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《父母心》是獨立電影人約翰．卡薩維蒂於六十年代遇上荷里活製片之產物。故事講及精神科醫生畢蘭加士打聘請了來自音樂學院的朱迪．格蘭，於兒童精神病院利用嶄新手法教導外界認為無可救助的精神病兒童吉娜．羅蘭茲。片中兒童皆來自加州其中一間兒童精神中心，將這班被遺忘的一群真實地呈現在觀眾面前。都市人面對種種生活壓力，大量社會問題備受關注。當面對社會的陰暗面時，主流社會最初會以迴避的態度面對，而經過大量之社會運動、媒體報導等以令社會更多元、開放，以積極的態度去面對。這種社會心態轉變可能用上半個世紀，甚至更長時間。其中兒童問題從來都是一個敏感議題，而卡薩維蒂早在六十年代已利用光影之間揭示社會鮮為人知的一面，廣泛引起主流社會討論。卡薩維蒂是一位極具才華的獨立電影導演，游走於荷里活製作和獨立電影之間，利用偏鋒路線打破固有荷里活電影記事模式，注重強烈的演員性格去反映現實社會。本片被評為卡氏最為大膽作品之一，其寫實性令人嘆為觀止，創新起用精神病兒童在作品中表演。深刻地勾勒出這批非主流兒童的困境，打破大眾對他們的形象。而憑藉這齣先驅作品，我們更可以反思現時香港社會在這方面的缺失。As a result of co-operation between Cassavetes and Hollywood's producers, A Child is Waiting was shown in the 1960s. Burt Lancaster, a psychiatrist, hires Judy Garland to work at a psychiatric facility for children. Garland uses an innovative method to teach a mentally retarded child, Gena Rowland, who the world has turned its back on. Patients in the film were from a real life psychiatric institution, where this group of forsaken children was being honestly presented to the audience.City life is filled with all sorts of stress and problems. When facing the dark side of society, the mainstream community usually takes refuge in escapism. It is only after waves of social movements and media coverage that the people's attitudes about these problems would change and that they would take affirmative action about it. This process might take half century or longer. Children issue has always been a sensitive subject, yet Cassavetes has already chosen to show its untold stories in his film in the early sixties to arouse public discussion.Cassavetes was a talented independent filmmaker who also engaged in Hollywood productions. His works emphasized on his actors, and through their characters, instead of traditional storytelling techniques, explored the realities of society. This film was hailed as the most daring piece of Cassavetes' works. Its realism was praised, especially of his inclusion of real life patients. The patients' difficulties were profoundly illustrated so as to eradicate the public's prejudice against them. From this avant-garde work, we can even reconsider the situation of these issues in Hong Kong.source: Hong Kong Arts Centre

红姐（冯宝宝饰）是受人爱戴的鸨母，为人四海豪迈，生平唯一的遗憾是她的女儿小玲（周慧敏饰）－电视红星方小玲因歧视其母而不愿和她相认，但讽刺的是－小玲为巩固自己的地位，不惜向有关人士出卖肉体。后在一次火灾中，红姐为救女儿身受重伤，生命垂危。红姐有一义女叫华女（刘嘉玲饰），在夜总会当小姐，因故与经理起冲突遂愤而辞职，赋闲其间在红姐处养伤，对小玲势利的态度甚为不满，二人势同水火。红姐在拉客时遇见阿玉（罗美薇饰），阿玉为完成到国外念书的心愿而接客，红姐劝其回头，但其心意已坚无法说服。绮华（陈宝莲饰）与医生男友阿海（李子雄饰）是青梅竹马，绮华为阿海下海当小姐，而阿海却与另一女医生发生感情，绮华伤心至极……

因一见钟情而开始恋爱，但因就业问题而身心疏远的情侣的爱情电影。

故事发生在日本埼玉县，在这里，有一条专门从事铸铁生意的街道，石黑辰五郎（东野英治郎 饰）就是一名铸铁工人，在松永工厂里干活，在这里，除了一个叫做塚本克己（浜田光夫 饰）的男人是年轻人外，其余的工人都是上了年纪的老头子。因为工厂效益不好，松永工厂被大企业丸三公司吞并了，辰五郎等老员工，因为年纪太大而遭到了无情的解雇。在朋友父亲经营的公司里，辰五郎好不容易找到了一份工作，却因为自己太过于默守陈规，不了解新技术，最终，辰五郎还是选择了辞职。为了补贴家用，辰五郎的妻子不得不在照顾孩子的同时，偷偷跑到居酒屋去当女招待。这一切都被纯子（吉永小百合 饰）看在眼里。