少数幸运儿

　　Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ...
　　“Irresistible” is the term that springs to mind when describing this light-footed and humorous story of an impossible love affair between a thief and a lady. Director Nicolette Krebitz handles the fragile balance between the dictates of society and the heart with great care. The fresh breath of freedom blows through a narrative that makes room for a nod to old West Berlin, some gentle teasing of Germany’s French neighbours, and even a ghost that is chased away to make way for new possibilities. But most of all, A E I O U is a passionate love letter to Sophie Rois and, perhaps through her, all the brilliant actors neglected by an industry all too fond of young blood. Well, it turns out that these young players, embodied here by newcomer Milan Herms, not only look up to their more experienced peers, they truly love them.

　　故事发生在基特里奇总督学校中，詹姆斯（威廉·赫特 William Hurt 饰）是在这里任教的教师。凭借着自己特立独行的教学手段，詹姆斯很快就获得了学生的好感和同事的信任，对于在这里的平静生活，詹姆斯本人亦十分满意。
　　萨拉（玛丽·玛特琳 Marlee Matlin 饰）曾经是这所学校的学生，毕业后，她几经辗转，回到了此地当起了清洁工。因为生理的残疾，萨拉个性孤僻，但这反而吸引了詹姆斯的注意，他主动接近莉兹，希望莉兹能够重拾自信继续学习深造。随着时间的推移，莉兹对于詹姆斯的态度从一开始的及其抗拒转而变成了略有好感，她的性格开始慢慢转变，和詹姆斯的距离也原来越近。可就在这时，新的问题又出现了。