or lack of it -- plays in everything from memory to trauma to emotion regulation, one thing is clear: This biological function is as crucial as it is complex.
