A man waits at a level crossing for the train to pass and the barrier to rise. In the meantime, he smokes a cigarette, polishes his car and watches a couple saying goodbye. When the train has finally passed, he can cross the tracks in his Trabbi and follow the country road.
Vivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a week-long business arrangement.
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
Andreas, who is ten, has been brought up by his grandmother. When she dies, he removes a putto from the crucifix placed upon her, puts it in his mouth and does not speak again.