
User Score
0 votes
The story is about young Ferdinand discussing with his father his future career choices. Various suggestions are put to him - hairdresser, work at a record shop, florist, heating engineer - and each time Ferdinand's mind wanders off, imagining himself working at the job and, more importantly, satisfying his female clients.
Director
Status
Released
Original Language
DE

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.