贾主任的妻子华家芳喜爱理发师的工作,甚至家里拿着鸡毛掸子练习理发技术,但贾主任却坚决反对。华家芳趁贾主任出差的机会,毅然走出家门来到三八理发室做理发师。但不久,她收到丈夫要回家的信,心慌意乱,遭到顾客的抱怨。贾主任批评朋友老赵轻视服务业的思想,但却对老赵吹牛说妻子是小学老师。老赵到贾主任家做客,却发现华家芳就是被他抱怨的3号理发师,华家芳也认出老赵。两人面面相觑,贾主任在一旁困惑不解,闹出许多笑话。一日,贾主任慕名到三八理发室,指定要有三八红旗手称号的3号理发师为他理发,华家芳伪装一番,为他理发,贾主任十分满意,倍加赞赏。恰巧记者也来访问3号理发师,贾主任才发现此人正是妻子华家芳。贾主任开始感到非常尴尬,但看见大家赞美华家芳,转变想法,支持妻子的工作。。Disarmingly realistic in its depiction of the realities of frontier life, Heartland is a strong antidote to the cliches of traditional Westerns. This semi-documentary slice of life is based on the diaries of Elmore Randall Stewart about her days on the Wyoming frontier in the early 20th century. It's a strongly feminist statement about a woman raising her small daughter alone and scrapping for a living by working for a shy Scottish rancher. Director Richard Pearce brings an endearing touch to a film that is helped greatly by the dazzling cinematography of Fred Murphy. Conchata Ferrell and Rip Torn star in this small film that substitutes veracity for a high-powered plot. Pearce worked as a cinematographer on Woodstock and other documentaries before making his directorial debut.
Winner of the 1980 Berlin Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival。