山中森林

　　故事发生在六十年代的美国洛杉矶，汤姆（罗伯特·杜瓦尔RobertDuvall饰）是一名侦探，一天，他去探望做神甫的弟弟德斯（罗伯特·德尼罗RobertDeNiro饰），让汤姆没有想到的是，自己的弟弟竟然和发生在二十年前的一宗悬案有着千丝万缕的关联。在那起案件中，被害人是一名女性，而她似乎和德斯有着非常暧昧的关系。
　　为了证明弟弟的清白，汤姆对案件展开了调查，很快，一个名叫杰克（查尔斯·德恩CharlesDurning饰）的男人浮出了水面。如今的杰克是一名建筑承包商，二十年前，他则是驰骋黑社会的头目。汤姆的举动引起了杰克的注意，杰克当然不会放任不管。

　　Akerman'sTouteunenuitisacollectionofvignettesdepictingthefanciesanddramaticmomentsofanumberofpeoplethroughoutonesummernight.Thefilmhaslittledialogueandreliesonaremarkableseriesofcontrastsforeffect:asultrynightofdeep,oftenpainfuldepictionsofpassionvisualizedinastarkandgrainymanneragainstthebackdropofaspiritless,blandBrussels.
　　被认为是仅次于让娜迪尔曼的该导演另一部杰作

　　Twodetectivesareinvestigatingarobberyinwhich$300,000wastaken.Theirinvestigationleadsthemtothemainplayerandtheyfindthecash,butoneofthemhasmeanwhilefallenhardforawomanwithexpensivetastes,andthoughhedesperatelywantstokeepher,heknowsthatacop'ssalaryisn'tgoingtobeenoughforher.

　　奢曼（汤姆·汉克斯TomHanks饰）是在华尔街工作的金融精英，他拥有着一份收入丰厚的工作，一位娇俏可人的妻子，每天西装革履出入高级场所，可谓过着十分体面的生活，堪称典范。然而实际上，奢曼有着自己的秘密，他一直不忠于自己的妻子，有着一位情人。
　　一天，奢曼像往常一样同自己的情妇幽会，两人开着车行驶在高速公路上，没想到竟然撞到了一个孩子。因为害怕自己的出轨和行踪暴露，奢曼决定逃离事故现场，可是，一位狡猾而又贪婪的小报记者目击了这一切，并记下了奢曼的车牌号。奢曼的生活就此被彻底的改变了。

　　与丈夫离婚后，女儿以“跟着学京戏”为由将10岁的儿子京京（费洋）丢给了早年丧妻今独自在南方城市生活的老父亲（朱旭）。多年前，名噪一时的京戏琴师父亲因不满女儿婚事及对京戏的逃避，与之心生罅隙，祖孙两人初见尴尬之外，他对京京还有种莫名的怨恨。无意间知道女儿已同丈夫离婚时，父亲对京京愧疚之外多出怜爱，祖孙两人情感日趋正常。
　　祖孙两人渡江拜会也是独自生活的佛教徒莲姑（王玉梅），莲姑一席话让京京初识人生，心细的他也发现外公与莲姑早已相敬如夫妻。莲姑收到杳无音信40年的丈夫从台湾寄来的信件，外公一时心重如山，但莲姑并没等来她的丈夫而是听到噩耗，不久也重病不治故去。弥留之际，莲姑表示对外公多年的照顾不胜感激，并希望他能替自己超度。为了帮莲姑达成心愿，外公忍痛欲卖胡琴，这时，京京给了他意外的感动。

　　20世纪初，中国湘西偏远山村，一顶花轿千里迢迢向杨家坳走来。轿子中的女孩名叫萧萧（娜仁花饰），对于这个只有12岁的女孩来说，结婚更像是一场热闹、好玩的游戏。婚后，萧萧承担起洗衣做饭的家务，还要带着比自己小很多岁的丈夫玩。转眼六年时光过去，萧萧已经成长为顾盼神飞的大姑娘。婆婆为她缠上裹胸部，却无法挡住她对外部世界的好奇与向往。偶然机缘，萧萧与长工花狗萌生爱情，但在这个封闭的山村，等待他们的注定是一场悲剧……
　　本片根据沈从文的原著小说《萧萧》改编，并荣获1988年法国蒙彼利埃国际电影节金熊猫奖、1988年西班牙圣赛巴斯蒂安国际电影节堂吉诃德奖。

　　Whilesurveyingatelegraphlinein1861,WesternUnionengineerEdwardCreighton(DeanJagger)isseverelyinjuredinanaccident.HeisdiscoveredbyVanceShaw(RandolphScott),anoutlawontherunfromaposse.Forcedtotravelonfootafterhishorsewashurt,ShawatfirstconsidersstealingCreighton'shorse,butchangeshismindandtakesthemanwithhim,savinghislife.
　　Sometimelater,followinghisrecovery,CreightonreturnstoOmaha,NebraskaandplanstheconstructionofatelegraphlinefromOmahatoSaltLakeCity,Utah.FacingconsiderableoppositiontothelinefromConfederatesoldiers,Indians,andoutlaws,CreightonelicitsthehelpofhissisterSue(VirginiaGilmore),foremanPatGrogan(MinorWatson),andassistantHomerKettle(ChillWills).
　　Lookingtoputhisoutlawpastbehindhim,ShawarrivesatCreighton'sWesternUnionofficelookingforhonestworkandishiredasascoutbyGroganwhoisunawareofhispast.Creightonrecognizeshimamongthemenandallowshimtostaydespitehissuspicions.CreightonalsohirestenderfootRichardBlake(RobertYoung),aHarvard-educatedengineerasafavortoBlake'sfather.ShawandBlakearebothattractedtoSueandvieforherattention,buttheirromanticrivalryiscutshortwhenconstructionofthetelegraphlinestartsonJuly4,1861.
　　Afterworkcommencesontheline,oneofthemeniskilledapparentlybyamysteriousbandofcattle-rustlingIndians.UnconvincedthatIndiansaretoblame,Shawridesouttoinvestigateandfollowstherustlers'trailtothecampofJackSlade,aformerfriendandcohort,whosegangcommittedthekillingdisguisedasIndians—thegangShawleftfollowinghislastbankrobbery.SladerevealsthattheyareworkingfortheConfederacytodisruptWesternUnionbecausetheybelievethetelegraphservicewillhelptheUnion.Shawridesawayandreturnstotheline.Notwantingtoturninhisformerfriends,ShawtellsCreightonthatalargebandofDakotaIndiansstolethecattle,andrecommendsthattheysimplyreplacetheherdandnotriskafightwiththeIndians.
　　Sometimelater,aconfrontationtakesplacebetweenmenworkingontheforwardlineandabandofdrunkenIndians.WhenoneoftheIndianstriestostealsomeequipment,anervousBlakeshootshim,ignoringShaw'sordertoremaincalm.AfterwordarrivesthatthemaincampisunderattackbyotherIndians,theWesternUnionmenrushbacktohelpwiththedefense.Atthemaincamp,Slade'smen,whoareagaindisguisedasIndians,stealtheWesternUnionhorses.ThecompanydiscovertherusewhenoneofthewoundedIndiansturnsouttobeawhiteman.ForcedtobuybacktheirstolenhorsesfromSlade,CreightonbecomessuspiciousofShaw'sinvolvement,especiallywhenheadmitstoknowingthegang.
　　SoontheU.S.ArmyarrivesandannouncestheIndianshavenowrefusedtoallowthetelegraphlinestogothroughtheirterritoryinresponsetoBlake'sshootingofthedrunkenIndian.Creighton,Shaw,andBlakerideouttoconvinceChiefSpottedHorsetoallowthemtobuildthelinethroughIndianterritory,eventhoughthemanBlakewoundedwasSpottedHorse'sson.CreightonisfinallyabletopersuadetheIndianstoallowthempassage,andworkcontinuesuntilthecompanyapproachesSaltLakeCity.
　　Sometimelater,ShawreceiveswordthatJackSladewantstomeetwithhim.OnthewaytoseeSlade,ShawiscapturedandboundbySlade'smen.SladesayshisgroupisgoingtoburndowntheWesternUnioncampandtheydon'twantShawtointerfere.AfterSladeandhismenrideoff,Shawescapesfromhisropesbutarrivesbacktoolatetopreventthefire.HehelpsrescuesomeoftheWesternUnionmenfromtheflamesandburnshishandsintheprocess.
　　Afterthefire,CreightonconfrontsShawforanexplanation,butShawdoesnotrevealwhatheknowsandisfiredbyCreighton.AsShawleavesthecamp,hetellsBlakethatSladeisactuallyShaw'sbrotherandthathe,Shaw,willfindSlade'sgangandstopthemfrominterferingwiththetelegraphproject.ShawridesoffandfindsSladeandhismeninanearbytown.Atthebarbershop,Shawconfrontshisbrother,whosegunisconcealedunderthebarber'ssheet.SladeshootsShawthroughthesheet.Shawfightsbackinspiteofhiswound,killingsomeofthegangmembers,andthendies.BlakearrivesandcontinuesthefightwithSladewhodiesfromhiswounds.Soonafter,theWesternUnionlineiscompletedandtheworkerscelebrate.WhenSuelamentstheabsenceofShaw,CreightontellsherthatShawcanhearthem.

　　因抢劫罪被判十二年徒刑的吉诺（阿兰·德隆饰）刑满出狱，在社工热尔曼（让·加宾JeanGabin饰）的热心帮助和循循善诱下，他决心痛改前非，重新做人。但信奉“罪犯永远都是罪犯”的警长杰特勒（米歇尔·布盖MichelBouquet饰）却仍然不信任他，处处与他作对，最终逼得他走投无路，终于失控杀死了警长杰特勒。经过冷酷、教条的法庭的审讯后，吉诺最终被推上了断头台。
　　这是一部对专制暴政和断头台提出强烈控诉和谴责的人道主义电影，深沉的主题和场面常令观众陷入巨大的感情波澜之中。本片在巴黎及其近郊放映时，仅十周内观众人数就高达四十八万人次。1981年，密特朗总统上台后，通过了在法国取消死刑的新法令。

　　Whileoutridinginthecountry,wealthyNewYorkerAlecWalkermeetsyoungwidowJulieEden,andarelationshipquicklydevelops.However,AlechasnottoldherthatheisalreadylockedintoalovelessmarriagetotheavariciousMaida,whohascontrivedtoconvincehisparentssheistheidealwife.Acompletelycoincidentalcarcrashalertsthetwowomentoeachother'sexistence,asituationtowhichtheyreactverydifferently.

　　Nine-yearoldEunheeanxiouslypreparesforherrecorderexamasshestrugglestofindaplacewithinherownfamily.

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