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　　一群离别原生家庭的小孩子，经莫姑娘（谈善言 饰）安排下，遇上天美姨姨（郑秀文 饰）和彬叔叔（陆骏光 饰）这个短暂的幸福中途站，天美姨姨亦因此经历十三年来从聚合到分离；遇上每一个孩子，他们却又再要分散，感受到喜悦也要经历分离的痛。

　　20世纪40年代，内战快结束之际，台湾医生严泽坤（金城武 饰）频繁往返于台湾通往大陆的邮轮“太平轮”上，以便购买药品。为了维持家庭生计，表面上他风平浪静，内心却一直没有停止思念因战争被迫分离的恋人雅子（长泽雅美 饰），而他的弟弟严泽明（杨佑宁 饰）则一心想去大陆搞革命，苦难家庭风雨飘摇。严泽坤偶遇有过一面之缘的将军雷义方（黄晓明 饰）夫人（宋慧乔 饰），雷将军的通信兵佟大庆（佟大为 饰）念念不忘底层女性于真（章子怡 饰），还有士官（王千源 饰）、夫人（俞飞鸿 饰），众人相逢在最后一班去台湾的“太平轮”上，书写了战乱年代的悲欢离合，命运的齿轮开启，大时代下的小人物该何去何从？

　　名年仅16岁的少女非常厌倦学校和家庭的生活，选择了离家出走。她认识了宇和岛上的痴汉，又遇见了一个流动艺术团，还一度加入了他们的行列。只是不久以后，她又一个人上路了。少女不小心摔倒在路边，一个以卖鱼为生的中年男子木村把她带到自己家中，并很细心地照顾她，直到她安全康复。少女渐渐对木村产生了情意。由于参与赌博木村被警察拘捕，被放回的晚上少女亲了她。拿不定主意的少女哭泣着往家走去，却在路上听说邻居的姑娘加代已经自杀而死。对此少女并不觉得多么意外，她想如果自己没有出走也可能如此。她又回到木村家中，二人紧紧拥抱开始亲热，均有一种莫名的安全感。随后少女与木村结为夫妻做贩鱼的生意。在给妈妈的信中少女这样写道：“我很满足自己现在的生活，我认为这是我理想的生活方式。”
　　描写少女出走的影片司空见惯，途中的所见所闻也缺乏特别能吸引人的东西，少女对中年男人的主动诱惑也不那么令人信服，可能会给观众一种观念先行的感觉。但导演斋藤耕一作为松竹公司贯彻青春剧目路线的代表者，倒是在本片中坚持了一贯的制作方式，同时也具有一定的现实意义。本处曾获1972年《电影旬报》十佳奖第四名，导演斋藤耕一还获得了每日电影竞赛导演奖。

　　故事发生在第一次世界大战结束之后，艾伦（多姆纳尔·格里森 Domhnall Gleeson 饰）完成了自己保家卫国的使命，重新回归了平静的生活之中。艾伦希望执笔重新开始写作，用文字给这个社会带来一份力量，但很快他就发现，自己似乎已经丧失了写作的能力了。与此同时，可怕的战争给艾伦的心灵带来了极大的创伤，导致他一直在被应激症折磨。
　　无奈之下，艾伦带着妻子德芙妮（玛歌特·罗比 Margot Robbie 饰）举家搬到了乡下，希望那里优美的景色能够治愈他受伤的灵魂。儿子比利（威尔·提尔逊 Will Tilston 饰）和他挚爱的玩具小熊带给了艾伦无限的灵感，令他开始创作童书《小熊维尼》。

 村井理子（柴崎幸 饰）突然接到警方的电话，得知多年未见的哥哥（小田切让 饰）去世。发现尸体的是与哥哥同住的儿子良一，理子下定决心：“得赶紧把哥哥变成可以携带的尺寸。”于是她前往东北，时隔七年在警察局再次见到了哥哥的前妻加奈子（满岛光 饰）以及他们的女儿满里奈（青山姫乃 饰）。 三人一同整理哥哥住过、早已变成垃圾屋的公寓，发现了一张贴在墙上的全家福照片，照片中有年幼的理子与哥哥，还有哥哥、加奈子、满里奈与良一的合影。在为哥哥处理后事的过程中，理子不断吐槽哥哥，而曾被哥哥连累的加奈子却对她说：“也许理子你，并不了解他全部的一面。”四个角色重新面对“家庭”的混乱四天就此开始。

　　凯瑟琳（凯瑟琳·沃特森 Katherine Waterston 饰）的丈夫史蒂芬（米契尔·哈思曼 Michiel Huisman 饰）在一年前自杀身亡，丈夫的死带给了凯瑟琳巨大的打击，即便已经是陈年旧事了，但凯瑟琳依然无法从阴影之中完全走出来。某日，凯瑟琳接到了一同神秘的电话，这通电话迫使她不得不重新回到伤心地布鲁塞尔，在这里或许隐藏着史蒂芬自杀的真相。
　　在布鲁塞尔，凯瑟莉遇见了自己曾经的好友埃米尔（卢克·伊万斯 Luke Evans 饰），凯瑟琳震惊的发现，史蒂芬生前经常光顾埃米尔所在的夜总会。与此同时，凯瑟琳结识了住在自己宾馆隔壁的男子爱德华（迈克尔·珊农 Michael Shannon 饰）。

　　前知名音乐经纪人美凤，慧眼发掘多位香港巨星，却在婚后选择相夫教子，一别乐坛数十载。状似婚姻美满的她，却在17岁儿子启程英国升学之际，断然决定复出乐坛，找回当年发光的自己。她在一次聚会中发掘潜力男孩方晴的好歌喉，决心将他推向舞台；身世单薄的方晴激起她的母爱照护，却勾起儿子的不谅解，揭开母子长年未解的感情裂痕。
　　继首部作品《29+1》精准刻画轻熟女的过渡期，香港新锐导演彭秀慧再次将镜头瞄准已婚妇女的二度就业痛。演技派女星毛舜筠细腻诠释身兼母亲、妻子与职场女强人等三种角色的中年女性，如何在生活中切换角色面孔，如无形的暖风吹拂旁人；香港偶像男团“MIRROR”成员姜涛、柳应廷分饰潜力新星与儿子，选秀冠军姜涛的好歌声贯穿全片，打造出宛如经典《下一站...天后》的现代版青春成长喜剧。

　　本片讲述的是谢天长与吕依阳两位无血缘关系的两位孤儿的故事，因小吕依阳被追打，谢天长见义勇为出手相助却意外误伤杀人被叛入狱，因此错失了自己的挚爱素芳。多年后成年吕依阳与谢天长从相见不相识到真相大白，吕依阳感恩谢天长而谢天长因觉得是吕依阳毁了他的一生而不愿相认，后因谢天长车祸危在旦夕，吕依阳女友慧美捐肾依阳主刀手术，两人合力救下天长，经历生死后的天长最终决定放下心结好好生活。

　　在外人看来，拉塞尔一家是完美的模范家庭，家境富裕，夫妻和睦，儿女出色，几乎毫无任何缺点，然而身为女家长的西尔维娅·拉塞尔（Sonia Dresdel）实际是一个冷酷无情、渴望权力、控制欲爆棚的女人，她想尽各种办法将自己的丈夫亚瑟（Walter Fitzgerald）、儿子特里（Emrys Jones）以及女儿费内拉（Barbara White）玩弄于鼓掌之中。她因为不满意丈夫的平庸无能，使尽各种手段不着痕迹地羞辱丈夫，并且摧毁丈夫所有的心爱之物。由于不满女儿不经她的许可就嫁给瓦伦廷·克里斯蒂医生（Scott Forbes），她怂恿自己家的年轻女仆艾菲（Celia Lipton）去勾引女婿，以达到破坏女儿婚姻的目的。特里是全家唯一一个察觉到母亲的蹊跷之处的人，他虽想要保护自己的妹妹和父亲，却未料到母亲的狠毒程度远超他的想象。

　　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.

　　“冰川三部曲” (Glaciation Trilogy) 的第三部~ 根据真实事件改编~ 1993年12月23日, 一名19岁学生持枪闯入奥地利一所银行向客人乱枪扫射, 令三人丧命, 事后该学生在自己的车上吞枪自杀~ 这宗银行血案, 集合了一班身份、背景、年龄各异的奥地利人, 电影以大堆零碎的片段, 追寻他们在凶案发生前的生活剪影~ 来自罗马尼亚的小孤儿流落街头, 辗转走上电视接受访问, 并得一对早前已领养了一位小女孩的奥地利夫妇收养~ 年老护卫员与妻子关系疏离, 沟通困难, 想向妻子示好却不懂如何开口; 独居老人受尽女儿的冷落, 想见见小孙女又不得要领; 行凶的青年原来是位乒乓球好手, 他买来一支别人盗来的手枪, 在圣诞前夕驾车到油站加油, 想要付钞时才发现没有零钱, 想到银行提款却又见大排长龙…

　　Aspirations and the lives of several people working at the gigantic Seacoast National Bank Building interweave in various plots. The most notable character is David Dwight, the womanizing bank owner who keeps his estranged wife happy by paying for her extravagant globetrotting. Dwight's long time secretary Sarah yearns for them to divorce so her affair with him can be legitimized. Sarah shows her good side by playing mother to the young innocent Lynn Harding, who she employs as an assistant. Beautiful Miss Harding is relentlessly pursued by extroverted bank teller Tom Sheppard, but he is frustrated when Dwight lures her away with power and wealth. Then Dwight ruins everyone's finances in a successful bid to get full control of his skyscraper by manipulating the company's stock price. Now there doesn't appear to be anyone who can prevent the power monger from taking advantage of the ingenue Harding-or is there?