信任之剑

　　This would definitely not have been my kind of movie, but my husband saw it on TV and said it was really good. So, on his recommendation, I bought a copy, since I didn't know if it would ever be on TV again. I had never heard of anybody in it except Armand Assante. At first I had a hard time getting into the story, because the first part of the movie is a jumble of images-- and it doesn't make much sense. It is only later in the movie that it all comes together. The scene-cutting- if that's what it's called, is a bit jarring-- it sometimes looks as if a few frames have been cut out of each scene, and the scenes are jerky--but I guess that was done to add to the unusualness (if that's a word). The story veers here and there, and just about the time you have it all figured out, everything turns upside down and you have to readjust your thinking as to who is the bad guy and who is not. Or bad woman. The acting is very good-- I kept thinking how much Norman Reedus looks like Leo Decaprio. The ending was a real twist, totally unexpected, which I liked. A good show.

　　本片根据自幼患有自闭症的美国动物科学家、畜牧学博士——天宝·葛兰汀（克莱尔·丹尼斯 Claire Danes饰）的个人自传改编而成，讲述天宝与众不同的成长经历。
　　天宝四岁时被医生诊断为自闭症，母亲尝试多种方法让天宝开口说话。为了让天宝拥有正常人的生活，妈妈忍痛送她去一间寄宿学校念书。在这里，天宝认识了开启她天赋大门的恩师卡洛克博士。在恩师的帮助下，天宝顺利考入了大学。临上大学前的暑假，天宝来到姨妈家的农场度假。自此，天宝对牲畜产生了浓厚的兴趣。在大学里天宝制作“挤压机器”来平复紧张情绪。毕业后，天宝继续从事畜牧业的研究学习，设计出大大提高屠宰率且更为人道的屠宰方式。天宝以她独有的方式去认知世界，“像牲畜一样的思考”，在自闭症研讨会上大声的讲出自己的亲身经历……

　　传教士沃利斯·德韦有着一个漂亮的妻子，他在德州传教，激励着大批信徒。但有一天他的生活发生了巨大变化：他发现妻子和另一年轻传教士偷情，一时气盛把年轻教士打成了植物人。他隐名埋姓，逃到很远的小镇，并从内心深处为自己的过去忏悔。在那里他又成了一个受人尊敬的传教士，不过后来还是被他妻子发现了。

　　Isolated on a farm and fighting against his family's decision, Aaron struggles to be heard as he watches his mother willingly die.

老来相作伴的闺密去世后，老龄94岁的埃兰诺怀抱对挚友的思念，搬回纽约和女儿同住，但牙尖嘴利的她没几天就把母女关系搞僵，还直接被丢包到犹太社区中心上音乐课。一个不经意的瞒天大谎，让她误打误撞与新闻系学生妮娜成为忘年之交，在这座沟通匮乏的城市里，共享和抚慰彼此的拥有与失落。但随着谎言越滚越大，两人的友谊也岌岌可危⋯⋯

　　在1930年代，当时世界被战争而分裂，人类处在激情与痛苦当中。导演理查德·隆克瑞恩巧妙地将故事中的狡诈、阴谋、残暴，与当代法西斯象征主义结合在一起。伊安·麦克莱恩演出理查三世，他欲夺取兄长的王位，谋杀、骗婚、歼灭亲族无所不用其极，这样强烈的欲望，驱使他永无止尽的毁掉周遭的人。
　　影片是根据莎士比亚的名剧《理查三世》改编而成的，但是影片将故事发生的时间背景由原著中1483-1485年转换到1930年。将莎士比亚的剧作移植到其它年代，是电影人常常做的事，但是却不一定每次都做的好。难能可贵的是，这版《理查三世》不但以睿哲的智能改编了这部剧作，并且在不破坏莎翁美丽的词句下，为此剧注入现代的活力。

　　榮奉爛鬼發之命, 剷除對頭人貴利富, 事後, 榮逃到香港, 暫避風頭. 期間, 榮認識了鄰居方伯及其孫女菁, 榮與菁互生情緣. 爛鬼發與貴利富達成協議, 並答應將榮交出, 榮中計赴會, 被貴利富等人追殺, 榮受傷逃走. 榮設計向爛鬼發報仇, 誰料菁反遭毒手, 被爛鬼發從天台推下, 墮樓身亡. 菁陰魂不散.....

　　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。

　　当记忆支离破碎后，你该怎样面对生活？本片的主人公就遭遇了这样的事情。
　　莱纳•谢尔比（盖伊•皮尔斯 饰）在家遭到歹徒的袭击，妻子被残忍的奸杀，自己脑部也受到严重的伤害。
　　醒来后，他发现自己患了罕见的“短期记忆丧失症”，他只能记住十几分钟前发生的事情，为了让生活继续下去，更为了替惨死的妻子报仇，他凭借纹身、纸条、宝丽来快照等零碎的小东西，保存记忆，收集线索，展开了艰难的调查。
　　调查中，莱纳遇上粗俗的酒吧女招待娜塔莉娅(凯瑞•安妮•莫斯 饰)，她似乎知道一些莱昂纳多感兴趣的事；还有泰迪(乔•潘托利亚诺 饰)，自称是他以前好朋友，但看上去鬼鬼祟祟的，不怀好意。到底谁能相信？娜塔莉娅？泰迪？还是他自己？
　　抽丝剥茧之后，真相呼之欲出，简单之至却又残酷无比，而莱纳是否有面对这一切的勇气？

　　Novelist Joseph Shearing specialized in using real cases which took place in Victorian England, altering them for fictional purposes. MOSS ROSE in 1947 was the first film to be made from his novels, then in 1948 two of his works were adapted for the screen, this film and THE MARK OF CAIN. The movie stars Todd as a recently widowed missionary returning to her home in England from Jamaica. During the voyage, she meets Milland, a charming though dangerous rascal who is wanted by police in connection with some unsavory dealings. Milland contracts malaria while onboard the ship and Todd nurses him back to health. In London, Todd settles into her home, taking in boarders to make ends meet. Milland arrives, moves in, and proclaims his love for her. Todd is thrilled, but it seems rather obvious that Milland is only toying with her. Milland finds some letters written to her by her friend, Fitzgerald, in which Fitzgerald reveals some of her sexual indiscretions. Since Fitzgerald is now married to the wealthy Huntley, Milland believes he can use the letters to blackmail Fitzgerald. Todd's love for Milland is so great that she goes along with the plan. Huntley, however, learns of the scheme and also uncovers details of Milland's shady past. Fearing for her lover's safety, Todd poisons Huntley, then remains silent when Fitzgerald is arrested for the murder. Milland has by now genuinely fallen in love with Todd and the two make plans to leave England. Before they can depart, one of Milland's former lovers shows up and Todd, in a jealous rage, kills Milland, then turns herself into the police.
　　This is an intriguing film, although a little on the talky side. The performances are excellent throughout, with Milland shining as the cad, the type of role in which he excelled. Though he spent most of his time making films in the US, he occasionally returned to his native England for a production and this was his first British film since FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS in 1939. Director Allen was also an Englishman who chose to work in the US, this being his first directorial effort in his homeland. This was the fourth and last time Milland and Allen would work together, their pairing having begun in 1944 with the wonderfully eerie THE UNINVITED.

　　【战火中的腹黑小姐x女仆】
　　【一战爆发前，来自斯洛伐克小镇的贫穷15岁少女安卡来到布拉格，成为一个富裕家庭的女佣。她遇到了蕾茜，一个出身于贵族家庭的女孩。安卡和蕾茜，两个同年出生的女孩，但身处社会阶梯的两端，彼此成为灵魂伴侣。她们成为最好的朋友，情人，也是这个男性主导的世界中的唯一光明。】

　　车祸之后, 卢卡斯在阿姨家发现了通往幽蓝幻境的大门, 神奇的幻境交织着现实与梦境。本片改编自波兰畅销小说，一部超越最狂野梦想的冒险书籍。