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吉田喜重的第二部导演作品，爱疯由其本人编剧。在电影开场时，爱疯职员木口高志用枪指着自己的头，请求公司停止裁员，而他则愿意以自己的生命为代价，以换取其他工友继续工作的机会。木口的自杀企图由于其友的干预并未成功，而这一事件也成了轰动一时的新闻。因为木口愿意牺牲自己以保全他人的行为，甚至有保险公司愿意雇佣木口来为公司做宣传。幸存下来的木口发现自己成为了媒体的焦点，而成了名人的他的命运也不再掌握在自己手中了.....
爱疯了
吉田喜重的第二部导演作品，爱疯由其本人编剧。在电影开场时，爱疯职员木口高志用枪指着自己的头，请求公司停止裁员，而他则愿意以自己的生命为代价，以换取其他工友继续工作的机会。木口的自杀企图由于其友的干预并未成功，而这一事件也成了轰动一时的新闻。因为木口愿意牺牲自己以保全他人的行为，甚至有保险公司愿意雇佣木口来为公司做宣传。幸存下来的木口发现自己成为了媒体的焦点，而成了名人的他的命运也不再掌握在自己手中了.....
李伟菘
回复 :影片的时代背景落在30年代斯大林统治下的前苏联。科托夫（尼基塔·米哈尔科夫 Nikita Mikhalkov 饰）是红军的光辉领袖，拥有殷实家底和幸福家庭，正在与妻子玛露莎（英格波佳·达库内提 Ingeborga Dapkunaite 饰）、女儿一起在别墅中度过幸福时光。不料，一名不速之客闯进了这里。当他揭开层层乔装的外物时，人们认出了他——一个失踪了十年的没落贵族米迪亚（欧列格·米契柯夫 Oleg Menshikov 饰）。米迪亚的到来犹如地狱派来的使者，随着他娓娓道来的故事，米迪亚和科托夫之间的恩怨纠结、和玛露莎之间的陈年旧情以及随着时代而扭曲的人生，都在故事中一一展开。而更为残酷的是，他带来了一个令科托夫一家陷入绝境的消息……
余文乐
回复 :1975年越战结束后，香港一度成为“第一收容港”，接收了大量越南难民、船民。这些人到港后，会被港府统一安置在羁留营。对于混在他们中间的越共，特工（特务）发现后会秘密杀害。在越战中侥幸捡得一条命的越南华裔胡越（周润发）随伙伴逃难到港后，如愿见到素未蒙面、后期曾中断联系的笔友李立君（缪骞人），后者是一名社会工作者，十分同情他的遭遇。当胡越反杀将他视作越共的特工后，李立君决定帮他办去美国的假护照。办护照时，胡越结识与他命运无差的沈青（钟楚红），两人讲好到美一起生活。胡越、沈青等人在菲律宾转机时，沈青及其他几个女孩被帮他们办护照的人秘密带走，为找到沈青，胡越放弃赴美良机，胁迫着该人来到菲律宾唐人街一家Bar，原来沈青是被骗到该处做实为妓女的Bar女。为了履行许下的要将沈青照顾的诺言，胡越答应老板钟仁（金彪）替他做杀手，并因之与另一杀手阿三（罗烈）结成兄弟。但他及沈青、阿三仅是钟仁手中的棋子。
郑怡
回复 :In the time of Counter-Reformation, a miller and his son come under investigation by a priest of the Inquisition, when rumors spread that their prosperity comes from working with the Devil.The Devil's Trap is a film directed by František Vlá?il, based on a novel by Alfréd Technik, adapted by František A. Dvorák and Miloš Kratochvíl. It was the first of three historical dramas that Vlá?il made during the Czech New Wave (technically he isn't really a part of the New Wave, however these films were made during the same era of artistic freedom), preceding his more well known Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Valley of the Bees (1968).Set in the late 16th Century during the Catholic Reformation, in the Moravian Karst, situated in what is now the Eastern Czech Republic, it tells the tale of a miller (Vítezslav Vejrazka), and his son Jan (Vít Olmer), who come under suspicion and are investigated by a Jesuit priest of the Inquisition (Miroslav Macháchek), when rumors of witchcraft are spread by the local regent (Cestmír Randa), who is jealous of the miller's prosperity and degree of respect among the local populace.As expected from Vlá?il, this film is a stunning experience all the way through. From the opening shot, an ominous manipulation of perspective with a close up of a mangled figure of Christ dominating the foreground against a tiny figure in black walking along the horizon, to the breathtaking confrontational finale inside the vast stalactite filled Karst caverns, it is a wonderful display of visual mastery.Maybe not quite as impressive as Marketa Lazarová, but still full of astonishing imagery. As seen from unique angles and distinct points of view which highlight the director's remarkable sense of awareness of framing, motion, and positioning on the emotional and dramatic tone of the scene. The most memorable being a repeated shot where the camera is suspended and launched with speed through the air towards the miller's door.The story here is a simple one and I would say more accessible than his later works. With a conventional structure emphasized as much by its plot and characters, than by its expressionistic cinematography or authentic historical detail. The events play out without much surprise, and there is a strong underlying, almost supernatural, mysterious aspect that is left unresolved, in fact barely explored, which is slightly disappointing, but only because it's so fascinating that I wish there was more.Acting is great all around. Particularly the villains: Miroslav Macháchek as the priest, casting a sinister and imposing shadow wherever he goes, and Cestmír Randa as the weasel like regent behind all the persecution. While Vít Olmer brings a charismatic leading man presence in his role as the miller's son Jan, in love with the lovely orphan girl Martina (Karla Chadimová), who becomes a dangerous object of rivalry between Jan and other young men of the village.The film also features the evocative music of Zden?k Liška (perhaps the most prolific composer of the Czech New Wave). In this his second of eleven collaborations with Vlá?il, his compositions are used sparingly, but to great effect, complimenting but never overpowering a scene. The best example of which can be heard in an amazingly shot celebration and dance sequence at the end of the second act.The Devil's Trap might not be a masterpiece, but it is still a strong effort, with a fascinating straightforward story and a glorious historical setting captured beautifully by Vlá?il's unmistakable visual prowess. A fine work that would also be the perfect starter plate to prepare yourself for the challenging feast of Marketa Lazarová or The Valley of the Bees. It even has an easy to digest running time. It's therefore puzzling why this gem remains largely overlooked and ignored.
