At the age of 89, Julián takes one last bus ride to El Paso, Texas, to visit his daughters and their children —a lengthy trip he has made without fail for decades. After returning to rural Mexico, he starts building a house in an empty lot. In the absence of his physical visits, can this new house bridge the distance between his loved ones?。人应该靠自己,迎来平安欢喜。。法国大导演路易·马勒的最后遗作,采用颇为复杂的戏中戏方式来探讨人生如戏,戏如人生的微妙交错关系。片中多名演员时而是自己,时而变成戏中的角色,在真假虚实的人生互动中诠释他们之间纠缠不清的感情关系。全片的影像感较单调,但演技相当精彩,被美联社选为90年代十大最佳影片之一。。