1980年代,上海。邮递员周芹(陈燕华 饰)偶然遇见替母进厂的青年工人丁大森(郭凯敏 饰)。闲聊中,丁大森信口说自己喜欢集邮,周芹决定观摩他的收藏,露怯的大森顿感无地自容,想要赢得姑娘芳心,不加紧学习是不行了。从此,他静下心从零开始学,在集邮过程中获得不少知识和乐趣。他的努力得到周芹谅解,在公司举行的知识竟赛中,大森歪打正着夺的第一名,着实让他兴奋了一阵子。周芹趁热打铁,要大森脚踏实地,刻苦学习文化知识,大森得到姑娘的鼓励,信心满满地报名上了夜校。春去秋来,周芹和大森通过集邮渐渐把心连在一起。华灯初上的街头,走着一对幸福的男女......。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。