Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ...
“Irresistible” is the term that springs to mind when describing this light-footed and humorous story of an impossible love affair between a thief and a lady. Director Nicolette Krebitz handles the fragile balance between the dictates of society and the heart with great care. The fresh breath of freedom blows through a narrative that makes room for a nod to old West Berlin, some gentle teasing of Germany’s French neighbours, and even a ghost that is chased away to make way for new possibilities. But most of all, A E I O U is a passionate love letter to Sophie Rois and, perhaps through her, all the brilliant actors neglected by an industry all too fond of young blood. Well, it turns out that these young players, embodied here by newcomer Milan Herms, not only look up to their more experienced peers, they truly love them.
乔(托尼·洛·比安科 Tony Lo Bianco 饰)是一个包工头,他的儿子尼克(文森特·斯帕诺 Vincent Spano 饰)因为闹独立而怠工。同时,两个骗子博比(杰斯·亚历山大 Jace Alexander 饰)和齐普拉抢劫了马德的电子仪器商店,而这个抢劫案是由当地无赖卡尔(约翰·塞尔斯 John Sayles 饰)一手策划的。乔拥有L 街的产权,但市长对他施加压力,要求他拆除L街,因为市长急于开发这个地区,以应对检察官对市政府腐败现象的压力。
黑人市政会成员温(乔·莫顿 Joe Morton 饰)安排他的亲戚弗兰克林为马德的电子仪器商店做夜间看守。然而,抢劫案出了差错,弗兰克林成功抓住了博比和齐普,但尼克却侥幸逃脱。与此同时,在L街上,黑人小伙子德斯蒙德和蒂托受到坏警察的骚扰。由于不满,蒂托在公园里抢劫了和温的妻子里莎一起工作的教授莱斯。