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　　离家少女阿臻来到一个靠海的小镇，寻找未曾见过的生父。她在镇上结识了这家三兄弟：阿翰、阿庭和阿亮。三兄弟的母亲病重，长年在疗养院休养。父亲每天都会拉着一条绳子，带着三兄弟走去疗养院看妈妈。日复一日，直到疗养院传来母亲病逝的消息……夏日天空，烈阳高照。阿臻与这家人相处数日后 ，她的母亲突然来访，打破了小镇的宁静。原来，阿臻这趟旅程的目的，似乎不只是寻父这么单纯……

　　懵懂的青春、青涩的面庞、每个八零后都曾，经历过的一段回忆！在我们的校园生活中，总会遇到的那几个人，在我们身边扮演着各种角色，带给我们欢笑、带给我们哀伤，再经历成长过后，我们都曾幻想可以回到那段时光，回到天真浪漫的时刻，期望在那一刻得到永恒，希望用最朴实无华的语言，纪念我们那段年少的回忆，向众人讲述我们的那段青春。随着时间的流逝，青春以不在，记忆确是永恒！在这个物欲横流的社会中，或许我们已经长大，曾经的青涩以离我们远去，但那段清澈的记忆，却不该被淡化！

　　“九一八”事变前夕，刘长春（李兆林 饰）是东北大学的学生，在德籍教练指导下练习短跑，事变后，他回到了家乡大连。刘长春目睹了山河破碎的祖国现状，伹他从未放弃训练，决心有一天能为国争光，他的做法得到了妻子姜秀珍（马镜 饰）的支持。日寇控制下的伪满要他代表“满洲国”参加奥运会，誓死不当汉奸的刘长春躲过追捕逃至北平，他要代表中国参加奥运会。但国民政府以“资金不足”为由拒绝了他的请求，无奈之下他求助原东北大学校长张学良（胡军 饰），张资助他八千大洋以资鼓励，怀惴强国梦想的刘长春远赴美国参加第十届夏季奥运会。入场式上，代表四万万同胞出征的刘长春走来了......

　　故事发生在1920年代风云激荡的柏林，科学、文化、享乐主义的黄金年代。在上流社会沉浸在纸醉金迷的生活之时，黑暗的地下世界也暗流涌动。组织卖淫、贩毒、敲诈、抢劫…整个城市在黑恶势力的侵蚀下人心惶惶。只有一个人敢于与恶势力对抗。柏林1区的总警监Paul Lang，他无情地与犯罪团伙以及他们的新首领Immanues Tauss作斗争。在调查员们还用老思路办案时，有着参战经验的老兵Lang已经开始使用超越他时代的创新技术。一战给Lang留下了伤痕累累的过往，妻离子殁的Lang已无所畏惧。但在调查柏林最危险的案件的过程中，这场斗争却超乎了他的想象。

　　2022柏林电影节「德国视点」(Perspektive Deutsches Kino) 单元开幕片。
　　The skyscraper on the edge of the forest is known for its carefully selected house community. When a dog disappears, the security officer Anna has to fight the irrational fear of the residents. The utopia with a view of the forest is slowly unravelling.

　　故事发生在1692年的马萨诸塞州，在一个地处偏远的小镇之中，生活着一群虔诚又愚昧的人们。女孩阿比盖尔（薇诺娜·瑞德 Winona Ryder 饰）是牧师的侄女，因此在镇上享有很高的声誉，凡是她说的话人们都信，凡是她做的事人们都赞成。凭借着自己的“特权”，阿比盖尔将数十名她看不惯的女子以“女巫”之名送上了绞刑架，这其中就有约翰（丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯 Daniel Day Lewis 饰）的妻子伊莉莎贝斯（琼·艾伦 Joan Allen 饰）。
　　约翰一直都将阿比盖尔的狼子野心看在眼里，但由于两人之间的情人关系，他只得保持缄默，直到阿比盖尔将魔爪伸向了伊莉莎贝斯，约翰才明白事态的严重性。约翰向法官告发了阿比盖尔的罪行，然而，却没有人相信他的“胡言乱语”。

　　一位单身妈妈搬到一个小镇，希望有一个新的开始。不久，她发现了隐藏在这个古朴小镇上的秘密，她可能无法逃脱。

　　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.

　　跨国偷渡引发货柜死人命案，引起国际社会关注，各国警方联手侦查，打击此类犯罪勾当。香港警方为洗刷偷渡转运站的污名，派出青年干探行宇远赴纽约，配合当警方，侦查有组织偷渡集团罪案。当地警委派行宇到唐人街卧底，调查不法活动的线索与真相。行宇及时向纽约警方提供情报，令人蛇集团的生意大受打击，有力阻止了偷渡罪案。在纽约警方配合下，行宇查出偷渡人蛇的方式和路线，终于将歹徒绳之于法，一网打尽。

　　ITV打算将Georges Simenon的Jules Maigret系列侦探小说改编成电视电影《Maigret Sets A Trap》和《Maigret’s Dead Man》，憨豆先生Rowan Atkinson将在其中扮演主人公法国侦探Jules Maigret。故事发生在上世纪五十年代的巴黎，Jules Maigret是当时有名的探长。

1949年，饱受战争重创的意大利城市那不勒斯，孤儿卡明和塞莱斯蒂娜相依为命。登上一艘海军舰艇，两个孩子横跨大西洋，前往纽约寻找塞莱斯蒂娜失散已久的姐姐。但是来到陌生的国度，手中的地址没能指引亲人的方向，一场新的冒险又揭开帷幕。本片以费里尼尘封的剧本为底稿，却弱化了“费里尼式”的躁动和怪诞，取而代之的是温馨质朴，仿佛一出传统的意大利三幕歌剧。导演借由两个意大利孩子的眼睛，用新现实主义笔触浸泡童话滤镜，在战后的创伤褶皱中打捞希望的光尘，引领观众穿梭回七十多年前，置身于满是瓦砾的那不勒斯、小世界般的越洋航船和充满了新世界气息的纽约。