炼狱之地

　　When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.

　　唐朝，梅岑山秘色瓷艺人余秀（牛犇 饰）为体弱多病的光王李怡（聂远 饰）烧制护身观音宝像供奉于五台山。宝像制成时，他捡到一个女婴，于是抱养回家为其取名为莲妹（李纯 饰）。人们说，女婴和观音宝像同来，是天意，是观音的人间示现。20年后莲妹长成楚楚动人的少女，乐善好施，慈悲待人，因为养父告诉她，所有的路人或许就是她的亲生父母。人们也说，莲妹善良的品格跟观音菩萨一样充满了慈悲。
　　日本遣唐使慧萼（中泉英雄 饰）入唐，在莲妹的帮助下，雨中求请秘色瓷观音座像，终于如愿。
　　慧萼登船启航回日本，途经梅岑山时，海上突起风浪，慧萼和秘色瓷观音像落入海中。前来送行的莲妹纵身入海施救，自己却消失在风浪中。慧萼大悲，却见朵朵莲花顺流而来，将海船团团围住，铺成一片莲花的海洋。慧萼看见莲花中，莲妹冉冉升起，幻化为手持莲花的白衣观音！慧萼顿悟，于是他毅然决定将这座秘色瓷观音座像供奉于梅岑山。
　　从此，普陀山开山，逐渐成为举世闻名的观音道场。

　　闭起双眼。如果你人间蒸发的话，爱你的人会过得怎样？
　　已有两个小孩的母亲Clarisse决定日出之时静静离开她的家人，驾车散散心。她本只打算歇一歇，谁不知一个又一个礼拜过去，甚至好几个月她也从未回过家。Clarisse途中没有遇过什么改变一生的人和事，反而旅途中她不断回忆起家人。难道世界少她一个人就会塌下来吗？

该片采用黑白画面拍摄。讲述2020年五一劳动节庆活动期间，一所中学的礼堂正举行由政党举办的蛇斋饼糭活动。与此同时，楼上课室有多名政界高层与警队，计划射伤两位议员以制造混乱，激起港人恐惧，从而加速中央实施“国安法”。两名黑社会“炒散”获分配“任务”，眼见可观酬劳，决定孤注一掷执行任务，却没想到最后被警方枪杀。而“国安法”最后亦成功通过。

　　追求个性解放的子君（林盈 饰）闯入了涓生（王心刚 饰）的生活，他们无视旁人的冷嘲热讽，毅然结合到一起。但在黑暗的封建社会里，幸福总是短暂的。婚前双方相互了解的缺乏，加上性格的不同，导致二人摩擦不断。涓生失业后，对曾经的盲目、天真充满悔恨，子君发现了涓生内心的变化，知道这段荒唐的婚姻该结束了。爱情的幻灭，让子君走向了死亡。子君的死，把涓生推向强烈的自责和痛苦之中，他谴责自己的无能和怯懦，受过“五四”运动洗礼的涓生陷入沉思。他逐渐明白这个世界不是自己所能改变的，但他又不甘沉沦，整日里苦思冥想，人生的出路到底在哪里......
　　本片根据鲁迅同名小说改编。

　　玛格特（米歇尔·威廉姆斯 Michelle Williams 饰）是一个二十八岁的家庭主妇，和世界上大部分家庭主妇们一样，玛格特和丈夫罗（塞斯·罗根 Seth Rogen 饰）过着平静而又稳定的生活，同时，一种精神上的空虚和失落也在慢慢侵蚀玛格特的内心。一次偶然中，玛格特结识了英俊帅气的丹尼尔（卢克·科比 Luke Kirby 饰），一种奇妙而又激烈的感情猛然击中了两人的内心，一段充满了罪恶感却又无法控制的关系就此展开。
　　相爱后的玛格特和丹尼尔不仅常常见面，丹尼尔更是和罗成为了好友，三人的关系里充满了激情和变数。纸终究包不住火，当事实浮出水面后，每一个人都要为自己所做过的事情付出责任。

　　两位年轻人一见钟情，并迅速闪婚。草率结婚后却发现性格并不合适，两人的日常从秀恩爱变成了争吵，即将走向末路的婚姻，却因一场突如其来的车祸，开始了永无止境的虐恋长跑。只有真正失去才懂得珍惜，因为车祸被迫分离的俩人才慢慢意识到彼此的重要性，而真正等待她们的，是更大的难题。

　　电影故事在澳洲的沙漠腹地展开，盖·皮尔斯饰演的艾瑞克（Eric）在金融危机中失去了所有财富，四处流浪的他经历一群暴徒的抢劫，他们抢走了他最后的金钱，同时也带走了他身上所有人性美好的部分。艾瑞克决定反抗，他冒死追踪这帮暴徒，并得到其中一位受伤的暴徒雷伊（罗伯特·帕丁森 饰演）的帮助...

　　大师们的命题作文，八位电影大师用各自的手法为我们解读了时间的含义。
　　贝纳多•贝托鲁奇在印度寓言中寻找答案，10分钟恋爱、结婚、生子，生活如水；迈克尔•菲吉斯将屏幕分成四块，让灵魂回望10分钟，把楼梯作为生死通道；伊利•曼佐的镜头下，老去的电影明星回顾黑白电影的片段，10分钟，已是好几个人生；......最后，让•吕克•戈达尔选择了10个“最后的几分钟”，试图告诉人们时间的真相，也让人思索，时间的几分钟会是什么样子？

　　巴黎的医生亨利•拉博西用理性科学，并且借助小白鼠实验来表述人的一系列精神活动。故事主角让•勒•加尔出生在巴黎，在小岛上和爷爷一起长大，在同学的帮助下当上了新闻部部长，顺利结婚生子。而后却与女演员让妮娜坠入爱河。让妮娜在巴黎贫穷地区的工人家庭中长大，却立志想成为演员，被父母横加阻拦后她离家出走，岂料当上话剧演员后顺利走红，从而结识了让•勒•加尔并与之相爱。哈格努（杰拉尔•德帕迪约 Gérard Depardieu 饰）出生于一个农场主家庭，因不满父亲管教离家谋了纺织厂技术总监的职业，并与未婚妻阿莱特结婚生子。后单位新晋职员维斯塔特却将哈努克的职位夺取了。三人的命运最终将会如何呢？

　　年轻男模大卫以自己的偶像，著名服装设计师奥斯卡为目标，全心投入模特行业，却在一次培训走台时意外摔倒而患上臆想症，从此认为自己是机器侠，到处“行侠仗义”。深爱他的女友朱莉和一群仗义的朋友，有模特公司的同事，还有为了戏剧梦不计报酬的小群演们……他们制定各种方案配合，扮成机器侠世界里的各类臆想出来的角色，从未戳穿真相，外界都以为朱莉才是患有臆想症的人，甚至差点招来公司对手的陷害。奥斯卡出于内疚也暗中相助。直到最后，一次阴差阳错间，大家在行动中碰到了真正的坏人，大卫为保护朱莉受伤昏迷……

　　In the time of Counter-Reformation, a miller and his son come under investigation by a priest of the Inquisition, when rumors spread that their prosperity comes from working with the Devil.
　　The Devil's Trap is a film directed by František Vlá?il, based on a novel by Alfréd Technik, adapted by František A. Dvorák and Miloš Kratochvíl. It was the first of three historical dramas that Vlá?il made during the Czech New Wave (technically he isn't really a part of the New Wave, however these films were made during the same era of artistic freedom), preceding his more well known Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Valley of the Bees (1968).
　　Set in the late 16th Century during the Catholic Reformation, in the Moravian Karst, situated in what is now the Eastern Czech Republic, it tells the tale of a miller (Vítezslav Vejrazka), and his son Jan (Vít Olmer), who come under suspicion and are investigated by a Jesuit priest of the Inquisition (Miroslav Macháchek), when rumors of witchcraft are spread by the local regent (Cestmír Randa), who is jealous of the miller's prosperity and degree of respect among the local populace.
　　As expected from Vlá?il, this film is a stunning experience all the way through. From the opening shot, an ominous manipulation of perspective with a close up of a mangled figure of Christ dominating the foreground against a tiny figure in black walking along the horizon, to the breathtaking confrontational finale inside the vast stalactite filled Karst caverns, it is a wonderful display of visual mastery.
　　Maybe not quite as impressive as Marketa Lazarová, but still full of astonishing imagery. As seen from unique angles and distinct points of view which highlight the director's remarkable sense of awareness of framing, motion, and positioning on the emotional and dramatic tone of the scene. The most memorable being a repeated shot where the camera is suspended and launched with speed through the air towards the miller's door.
　　The story here is a simple one and I would say more accessible than his later works. With a conventional structure emphasized as much by its plot and characters, than by its expressionistic cinematography or authentic historical detail. The events play out without much surprise, and there is a strong underlying, almost supernatural, mysterious aspect that is left unresolved, in fact barely explored, which is slightly disappointing, but only because it's so fascinating that I wish there was more.
　　Acting is great all around. Particularly the villains: Miroslav Macháchek as the priest, casting a sinister and imposing shadow wherever he goes, and Cestmír Randa as the weasel like regent behind all the persecution. While Vít Olmer brings a charismatic leading man presence in his role as the miller's son Jan, in love with the lovely orphan girl Martina (Karla Chadimová), who becomes a dangerous object of rivalry between Jan and other young men of the village.
　　The film also features the evocative music of Zden?k Liška (perhaps the most prolific composer of the Czech New Wave). In this his second of eleven collaborations with Vlá?il, his compositions are used sparingly, but to great effect, complimenting but never overpowering a scene. The best example of which can be heard in an amazingly shot celebration and dance sequence at the end of the second act.
　　The Devil's Trap might not be a masterpiece, but it is still a strong effort, with a fascinating straightforward story and a glorious historical setting captured beautifully by Vlá?il's unmistakable visual prowess. A fine work that would also be the perfect starter plate to prepare yourself for the challenging feast of Marketa Lazarová or The Valley of the Bees. It even has an easy to digest running time. It's therefore puzzling why this gem remains largely overlooked and ignored.