从民工到明星

　　该片改编自同名畅销小说，讲述了在封闭的村庄备受歧视的“静仁”(郑伊书 饰)和新搬到村子里的邻家姐姐“惠珍”(金惠娜 饰)见面后发生的神秘犯罪片。

　　本片由三个不同年龄层的爱情故事组成，分别讲述了三个外国人和一个希腊家庭两代人之间的爱情故事。每一个故事代表了一代人对于爱情的认识与看法，故事之间分别独立存在，通过整个欧洲的经济危机串联起来，最终三个故事变成了一个故事。
　　Sebastian是一个65岁的德国老头，在希腊雅典的超市门口遇见了一位遭受经济危机的55岁已婚妇人Maria，两人由一开始的互相抱怨到最后相爱相知只花了短短几周时间，但是彼此已经刻骨铭心，这段爱情注定只能在阴暗中生根发芽。

　　20世纪70年代，小人物金成根（薛景求 饰）一心想成为演员，可是事与愿违遭受了无数的挫折。偶然机缘他得到演员面试的机会，谁知经和其他通过初试的人遭到无情暴打，奄奄一息之际得知终选通过。原来某国家神秘组织正策划南北会谈的阴谋，于是命令金成根在短时间内惟妙惟肖模仿金日成，在这一过程中他越陷越深。
　　21世纪，金成根的儿子金太植（朴海日 饰）被债务逼得焦头烂额，走投无路的时候他打算卖掉父亲留下的老房子，而为了得到父亲的手章，他将活在金日成世界里的父亲从医院接回。伟大的社会主义国家首长和不成器的资本主义儿子终于回到了同一屋檐下……

　　Three outcast teenage girls get a new perspective on high-school life when they are mysteriously transformed into boys, in this skillfully crafted tale of sexual confusion with a supernatural twist.

　　刑警父亲因公殉职多年后，遗传了父亲血性的田燕（汤唯 饰）也成了警察，不过她做的是交警。上班第一天，她就因照章办事得罪了赶着出庭的大律师端木长春（田雨 饰），但后者当时没同她计较，令她得意洋洋。支队领导李队晓得事情始末后，批评她做事欠妥当，因为端木长春十分不好惹，果然，她被骂时生 出的火还没消，支队就收到法院的传票。
　　在李队和指导员的“唬吓”下，田燕为了不使她与端木长春的私人恩怨牵连到支队，硬着头皮找到端木长春要求和解，不想不打不相识的两人竟因此成为恋人。然而，他们的爱情之路，因为暗恋端木长春的叶卿（李佳璇 饰）的刻意作梗，充满了波折。

　　“闯海人”谢大海是一名出租车司机，有机会获得一辆出租车的经营权，谢大海和妻子符娟倒班开，夫妻二人盘算着未来的买房计划，兴奋不已。
　　作为一个新手，符娟在谢大海的帮助下进步飞速，得到乘客和公司领导的称赞。
　　儿子小帆忽然病倒，巨额手术费将这个家庭压得透不过气。夫妻俩开着出租车二十四小时连轴转，手术费还是不够，夫妻俩碰面越来越少，彼此的埋怨在所难免。
　　小帆的病情就像一道催命符刻不容缓，谢大海决定铤而走险。
　　一系列的变故，一番痛苦挣扎，梦想和现实之间的纠结，事情变得越发复杂……

　　时值国家内战、军阀割据的乱世时代，军阀少帅曹少璘（古天乐 饰）因杀害三条人命，被普城保卫团团长杨克难（刘青云 饰) 绳之于法。可曹家财雄势大，以强权震慑居民，曹家上校张亦（吴京 饰）得悉事件后，赶来普城取人，在城中遇上多年不见师弟马锋（彭于晏 饰），马锋是位武功高强的浪人，路见不平欲拔刀相助，可是却面临正义与兄弟情之抉择。

　　一个自小与阿嬷相依的八岁小乐(骆炫铭饰)与失去了梦想和希望的中年男子阿彬(屈中恒饰)相遇，并且展开一段追寻的旅程。旅程中后来又加入了一位 渴望成为贤妻良母的角头大姐(柯佳嬿饰)。三人开始了一场浪迹天涯的绝命之旅，也在这段误打误撞却又互相扶持的旅程中，重新找回了面对生活的 力量。本片用轻松喜剧包装一个关于『希望、勇气』的故事，给现在或失意、或哭泣、或努力奋斗的所有人听。

　　偏僻、贫穷但素来清白的望鱼村突然出了个小偷，这使村民、尤其是村长吴二哥大为震惊。吴二哥恨自己没本事，不能带领村民们富起来，才出了丢人现眼的事。他痛下决心为村里寻找致富门路。 借鉴别村引进港台投资致富的经验，他号召村民们挖掘港台关系。可怜望鱼村世世代代竟无一人走出这穷山沟。 吴二哥一筹莫展之际，村妇水水拿来一张揉皱的报纸。一篇题为《脚手架上的时代壮歌——记环球建筑公司总经理王金良》的报道吸引住他的目光，王金良身穿西装、头戴安全帽、神采飞扬的照片更使他目瞪口呆。往事浮上眼前：15年前，孤儿王金良与水水偷偷恋爱．被当时的民兵队长吴二哥绑起来示众。当晚，王金良逃跑。可怜的姑娘水水日后不得已嫁给了一个跛子，忍气吞声度日。没想到15年后，王金良成了百万元的大老板。 经过村委会讨论决定，吴二哥决心说服水水，去请王金良这尊“财神”。他偷拿了老婆藏在枕头里的“棺材钱”，背着几天的干粮，和偷跑出来的水水上路了。 历尽千辛万苦，吴二哥和水水找到了王金良宽敞、气派的办公室。看到羸弱、憔悴的水水，王金良百感交加。他在酒店设宴款待吴二哥和水水，看着满桌的菜肴想起贫困的乡亲吴二哥咽不下去，他拿出黑乎乎的包谷粑粑，就着白水吃起来。 回到村里，水水照例又挨了跛子一顿打。吴二哥为讨王金良高兴，上山给王金良父母修坟摔断了手。 王金良终于带人回村考察，发现望鱼山上到处都有品质极佳的可作建筑材料的红色大理石。他在村里成立了“望鱼石材公司”，给村里大部分人都安排了工作，包括跛子，唯独没有吴二哥。 村长吴二哥显得更加苍老了，他蹲在斑驳的石碑下抽着烟，听着远处村民们修路的炮声，笑了。

　　翻拍自1957年Sidney Lumet的12 angry men。
　　一个车臣男孩被指控谋杀自己俄罗斯军官的养父，所有证人和证据均对他不利，12位陪审团成员对此展开了讨论，他们将决定男孩今后的命运。
　　12名陪审员来自不同的行业，不同的种族。刚开始的时候，每个人心不在焉， 对这起案件并不在乎，除了一个物理研究员之外，他们都认为男孩有罪。但是，物理研究员唤起了其他11个人对生命的尊重，他们开始认真讨论这起案件，讲述各自生活中的故事和经历，在决定男孩命运的同时，也审视自己的内心世界。
　　最终，当他们达成一致意见的时候，陪审团主持人（Nikita Mikhalkov 饰）的决定却出乎意料……

　　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.