After a bomb destroys a railway carriage, the four survivors repair to the villa of one, Mrs. Delahunty, a writer of romance novels, a woman with a past. The others are an aging British general, a young German man, and Aimee, an American girl orphaned in the blast. As these four strangers recover in Umbria's countryside and become friends, Aimee's uncle, a cold and childless academic who studies red carpenter ants, arrives to fetch her. Mrs. Delahunty fears this may not be in Aimee's best interests, begins to drink heavily, and fails in her attempts to connect with Aimee's uncle. Meanwhile, a persistent detective investigates the blast. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
平静的小镇在寒冬里迎来了火热的一天。年轻的薇安萝雪(朱丽叶特-比诺什 Juliette Binoche 饰))带着女儿来到这里,在当地教堂的对面开了一间名为“天上人间 核桃糖”的巧克力店。巧克力香浓的气味在小镇上空飘荡,吸引众多小镇居民,而神奇的是,薇安萝雪每次做出来的巧克力,都能满足顾客的心理需求,发掘他们心中隐蔽的渴望。很多人原本封闭灰暗的生活有了新的色彩。但是,这却激怒了镇里的神父和贵族,他们视薇安萝雪为异类,镇里出现了对立的两派。而这时,吉普赛人洛克斯(强尼戴普 Johnny Depp 饰)远道而来,加入了薇安萝雪的阵营,他令薇安萝雪勇敢地打开了自己内心的欲望,二人共浸爱河,却想不到神父盘算着如何把这个“不祥”女子赶出小镇,于是,新旧观念的大碰撞开始了。
52岁的凯撒(雷克斯•哈里森 Rex Harrison 饰)以罗马执行官的身份驾临埃及,为了解决王室姐弟争位的事端。皇姐克里奥佩特拉(伊丽莎白•泰勒 Elizabeth Taylor 饰)美艳绝伦,凭借自身的魅力和政治手腕,迅速让凯撒拜倒在她的石榴裙下,不但获得了对埃及的统治权,而且还以美貌征服了罗马。 克氏与凯撒完婚后,为其产下一子,深得凯撒喜欢,被立为继承人。但此事引起了凯撒手下大将安东尼(理查德•伯顿 Richard Burton 饰)与屋大维(罗迪•麦克道尔 Roddy McDowall 饰)的不满。在凯撒遇刺驾崩之后,安东尼接掌了罗马的统治权,但他同样无法抵挡克氏的绝世美貌。当安东尼彻底沉溺于暴风雨般爱情的时候,身在罗马的屋大维已经吹响了夺权的号角……
An expert at sleight of hand and with a keen eye for identifying charlatans and tricksters, our story begins as Harry has fallen on hard times in recent years, professionally and ethically losing his way. He’s resorted to making his living as a fake medium and fraudulent ghost hunter, conducting séances for unsuspecting families who think their lives have been made a misery by ghostly mischief making. Harry’s duplicitous lifestyle has also had serious consequences when after leading a séance for a tragic soldier a young man commits suicide on the doorstep of Harry’s home. A couple of months later, Harry is offered the chance to investigate the haunting of a local MP’s home as the case threatens to ruin the politician’s reputation. With the prospects of leading his political party, Edward Curtis can ill-afford the scandal as his wife Grace begins to hallucinate and act bizarrely and very much out of character as she believes their family home to be haunted. There’s a possibility Grace may be committed to an asylum in scandalous circumstances if Harry doesn’t take on the investigation. Ghosts from Harry’s past influence his decision to take the case and he begins to think it might be time to take a new path. Together with the Curtis family maid, Sarah Grey, whose own mother has fallen prey to con artist mediums in the past, their detection and investigative skills complement one another and they make a formidable partnership. Smart, driven and open-minded, Sarah is a strong-minded woman who can handle herself when unravelling the mysteries behind the hauntings, which are seriously affecting Grace’s health and well-being. Harry also calls on the services of his old friend, Albert, during the investigation. An African pharmacist with a sideline in voodoo con-artistry, Albert has a keen interest in medical and scientific discoveries, which Harry exploits to the maximum. Journalist Vernon Wall also finds himself in Harry’s orbit. Cynical and hard-bitten, although clever at winning the trust of the people he’s interviewing, Vernon is keen to learn about Harry’s techniques and sensing a political scandal sets out to inveigle his way into his life by extracting information from Sarah.
年轻的瓦伦汀(詹姆斯·麦卡沃伊 James McAvoy 饰)应聘成为大文豪列夫·托尔斯泰(克里斯托弗·普卢默 Christopher Plummer 饰)的秘书和助手,目睹了晚年文豪和他妻子索菲娅(海伦·米伦 Helen Mirren 饰)之间爱恨交织的深刻情感。托尔斯泰不满索菲娅奢侈的生活习惯,索菲娅则看不惯托尔斯泰和“激进派”弟子弗拉基米尔·切科夫(保罗·吉亚玛提 Paul Giamatti 饰)的合作,围绕着托尔斯泰,两度力量始终较劲,瓦伦汀也被牵扯进去,分别为索菲娅和切科夫写日记,记录托翁晚年生活,同时也和托翁崇拜者玛莎(凯瑞·康顿 Kerry Condon 饰)产生了感情。疲惫的托尔斯泰终于选择离家出走,弥留在最后的车站,而索菲娅和切科夫的斗争直到最后一刻都未止息……
米尔德雷德(弗兰西斯·麦克多蒙德 Frances McDormand 饰)的女儿在外出时惨遭奸杀,米尔德雷德和丈夫查理(约翰·哈克斯 John Hawkes 饰)之间的婚姻因此走到了尽头,如今,她同儿子罗比(卢卡斯·赫奇斯 Lucas Hedges饰)过着相依为命的生活。一晃眼几个月过去了,案件仍然没有告破预兆,而警方似乎早已经将注意力从案子上转移了开来。 被绝望和痛苦缠绕的米尔德雷德租下了高速公路边上的三块巨型广告牌,在上面控诉警方办案无能,并将矛头直接对准了警察局局长威洛比(伍迪·哈里森 Woody Harrelson 饰)。实际上,威洛比一直隐瞒着自己身患绝症命不久矣的事实。因为这三块广告牌,米尔德雷德和威洛比的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化。
故事发生在1952年,越南局势紧张,动乱和战争一触即发。艾登(布兰登·费舍 Brendan Fraser 饰)是由美国援助组织派往越南的工作人员,目睹了越南发生的种种,艾登满腹热忱,希望自己能够在这里大干一番,之后,艾登结识了名叫托马斯(迈克尔·凯恩 Michael Caine 饰)的男子,他是伦敦时报的特派员,十分了解当地的情况。 一次偶然中,艾登见到了托马斯的越南情妇凤(杜海严 饰),很快,艾登就被凤身上所散发出来的神秘气息所吸引,他不可自持地爱上了凤。就这样,艾登、托马斯和凤之间交织出了一段充满了激情而又摇摇欲坠的三角关系,一场凶杀案的发生让这段关系慢慢地濒临崩塌的边缘。
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