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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
主演：秀兰·邓波儿 让·赫肖尔特 阿瑟·特雷彻 Helen Westley
导演：艾伦·德万
语言：英语
年代：未知
简介：孤儿海蒂（ShirleyTemple秀兰•邓波饰）和黛特阿姨（MadyChristians饰）生活在一起，然而黛特不愿继续在照顾外甥女，于是千里迢迢将海蒂送到偏远的善终——海蒂爷爷（JeanHersholt饰）的隐居之处。因失去儿子而沉浸悲伤之中爷爷阿道夫起初无视这个从未见过面的孙女，但随着时间推移，祖孙俩的感情日益加深。 但是贪婪的黛特再次返回，骗走海蒂欲将其卖给他人作女佣。天使般的海蒂和主人家的病弱女儿安娜（HelenWestley饰）培养出亲密的友情；另一方面，阿道夫也踏上寻找孙女的旅程…ccc
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类型：剧情片
主演：秀兰·邓波儿 让·赫肖尔特 阿瑟·特雷彻 Helen Westley
导演：艾伦·德万
语言：英语
年代：未知
简介：孤儿海蒂（ShirleyTemple秀兰•邓波饰）和黛特阿姨（MadyChristians饰）生活在一起，然而黛特不愿继续在照顾外甥女，于是千里迢迢将海蒂送到偏远的善终——海蒂爷爷（JeanHersholt饰）的隐居之bbb。因失去儿子而沉浸悲伤之中爷爷阿道夫起初无视这个从未见过面的孙女，但随着时间推移，祖孙俩的感情日益加深。 但是贪婪的黛特再次返回，骗走海蒂欲将其卖给他人作女佣。天使般的海蒂和主人家的病弱女儿安娜（HelenWestley饰）培养出亲密的友情；另一方面，阿道夫也踏上寻找孙女的旅程……
