1930年代，安德斯一家住在一条肮脏混乱的街道上。母亲为别人擦楼梯，挣来的钱却经常被父亲随便花掉。他们的家破烂不堪，却都有着自己美好愿望：母亲想从繁重的日常劳碌中摆脱一会儿，躺在郊外的草地上；父亲奢望着高级餐馆的美酒佳肴；安德斯却在尝试写作，一心想写他们居住的这条街上的生活，为此甚至谢绝女友埃尔西的邀请。安德斯接到斯德哥尔摩的来信，他的书有望出版。这消息给他们的家庭带来了欢悦和激动，父亲夸夸其谈地教给他应该如何和出版商打交道，但是安德斯失望地归来了。在斯德哥尔摩，他发现他只知道他们这条街，而且他只是一个仆人的儿子。苦闷中他同女友埃尔西发生了关系。不久，埃尔西怀孕，母亲催促他们申请结婚。但安德斯似乎已无法忍受这条街的生活，在和母亲爆发了一场争执后，他离开了这个城市。幕后制作：这是一部完美的、感人颇深的现实主义佳作，是瑞典电影新阶段的一把火炬。本片介绍了瑞典下层社会贫困状况．揭示了三十年代人们的思想状况及人与人之间关系的实质。影片放映后，曾在瑞典引起轰动。它完全摆脱了传统的电影结构方式，经过自己填密的构思，展现了新的风格。编导者善于细腻深刻地揣摩人物身份、个性和所处环境、将人物刻画得淋漓尽致。影片是在马尔默一个拆毁了的住宅区拍摄的，使影片具有真实感，能较好地表现出自然美。导演维德贝格获1964 年卓别林奖。A very touching film!!!!!!!!!!!!, 19 November 2001Author: anton-6 from swedenThis film must have inspired many film makers,it´s perfect in every ways,the cinematography,acting,direction........ It´s not so famous in other countries then Sweden.But in Sweden this was actually picked in a newspaper as the best Swedish film ever made including all Bergman films.I think that it has done better films in Sweden but it´s still a perfect film.Anders is 18 years old and lives with his parents in a poor section of the city.The acting is superb by Keve Hjelm as the alcoholic Father and the acting is great by the rest of the cast to.I am almost sure that I give this film 5/5 but it´s not the best Swedish film ever.