¿How far does a soccer fan go for his beloved national team? Mariano Cárdenas (Adrian Uribe), a married man and a civil servant, shows us that crossing the line when supporting the national team is a must. Mexico and the USA are in the final qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup. Mariano is committed to giving everything he has, including his time and relationship with his wife, to be present in the game because he is convinced that his presence in the stadium is the only thing factor that will guarantee the victory. Everything is ready and organized for the big day. Unfortunately, plans change when Mariano learns of the death of his uncle, with whom he lived and with whom he wagered a large bet on the team. Mariano is torn between being at the funeral or escaping to accompany the team. Thanks to the decision he makes, he loses his job, his wife, his home but his heart is full as Mexico qualifies for the World Cup.
《八月三十一日,我在奥斯陆》的金奖编剧艾斯基佛格,今年首执导演筒长片作品《盲》,一鸣惊人横扫国际各大影展,拿下柏林影展最佳欧洲电影奖、日舞影展世界电影单元最佳剧本奖,以及入围挪威奥斯卡七项大奖。透过独特的叙事结构与影像魅力,捕捉盲眼女主角内心的脆弱与偏执。 最近失明的英格丽 几乎足不出户,尽管失去了视力,但她的心与想像力仍旧清晰而活跃,但恐惧却让她在自己的内在世界,书写出另一个人生剧本。 她时常幻想外出上班的丈夫偷溜回家,观察她在家中的一举一动,或是在网路上认识了一名单亲妈妈,偷偷与她约会;英格丽看见他们在餐厅里谈笑着,突然间,女子失去视力... 而察觉到异样的丈夫不久和女子分手,但她却说自己怀孕了,还挺着大肚子到派对上找他对峙。正当女子一身滑稽的礼服成为众人的笑柄,英格丽仿佛走进自己的幻想世界,化身成穿着礼服的女子和丈夫对峙着...
"Nove Ospiti per un Delitto" is a mediocre giallo in the tradition of Agatha Christie's "And Then They Were None". Nine members of the same family go to an island, where nobody lives - but the head of the family (Arthur Kennedy) owns a nice house there. Problem is that he and his three sons keep a dark secret, and this dark secret begins to haunt them as soon as they are on the island. One by one they fall victim to a mysterious killer... (IMDb)
The film shows an obscure episode from the life of a Stalinist criminal - Colonel of the Office of Public Security, Julia Brystiger. Her nickname was "Bloody Luna" because during interrogations she tortured prisoners with extreme cruelty. At the beginning of 1960s she appeared in Laski near Warsaw, in the Institute for the Blind, where the Primate of Poland, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, was also a frequent visitor. His imprisonment in the years 1953-1956 was supervised by none other than Julia Brystiger herself. During the difficult and tempestuous conversation with the Primate, Julia Brystiger rejects the communist ideology, asks for her crimes to be forgiven and for help in finding God...
Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway. She grows up in total harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride and devout Christianity. She accepts the fact that her father has arranged for her to marry the son of another landowner. Kristin's beauty and purity create violent emotions around her. There are envy and attempted rape, murder and revenge. She seeks refuge from the world in a convent, awaiting the time for her marriage. Here the passion of her life strikes, the knight Erlend Nikulaussonn. He, an accomplished seducer, also falls hopelessly in love. They have to cross not only convent walls to meet, but social boundaries as well. Their love cannot be kept secret, and suddenly the innocent Kristin is the centre of a scandal. Her fiance withdraws from their engagement, her father rages, and Erlend's former mistress tries to poison her. The affair grows into a political issue, and finally some of the country's most dignified leaders persuade Lavrans to give in. The lovers win each other, but it is in front of a charred altar in a burnt down church, and their happiness has a double edge. Written by The Norwegian Film Institute
正所谓“少要沉稳老轻狂”,年届不惑的弗兰提斯克·汉那(Vlastimil Brodský 饰)越老越有活力,他不去理会老婆艾蜜莉(Stella Zázvorková 饰)辛苦存下棺材本钱的良苦用心,也懒得搭理那个不成器儿子糟糕的婚姻。弗兰不愿面对即将到来的死亡,只想尽情享受最后的时光。他和剧院的好友艾德(Stanislav Zindulka 饰)假扮各种身份的人,从中得到无限的乐趣,却也因此惹下不少的麻烦。垂暮的生命,因一颗青春顽皮的心而充满光芒…… 本片荣获2002年克里夫兰国际电影节最佳影片奖;2002年捷克金狮奖最佳女主角奖(Stella Zázvorková)、最佳剧本奖和最佳男配角奖(Stanislav Zindulka);2002年捷克皮尔森电影节金翠鸟奖最佳影片奖。