基友大过天

　　Julien Duvivier最好的作品之一也是他认为自己所有默片中最喜欢的一部。
　　Summary
　　Bullied by his matriarchal mother, abused by his siblings, ignored by his father, Poil de Carotte's childhood is as miserable as it could be.  An illegitimate child, he is the main reason for the enmity which exists between his parents, who continue to live together just to keep up appearances. In the end, Poil de Carotte's suffering becomes more than he can bear...
　　Review
　　Drawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and its inherent humanity. It is more memorable than Julien Duvivier's earlier silent version of 1925, also named Poil de Carotte.
　　The part of Poil de Carotte was played by 11 year old Robert Lynen, who was alleged to have been discovered whilst walking down the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Lynen is totally captivating and the film made him an instant star, launching what looked like becoming a very promising film career – until he was shot dead whilst fighting against the Germans in 1944.  Harry Baur, a legendary stage and film actor (who also died during World War II, allegedly at the hands of the Gestapo), also turns in a typically fine performance.  The reconciliation between father and son at the end of the film provides its most enduring image, enough to melt the heart of all but the most stoical of spectators.
　

　　克拉拉（麦肯芝·弗依 Mackenzie Foy 饰）的母亲在她很小的时候就离开了她，留给女儿的唯一一样东西是装有无价之宝的盒子。德罗赛尔梅耶（摩根·弗里曼 Morgan Freeman 饰）是克拉拉的教父，在他举办的一场聚会上，一根神秘的金线指引着克拉拉找到了可以打开盒子的钥匙，然而，克拉拉却因此而被传送到了一个神秘的平行世界之中。
　　这是一个克拉拉的母亲一手打造的魔法世界，四位国王分别掌管着他们的国度，而克拉拉梦寐以求的钥匙，就掌握在其中最邪恶的一位——姜母女王（海伦·米伦 Helen Mirren 饰）的手上，她的存在让这个本来和平繁盛的世界逐渐走向分崩离析。克拉拉必须和她在这里结识的善良朋友们合作，夺回钥匙，粉碎姜母女王的统治和野心。

　　故事发生在民国年间，北平第一大神探欧阳明受朋友之邀来到了皖城，可就在他刚刚抵达皖城之际，得知他的朋友因为一份遗嘱而死于非命，而就在遗嘱公布之后，遗嘱所在的索府也发生了一系列离奇的命案，这究竟是一份怎样的遗嘱呢？索府里，又隐藏着什么不可告人的秘密呢？

　　一部有关阴谋政变的豪华传记片，取材自1930年代法国的一个真实的故事。风流潇洒的主人公是一位法国籍俄国犹太人，他曾以诈骗罪被捕入狱，出来后改名换姓四处行骗，从事非法的投机活动，最终控制了全巴黎的新闻出版界、跑马场、政界以及豪华的社交场所。他还是个不折不扣的赌徒。最终丑闻败露，与之一起倒台的还有许多受牵连的政府官员。他在追捕中不得不自杀。而这一事件同时也暴露了法国政界的内幕和丑闻，加剧了内部派系的斗争，使得法国政府经历了一次严重的政治危机，差点就垮台了。
　　影片通过这样一个在上流社会靠行骗耍手段而飞黄腾达的骗子故事，来检视在那段经济不景气、人心彷徨的年代中人性的趋向和人的精神状况。中间还插入了苏联流亡人士托洛茨基来法国寻求庇护的内容，跟史塔维斯基组成鲜明的对比。编导目的在于暗喻法国政治取向的两种极端方向。桑德海姆的音乐恰到好处地配合了画面。

　　The issue of War widow representation in Israeli cinema is one of the most complex for the local industry for it seems to be unique and with a very local and specific iconography.
　　The war Widow is a difficult character to digest. Because this is an especially painful topic in Israel, its mode of representation is almost always problematic.
　　Gila Almagor in Tofano's "siege" is one of the first characters of the "modern" war widows to appear on Israeli cinema screens.
　　The human and social complexity of the status of widows was not represented adequately and personally until her complex and fine appearance in this film.
　　It was mostly Preceded by cliches of heroic women who have sacrificed for the nation with characters to which it was very difficult to get attached, nor to their personal grief.
　　"Siege" was directed by an unknown Italian director of that period. Although Gilberto Tofano was brought as a professional director on the wings of inspiration made by the French New Wave of those years, he managed to turn out a very exciting work which has caught the Israeli warmth and sense of social siege which surrounds the Israeli widows, including the great expectations from them and the social stigmas.
　　Tofano wrapped his leading lady with lots of warmth and gave a place of honor to Almagor's impressive presence in the film.
　　This is without a doubt one of Almagor's best and most accurate performances. The restraint in her performance plus the shooting and expressive use of angles by Tofano and his soft European touch which was far off from the aggressive local product managed to produce a sense of documenting an authentic tragedy with a tangible personal touch that minimized the national dimension. The result stands the test of time proudly several decades after its creation.

　　20世纪50年代拍摄的一部西部枪战动作片，明星阵容可称当时盛况空前，包括金像奖特别影帝加里．库珀，伯特．兰卡斯特等，导演为当时动作片名手罗伯特．奥尔德里奇。剧情描写在美国南北战争期间的墨西哥，南军的一名将领和一名盗马贼共同接受了一项任务：护送一名伯爵夫人和一大笔财宝横过大西部，这样他们两人在途中彼此勾心斗角都想黑吃黑。全片节奏缓慢，但在人物内心描写和动作场面仍不乏精彩。

　　The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.

　　Robert Tucker, a sorrowful, solitary man, given to bouts of weeping, tries to balance his life caring for his aging mother, his Catholicism, his homosexuality, and his dull job. One night, after his mother has gone to bed, he dons leather and heads for a private club. He telephones a tattoo artist with a special request. He goes to confession, accusing himself of despairing. He cries out during a nightmare, waking his mother. "You're a good boy," she's told him. He prays the Stations of the Cross, and he lives out his own sorrowful mysteries.

　　肯特·马洛（蒙哥马利·克里夫特 饰）因酒驾而入狱，并在牢中认识了抢劫犯约翰·摩根（切斯特·莫里斯 饰）和杀人犯机关枪布奇（华莱士·比里 饰）。性格软弱的马洛入狱第一晚便遭到了布奇的欺凌，随后他与其他狱友也无法和谐相处，心怀不满的他在警察密探的怂恿下想要通过抓住布奇和摩根的把柄的方式来提前出狱。性格暴躁的布奇无法忍受牢中恶劣的饮食条件，在餐厅怂恿所有犯人一起抗议，最终遭到压制，布奇也因此被送往地牢，但他心中已打定主意要设法越狱。摩根性格狡猾，在狱中一直左右逢源，并因在狱中表现良好得到了提前出狱的假释机会，就在他喜不胜收准备出狱之时，某个突然而来的事件永远改变了他的命运。

　　一名议员被暗杀，凶手也当场死亡，3年后，当时的目击者陆续“正常”地死去，华伦·比提饰演的记者起初不以为然，但很快他也陷入危险中……
　　本片是部70年代政治题材的影片，它让我们一睹了政治权力之争的幕后玄机，全片气氛控制极好，情节扣人心弦，结尾更是出人意料。华伦·比提荣获1992年金球奖最佳男演员。

　　Stuart Whitman is Shatter, an international hitman who is hiding out in Hong Kong after he has completed a contract out on an African leader. Shatter soon finds out that everyone wants him dead, including the crime syndicate, the cops and the brother of the African leader he killed. Shatter teams up with a kung fu expert (Ti Lung) to try to get the money that is owed to him. Various double crosses and fight scenes ensue.