Melody is a 1971 British film about "puppy love." This romantic fantasy was unique in that it told the story through the viewpoint of the children. One day, Daniel falls in love with Melody Perkins and announces to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future, but now. However, the adults, parents and teachers alike try to dissuade them. Their classmates are determined to help them. In a far place they marry the couple. Their parents follow them and try to stop it. The children go wild and make a car explode. Melody and Daniel run away in a handcar down the railway line. They are only 12 years old when they marry.
电影里有这样一段对话:
Melody:五十年有多长?
Daniel:150个学期不包括假期
Melody:我想你不会爱我那么长
Daniel: 我会的,我不是已经爱了你整整一个星期了?
画外音:这样的爱情真会last 50 years? First of May 里唱道:Someone else moved in from far away. 也许这个someone else将会改写这个故事的续集。。。