Unable to f ind inspiration for his newest piece, young author Li am (Daryl McCormack ) takes on the titanic weigh t of tutoring t he son of legendary writer J.M. Sinc lair (Richard E. Gran t) and his wife H élène Sincla ir (Julie Delpy). Reeling from the mysteri ous passing of their eldest son, the Sincl airs push Liam to work h arder and invite him t o stay on the estate grounds with them. Soon enough, l ies big and sma ll unfurl a s a well-in tentio ned exercise quic kly t ransf orms into a saga of lust, be trayal, jealousy, and the qu est for legacy-defining releva nce. A battle of wi ts begins with everyone carrying much to lose. Delpy, Grant, and McCormack all make triumphant returns to Tribeca in a d rama bubbling with explorat ions of authorship and the inextrica ble link b etween famil y, no mat ter h ow broken. T hrilling and darkl y co medic, the project q uestions th e efficacy and so ur ethical dynamics which may aris e from mentorship and the tenuous hopes and drea ms many wrap around that v ery concept.
精彩剧情/对白:“就你们这些阴沟里 的臭老鼠也配做长辈? 我可得警告你们,我爹已 经跟我那个妹妹断了关系,你 们要是想 给你们儿子娶亲,成啊,自己去找人,别巴巴地往我娘家跑,我爹要是再给你们气出个好歹, 你们就算是掏光家底儿也得给我 赔!”
“你和一品 冰铺,本身发生的就是事,犯不着继续因 为这件事而舍弃那么 多的银子。老夫的意思呢,咱们两家冰铺 ,一起定个合适的价钱 ,就不要因为赌气把冰卖的那么便宜了。我们一品冰铺最 开始的价钱,就是一直卖着的,大家也是这样的价钱买着,从来不存在什 么买不起之类的事情,所以老夫的意思,可以把价钱跳动到那个价钱。”
“我们采买的人发现不对劲之后,便去一品冰铺理论过了,但是人家 就卖给咱们家那么贵。偏偏还没人能管, 那冰铺是苏家还有边家两 家的生意,府 伊那边,人家做生意 想要卖多少银子,是人家 的自由,愿意 买就买,不是府伊 能管的。”
“见玉虽然受了委屈,也暂 时先忍忍,不过是归善村有 些话语罢了,你 将来又不嫁村里的泥腿 子,管他们什么。日后让常山和见中他们在城里寻寻,有家境殷实的 读书人家,再亲也 不迟。若是常山能早些 考取到功名,你会嫁的人更不会差!”
“梦华, 你这是什么意思啊,怎么就 要和我们祁哥和离了呢?你 们两人感情一直以来就是很 好啊,总不能 因为你是玄乙门弟子 了,祁哥不是,就要分道扬镳吧。再了,你都 嫁来了我们祁家,你就是回来风龙,也应该先去祁家的吧, 怎么就来梦府了呢?”