在这部爱情共和国剧情/喜剧/爱情片中,小说原著者Carol Shields 是唯一获得普立策奖的加拿大小说家。
四十多岁的Tom 是一位电台夜间节目主持人，三十岁的Fay 是研究美人鱼雕像的民俗学家。两人偶然相遇，一见倾心。Fay一直未婚，期待婚姻长久，如同自己已经结婚四十年的父母。Tom虽然离婚三次，但仍期待重新组织家庭。在爱情的滋润下，两人都很快乐。不料，正在二人筹备婚礼的时候，Fay的父亲离家出走，母亲悲伤不已，Fay为此开始怀疑自己的决定。Tom情绪也大受影响，决定不再走入婚姻。最终Fay被一对老人病榻前的婚礼所打动，父亲也因意外回到母亲身边，两人终成眷属。
A story of love and enchantment set in the coldest of winters, it explores the issues, dilemmas and barriers facing the lucky and unlucky in love in the 21st Century, based on the novel of the same name by Pullitzer Prize-winning author Carol Shields. Tom is a charismatic late-night radio talk show host, whose unconventional upbringing has made him a little too quick to fall in love and marry, resulting in three divorces before the age of 40. Fay is his total opposite; her romantic ideal has not yet been attained and is unlikely ever to be due to her impossibly high expectations as a result of living with the perfection that is her parents' rock solid marriage. This unlikely pairing proves the rule that in love, there are no rules and the couple meet and fall deeply in love at first sight. All is faultless, until Fay's parents' marriage breaks down suddenly, out of nowhere, after 40 years of wedded bliss. Fay and their relationship are thrown into turmoil. Will Tom be able to persuade...
