Victor, an unemployed film director, his wife just died and left him a 9-year-old son. The difficulties depressed him so much and he became a drunk. The alcoholism was the only way to allow him to escape into the LaLaLand, the drunken illusions had become so real that he evolved into a great dreamer, telling wonderful stories to his son. His drunkenness also made him a would-be director who thought he himself actually directed those fantastic stories he told his son.
A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.
酗酒颓父、痴肥恶母,以廉价相机拍摄的一张张私密家庭照片,绚烂色彩与模糊影像带来真实坦率的震撼。英国著名影像艺术家理查德·比灵甘将摄影集《雷的笑声》转化成电影首作,以十六毫米菲林重塑戴卓尔年代,劳动阶层一家窝居廉租屋的清贫岁月。蕾丝窗帘飘渺的昏黄回忆里,是乏人照料的三段成长经历;韶光在花卉墙纸上剥落,不曾褪色的是孤单里的微温浅笑。