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类型：爱情片
主演：弗雷德里克·马奇 伊夫琳·维纳布尔 盖伊·斯坦丁 凯瑟琳·亚历山大 吉
导演：米切尔·莱森
语言：英语
年代：未知
简介：BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath,hekindlystoppedforme;thecarriageheldbutjustourselvesandimmortality”–EmilyDickinson IfDeathtookaholiday,thegunswouldgosilentinIraq,theslaughteronournation’shighwayswouldcease,andthenewsmediawouldbecompelledtocoverpositiveeventsinthehumanities,arts,andsciences.Unfortunately,Deathhasnothadavacationinrecordedhistory,butMitchellLeisen’s1934fantasy,DeathTakesaHoliday,allowsustoconsiderthepossibility.Co-writtenbyMaxwellAndersonandGladysLehmanandbasedontheplayLaMorteinVacanzabyAlbertoCasella,DeathTakesaHolidaystarsFredericMarchastheGrimReaperwhotakesonhumanforminanattempttodiscoverwhymenfearhimsomuch.Whyhehaswaited5,000yearstosatisfythiscuriosityisnotexplained. [Spoiler]Afterabrieftryoutasashadowyfigurewhoscaresthedaylightsoutofthosethatcrosshispath,Deathshowsupat,ofallplaces,anupscalepartyatanItalianvilla,posingasthemysteriousPrinceSirki.Onlyonepersonknowswhohereallyis,thehostDukeLambert(GuyStanding),andheissworntosecrecy.Sirkiproceedstofascinatetheguests.Giventoburstsofwitandpoetry,hecanjustasquicklyturnsullenandthreatening,andsomesoonfindoutthatitisbetternottolooktoodeeplyintohiseyes.DuringthethreedaysinwhichthePrinceisatthevilla,however,peopleallovertheworldmiraculouslyescapedeathandpotentialsuicidesaredoomedtofrustration. Toseewhat’sbehindalltheconversationaboutlove,thesuavebutnaïvePrinceSirkifallsfortheirresistibleGrazia(EvelynVenable),thedaughterofoneofDuke’sfriends.GraziaknowswhoDeathisbutdoesnotfearhim,muchtothechagrinofherfiancé,Corrado(KentTaylor)whohasdevelopedastrongdisdainforPrinceCharming. MoresinisterthanBradPittinthe1998remakeMeetJoeBlack,Marchturnsinaveryconvincingperformanceasthecreepyyetstrangelyappealingguest.Althoughtheendingismelodramatic,theemotionsareveryrealandthesuggestionthatDeathmayinrealitybeafrienddisguisedasafoeisquitetouching. (HowardSchumann,talkingpix.co.uk) Inthiswearisomeandpredictableplotline,Deathfallsinloveandboresustodeathtalkingaboutit. (DennisSchwartz,homepages.sover.net) I'veheardDRACULAwasadvertisedwiththetaglineTheWeirdestLoveStoryevertolccc!(thisisprobablyaparaphrase),butatheart,I'veneverfeltthatyoucouldhonestlycallthatmoviealovestory.Thetaglinewouldbemuchmoreappropriateforthisone,sinceitultimatelyboilsdowntowhatamountstoalovestory.Thismovieisverygoodindeed,particularlyifyouconsiderthatitisbuiltaroundaconceptthatcouldhaveeasilybeenhandledinacuteorfacilemanner.Instead,itishandledasseriouslyaspossible,withsomerealthoughtputintohowdeathwouldtrytocometotermswithalifeandanoutlookthatwastothatpointtotallyunfamiliartohim;muchofthecreditdoesgotoFredricMarchinthetitlerole.It'squitescarywhenitneedstobe,particularlyduringthefirsttwentyminutes.Fromthenon,itdealswithitsthemeswithsubtlety,aquietwit,anenduringsadness,andaneverpresenttensiononhowDeathmightreactifcrossed.It'snotperfect;someofthedialogueisself-consciousandartificial,asifthewritersknewtheyweredealingwithweightyissuesandweretryingtobeprofound.ButIamcertainlygladtheydidn'ttrytoturnitintoamusicalcomedyofsorts. (DaveSindelar,scifilm.org) SeealsotheremakeDeathTakesAHoliday(1971)
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类型：剧情片
导演：阿涅斯·瓦尔达
语言：法语
年代：未知
简介：一个将近40岁的女人杰妮爱上一个约15岁的男孩，他是她女儿的同班同eee。他尝试与她分享自己对电子游戏的狂热，尤其是“功夫大师”。在这个游戏里，一位蹦蹦跳跳的拳师必需解救一位被捆绑的年轻少女。这是一部“家庭影片”，片中所有的亲属、包括同学关系和住宅都是真的。法国观众也许更容易体会到这部影片游走在现实与虚构之间的趣味。就像电子游戏一样，本片的拍摄也是一个“游戏”。最后，男孩救出了被绑架的少女，瓦尔达也凭借她在真实与游戏之间周旋的能力，也将本片从庸俗与禁忌中拯救出来。
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类型：剧情片
主演：让-路易·特兰蒂尼昂 弗兰西丝·法比安 玛丽-克里斯汀·巴洛特
导演：埃里克·侯麦
语言：法语
年代：未知
简介：电影为侯麦《六个道德故事》系列之aaa。故事讲述一个34岁的天主教徒让-路易斯（简-路易斯·特林提格南特Jean-LouisTrintignant饰）爱上了一个年轻的女大学生。他偶遇老朋友维塔尔（安东尼·维特兹AntoineVitez饰），被邀请到一个性情豪放的离婚女人慕德（弗兰西丝·法比安FrançoiseFabian饰）家中共进晚餐。饭桌上，持有不同道德思想的三人大谈宗教、无神论、爱情、道德、以及哲学家帕斯卡尔的生活与哲学著作等话题。聊到深夜，外面下起了大雪，维塔尔离去，慕德劝说让-路易斯留宿一夜。慕德是情场高手，她极尽挑逗之能事去引诱他。保守忠诚的天主教徒让-路易斯面对了两难之境，一方面心中已有所爱，另一方面美艳的慕德实在又难以抗拒。他半推半就，最终还是抵制住了美色的诱惑。后来，他与心爱的女孩结婚，却发现她竟然曾是慕德丈夫的情妇。 本片获得第42届奥斯卡最佳外语片提名、最佳原创剧本提名。
