贪婪、权力和欲望威胁着一位去泰国旅游的美国女孩和一位在海上度过一生的当地男孩之间的感情。
During a hot summer in Quebec’s countryside, a recently settled couple struggles. Marie (35), a sound artist in lack of inspiration doubts her relationship with her partner. The arrival of Noée (25), a young French traveler who mourns her father, will destabilise the status quo and trouble their neighbour Yan (30), a solitary farmer, by awakening new desires. In Montreal, Eva (15), a teenage Filipina who recently moved to Canada, tries to find new roots in the city. Since her arrival, she suffers from insomnia, often interrupted by strange dreams of her hometown in the Philippines. Jeanne (25) is having trouble finishing her thesis on the work of Marie, the artist in the countryside. As Eva tries to anchor herself, Jeanne plans to leave everything. The Splendour of Life is a sensual film that explores how we relate to each other in a changing world that transcends us - an invitation to live to the fullest.
重庆县城里一条江分隔开了城市和乡村，也把一个家族的两代人分开了。 乡村里住着一对老夫妻，老太太吴春兰和老头儿李志华。他们与城市里的子女的关系 日渐疏远， 但因为一笔老房子的土地流转款，他们与儿女的关系又变得紧密起来—— “小时候，我总感觉身边的大人有很多无可奈何的苦楚，就像是重庆的灰蒙蒙的雾成为了生活的底色。不过，雾中也能带着诗意。它散开后，白色的太阳洒下薄薄的阳光，仿佛也带着一种慈悲众生的暖意。这部电影，就是带着这样的基调的一次追溯。”
一个选择，两种人生轨迹。她的故事，还是他的真相？
