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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:爱情片
导演:霍华德·霍克斯
语言:英语
年代:未知
简介:纽约百老汇,戏剧导演OscarJaffe(约翰·巴里摩尔JohnBarrymore饰)捧红了女演员LilyGarland(卡洛·朗白CaroleLombard饰),两人成为百老汇票房保证,同时也是一对情bbb。合作三年后,Lily因为受不了Oscar对她私人生活的过度干预,偷偷跑去了好莱坞演电影。Oscar一怒之下起用了新的女演员,可惜票房很差,还在芝加哥欠下了债。在从芝加哥回纽约的二十世纪列车上,Oscar机缘巧合又和Lily在同一列火车上。Oscar试图挽回Lily,不管是爱情还是演戏,但Lily已经有了另外的恋人,也对重新和Oscar合作不感兴趣。这列火车上碰巧有一位脑子不大好使的大富翁,Oscar利用这个富翁给他开了张支票,试图以这张支票来让Lily签了演戏的合约。然而这位所谓“大富翁”原来不过是个精神病人,Oscar手中的支票毫无价值。心灰意冷的Oscar决定开枪自尽......
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类型:剧情片
导演:吴永刚
语言:无对白
年代:未知
简介:上海1930年代,贫苦女人(阮玲玉)为养活儿子沦为暗娼,并不幸被一流氓看中霸占,她几次试图逃脱流氓的控制,均告失败,儿子到了入学的年龄,她不想因为没钱使儿子失去受教育的机会,便继续拿身体挣钱,为此,她要瞒着流氓从有限的收入里偷偷取出一些攒下。 她的身份被儿子同学的家长得知,众人联合向校方施压,要“妓女的孩子”滚出校园,以免败坏学风,校长通过家访,晓得了女人的艰辛,决定让她的儿子继续在学校读书,可是一人的力量太单薄,学校董事会仍决定将其开除,女人为使孩子能继续念书,去拿积攒下的血汗钱准备远走他乡,不想她的钱已被流氓偷去赌博输光…eee
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类型:喜剧片
主演:克劳黛·考尔白 克拉克·盖博 艾伦·海尔 Claire McDowel
导演:弗兰克·卡普拉
语言:
年代:未知
简介:艾丽(克劳黛·考尔白饰)有一个显赫有钱的家庭,这恰恰成为她感情不如意的根源——父亲不赞成她和飞机师卫斯理结bbb。艾丽一气之下离家出走,前去找卫斯理,不料途中钱财遭抢。遇上记者沃恩(克拉克·盖博饰),沃恩得知艾丽是个不平常的富家女,确信艾丽非常有新闻价值,可以炮制出吸引眼球的新闻,便一路与艾丽同行。路上车前进遇阻,乘客得在半路住一晚旅馆,而身无分文的艾丽只能与沃恩同屋,并在床上用毯子间隔开两人来睡。旅途颠簸,意外连连,二人共同经历了不少难忘之事。感情在渐渐滋长。艾丽的目的地就要到了,两人的心中都有些欲言又止的情愫。面对自己本来想要寻找的卫斯理,面对父亲门当户对的思想,艾丽和沃恩的感情不知走向何处。
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类型:剧情片
主演:Giuseppe Gulino Aida Bellia Gianfra
语言:其它
年代:未知
简介:eee意大利人民反抗侵略,战争场面拍的相当宏大,各种优美流畅的长镜头,演员表演内敛自然,这部电影标志着意大利的电影人已经掌握了非常娴熟全面的电影技艺,被誉为当时意大利电影的最高成就丝毫不为过