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After World War II, a large number of homesick American soldiers set foot in San Francisco Port and returned to their loved ones. Paul Sutton, however, failed to wait for his wife. It was not until the sunset that he walked home alone, but the home has changed. Betty, his wife, is bent on getting rich, and she is indifferent to her husband who returned from the expedition. There is a rift between husband and wife. Paul didn't want to stay at home without warmth, so he left home again to look for a job.
On the train, Paul met the beautiful girl Victoria Aragon. The two hit it off very well. Paul took good care of Victoria on the way. In gratitude, Victoria confided her unfortunate experience to Paul: her family runs a vineyard, and her father's thoughts are very conservative. Now it is a family reunion day, but she was abandoned by her boyfriend after she became pregnant. She doesn't know how to face her family when she goes back. Paul decided to help Victoria. He came up with a plan: he went home with Victoria in the name of husband and wife, and then sneaked away, so that Victoria could pass the buck. So Paul and Victoria came to the vineyard with beautiful scenery. The Aragon family reacted differently to Paul's arrival. Victoria's father is very dissatisfied with his daughter's practice and his attitude towards Paul is also very bossy; Victoria's mother and grandmother treated him with courtesy; Victoria's grandfather, the patriarch Don Pietro, likes Paul very much. In the evening, Paul and Victoria pretend to be intimate in front of their families, but when they go to bed, they share the same bed. After nightfall, people light bonfires in vineyards and use hot smoke to drive away the cold, so as to prevent the grapes from freezing. Paul and Victoria took part in the labor together.
he was deeply attracted by the beautiful scenery in the vineyard. At the same time, love began to develop between him and Victoria. At the invitation of Don Pietro, Paul, who wanted to leave quietly, decided to wait until the harvest ceremony of picking grapes was over. Paul works with people. The life here attracted him deeply. In a festive atmosphere, Paul picked up Victoria and they kissed each other. The blazing fire of love burns in their hearts. At the dinner, Victoria's father announced the good news of Paul and Victoria. However, Paul remembered that he still had a wife, and he had to go back to her. So he left without saying goodbye and returned to San Francisco. But when he got home, he found that his wife had already had another love. Paul signed the divorce certificate with a sigh of relief, and then rushed back to the vineyard and went to Victoria's side.
This film is adapted from the Italian film Four Steps in the Clouds in 1942 and directed by Mexican director Alfonso Yarrow (Chocolate Lover). The whole film tells a hazy love story with a golden nostalgic tone, accompanied by a strong Latin flavor. Some fragments maintain the magical realism that the director is good at, and the aesthetic feeling of the vineyard is quite pleasant. Americans think movies are too boring, but they are just right for oriental tastes.
Napa Valley, California, a famous wine producing area in the United States, is chosen as the location of this film, and the beautiful scenery has fascinated countless fans who have seen this film. Victoria comes from a Hispanic family, so this film is full of Latin flavor, especially the scene where Paul sings a love song in front of Victoria's window.