同治皇帝病重,李莲英(姜文 饰)力荐慈禧(刘晓庆 饰)二次垂帘听政,不久同治身亡,慈禧立载湉为帝,继续把持朝政。1882年,李莲英陪同醇亲王巡视北洋水师,返京后却遭都察院纠弹,被革职处理,在慈禧的主张下,李莲英官复后宫大总管原职。李莲英为使侄女有个好归宿,将其带入宫中, 岂料只落得奴婢下场,他心中充满愧疚。光绪日渐成长,不甘受慈禧摆布,试图从慈禧手中夺权却被强力镇压,李莲英畏惧慈禧淫威,奉命将珍妃处死。不久八国联军入侵,清军连战连败,李莲英随慈禧微服出逃,途中在农户家中落脚,农妇的一席话,令李莲英与慈禧若有所悟……。以五十年代为故事背景的电影,但走的是爱情喜剧路线,而且将著名科学家爱因斯坦请出来当主角,构想别具新意。话说爱氏的侄女凯瑟琳天资聪慧,正跟个性自大的心理学家订婚,但爱因斯坦对这段婚姻并不看好,暗自为侄女另谋物件。当不修边幅的车厂技工艾德闯进他们的生活后,爱氏发现这名年轻人虽然欠缺学养和才智,却具有多项做好丈夫的物质,于是努力做红娘拉拢两人的姻缘。导演佛雷德.谢皮西以浪漫温馨的手法打动观众情绪,风格像黄金时代的好莱坞经典喜剧。沃尔特.马修、梅格.瑞安、蒂姆.罗宾斯的演员配搭甚佳,在爱氏生前任教的普林斯顿大学拍摄的外景亦增添了故事的情趣。。Birds of paradise are one of David Attenborough's lifelong passions. He was the first to film many of their beautiful and often bizarre displays, and over his lifetime he has tracked them all over the jungles of New Guinea. In this very personal film, he uncovers the remarkable story of how these 'birds from paradise' have captivated explorers, naturalists, artists, film-makers...。