A woman is afflicted with an unusual condition; she cries all the time, at the slightest provocation regardless of whether she’s happy or sad, beset by anxieties or problem-free. Nicknamed “Madame Ho”, this pitiful woman strives to play a more visible r
InthetimeofCounter-Reformation,amillerandhissoncomeunderinvestigationbyapriestoftheInquisition,whenrumorsspreadthattheirprosperitycomesfromworkingwiththeDevil.TheDevil’sTrapisafilmdirectedbyFrantišekVlá?il,basedonanovelbyAlfrédTechnik,adaptedbyFrantišekA.DvorákandMilošKratochvíl.ItwasthefirstofthreehistoricaldramasthatVlá?ilmadeduringtheCzechNewWave(technicallyheisn’treallyapartoftheNewWave,howeverthesefilmsweremadeduringthesameeraofartisticfreedom),precedinghismorewellknownMarketaLazarová(1967)andValleyoftheBees(1968).Setinthelate16thCenturyduringtheCatholicReformation,intheMoravianKarst,situatedinwhatisnowtheEasternCzechRepublic,ittellsthetaleofamiller(VítezslavVejrazka),andhissonJan(VítOlmer),whocomeundersuspicionandareinvestigatedbyaJesuitpriestoftheInquisition(MiroslavMacháchek),whenrumorsofwitchcraftarespreadbythelocalregent(CestmírRanda),whoisjealousofthemiller’sprosperityanddegreeofrespectamongthelocalpopulace.AsexpectedfromVlá?il,thisfilmisastunningexperienceallthewaythrough.Fromtheopeningshot,anominousmanipulationofperspectivewithacloseupofamangledfigureofChristdominatingtheforegroundagainstatinyfigureinblackwalkingalongthehorizon,tothebreathtakingconfrontationalfinaleinsidethevaststalactitefilledKarstcaverns,itisawonderfuldisplayofvisualmastery.MaybenotquiteasimpressiveasMarketaLazarová,butstillfullofastonishingimagery.Asseenfromuniqueanglesanddistinctpointsofviewwhichhighlightthedirector’sremarkablesenseofawarenessofframing,motion,andpositioningontheemotionalanddramatictoneofthescene.Themostmemorablebeingarepeatedshotwherethecameraissuspendedandlaunchedwithspeedthroughtheairtowardsthemiller’sdoor.ThestoryhereisasimpleoneandIwouldsaymoreaccessiblethanhislaterworks.Withaconventionalstructureemphasizedasmuchbyitsplotandcharacters,thanbyitsexpressionisticcinematographyorauthentichistoricaldetail.Theeventsplayoutwithoutmuchsurprise,andthereisastrongunderlying,almostsupernatural,mysteriousaspectthatisleftunresolved,infactbarelyexplored,whichisslightlydisappointing,butonlybecauseit’ssofascinatingthatIwishtherewasmore.Actingisgreatallaround.Particularlythevillains:MiroslavMacháchekasthepriest,castingasinisterandimposingshadowwhereverhegoes,andCestmírRandaastheweasellikeregentbehindallthepersecution.WhileVítOlmerbringsacharismaticleadingmanpresenceinhisroleasthemiller’ssonJan,inlovewiththelovelyorphangirlMartina(KarlaChadimová),whobecomesadangerousobjectofrivalrybetweenJanandotheryoungmenofthevillage.ThefilmalsofeaturestheevocativemusicofZden?kLiška(perhapsthemostprolificcomposeroftheCzechNewWave).InthishissecondofelevencollaborationswithVlá?il,hiscompositionsareusedsparingly,buttogreateffect,complimentingbutneveroverpoweringascene.Thebestexampleofwhichcanbeheardinanamazinglyshotcelebrationanddancesequenceattheendofthesecondact.TheDevil’sTrapmightnotbeamasterpiece,butitisstillastrongeffort,withafascinatingstraightforwardstoryandaglorioushistoricalsettingcapturedbeautifullybyVlá?il’sunmistakablevisualprowess.AfineworkthatwouldalsobetheperfectstarterplatetoprepareyourselfforthechallengingfeastofMarketaLazarováorTheValleyoftheBees.Itevenhasaneasytodigestrunningtime.It’sthereforepuzzlingwhythisgemremainslargelyoverlookedandignored.
浮华的都市,光怪陆离的现象层出不穷:为了保险金,丈夫杀害了妻子;难改赌博恶习,牛郎拍下客人的性爱录像借此敲诈勒索;遭受继父侵犯,少女却不敢声张……处于弱势地位的人们声诉无门,又咽不下气看着对方逍遥,怨气便由此积聚。 这时,一名名为“怨屋”(木下あゆ美饰)的神秘女子就会出现,她表示会为求助者消除怨气,让痛恨的他/她消失、抹杀其社会性存在、甚至杀人都可以,事成后则根据报复的程度收取相应的酬金,保证没有后顾之忧。在怨屋的精心设计下,每一起案件都未留下任何痕迹。殊不知,这早就引起了一直追踪的寄木警官(きたろう饰)的怀疑。
富家小子郝笑文(郝邵文 饰)携半路认识的“侍女”丑妹与先后到达的释小宝、小莹进入忍者学校学习,唯利是图的忍者学校对笑文大门敞开,但小宝和小莹就只有靠实力争取入学的机会。四个新同学自此开始了在忍者老师一元(吴孟达 饰)和二次的指导下学习忍术。这帮顽皮儿童在生活和学习的各方面都不忘寻找恶作剧的机会,使学习手里剑、潜水、吃饭都变成了一场场笑闹剧,催泪弹更成了他们哭丧赚取外快的绝密武器,连校长(黄一飞 饰)也败在他们的手里。某日,一名自称绝世忍者的大叔拜访忍者学校,此人十年前在忍者比赛落败后一蹶不振,苦练多年只为寻找当年的劲敌,而他当年的对手,居然是一元老师,四个小家伙受大叔求助,究竟该如何应对?
某日,广告公司主管目黑(每熊克哉 饰)邂逅了涉世未深的女性──茧子(杉山未央 饰),她晚熟的模样挑起了目黑强烈的调教欲望,认识茧子的第一天便让她做为自己的奴隶调教。但目黑因为过去曾调教过的人妻──明乃(行平爱佳 饰),至今心中仍留有强烈的阴影和伤痛,再怎么样都无法将明乃的模样从脑中抹去。另一方面,茧子在目黑的调教下,外表和内在也变得相当不同,而目黑也渐渐发觉自己似乎快跟不上茧子的成长…
这一家人能切实解决问题,而且会在秘密家族会议上进行作战会议。 在这里,比起法律或常识,“家人的幸福”是最为优先的。 北泽家的次男——北泽秀作(山田凉介 饰)是警视厅的一名精英干部候补生。他隶属警务部,为了成为未来的警视总监而不分昼夜地进行升职考试的学习。但他的缺点是正义感太强。长女知晶(波瑠 饰)是才貌双全的有为律师,拥有引以为豪的头脑与口才,是“北泽家的大脑”。她与秀作一样正义感过人,且有着常人无法理解的“独特”判断能力,经常做出让周围人目瞪口呆的事情。长子博文(小泽征悦 饰)则是被称为天才的年轻心脏外科医生。他深受下属信赖,早早就被传是将来的院长接班人,美中不足的是过分自恋。 警察、律师、医生,这三位精英齐聚一堂想必能迅速解决所有问题。但在个性过分强烈的哥哥姐姐的压迫下,每一次年纪最小的秀作都无辜受到牵连。 将他们抚养成人的父亲是私立中学北泽学园...
Allison isn't quite sure if her new friend, Amy, is a her guardian angel or a crazy person. Jane Lynch确定担任CBS新喜剧Angel from Hell的双女主之一,她的角色Amy是个大大咧咧的女汉子,有一天突然闯入了另一个女主Allison的生活并决定做她的守护天使,于是两人形成了一种不寻常的友谊...
天海佑希及泽村一树将主演阿嘉莎?克莉丝蒂两部作品改编的日剧,天海佑希主演1957年作品《命案目睹记》(4.50 from Paddington),原作主角是以敏锐观察力破解困难案件的老妇人,今次日版就改为由天海佑希演的中年女强人。故事讲述主角天乃瞳子(天海佑希)是前刑警,现 为危机管理专家,某夜她丈夫的母亲乘搭快车,看到和列车并排行驶的另一部车上有男性勒紧女性的颈,虽然立即通报,但因为车掌贪睡让警察以为她报假案,为了洗脱义母的污名,瞳子决定找出真相,推理出尸体被抛弃在豪宅的土地内,同时该豪宅又发生杀人事件,瞳子把复杂的线索集合起来,推断出事件的真相。 By the way,泽村一树主演的是《破镜谋杀案:女演员杀人事件》
When an energy experiment goes haywire, a rash of massive hurricanes rips across North America. A high school science teacher must get his family to safety before the hurricanes merge, creating a "hypercane" with the power to wipe the US off the map.
敏(郑惠玉)与男友Paul(余家伦)从香港移民到新加坡,用合股形式联名买屋,但Paul因炒股失败欠下巨债,抛下敏一走了之,更连累股票经纪星(黄奕良)代为还债,导致一贫如洗,女友玲也在此时移情别恋。Paul留下的一半公寓又不能出售,星只好搬去与敏“同居”一室,两个失意人由水火不容,继而互相产生感情,却在此时,双方的旧情人竟又回到他俩的身边……