一直作為米路斯.科曼劇本鐵三角(另一位是帕培錫,也是本片編劇之一)成員的艾雲.巴薩,當然也走低度戲劇路線。同是音樂家的彼德與卡洛老友重逢,生活狀況大不同,你有伴侶我有家庭,然而都有說不出的不明朗,唯有以酒與音樂代替口水。全片推展不問目的,只在剎那間的意圖,行行企企比起科曼更義無反顧,卻有生活淡如流水的詩意和繆思,叫觀眾聯想到二十年後的伊力.盧馬。巴薩鍾愛音樂的程度不下於文字和電影,古典音樂與民間音樂於全片迴轉迴盪,難怪成了奇斯洛夫斯基十大心愛電影之一。 康城影展青年評審團獎,美國全國影評人協會特別獎 這部1966年的珍品,是捷克新浪潮短暫生命中最佳作品之一。成名音樂家到小鎮探訪舊同學,舊同學是個窮音樂教師,有時在喪禮上吹奏樂曲。平凡的素材在巴素手裡,變出風趣復罕見的旋律,一部憂鬱的喜劇,或灰色喜劇。 - Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader Ivan Passer's (Cutter's Way and Creator) last film to be made in his native Czechoslovakia is about friends – musician Petr and music teacher Karel – reunited when Petr returns to town for a performance. Passer frequently collaborated with Milos Forman and the episodic, low-action aesthetic that was evident in Forman's early work can be seen here. Years of separation have bred apprehension between the two men, and Karel's simmering jealousy makes their meeting all the more awkward. Eventually, the barriers crumble enough for the pair to freely discuss their lives. The film's simple beauty is in the details of the men's reacquainting themselves with each other, discovering each other's regrets and unfulfilled desires. Alive with pathos, humour and insight. Special Award, National Society of Film Critics Awards Its simple city mouse-country mouse story involves the meeting of two former schoolmates as they prepare for a small-town concert. Enlivened by Passer's flair for grotesquerie, this unassuming masterpiece maintains a delicate balance between hilarity and despair. - Elliott Stein, Village Voice Source HKIFF Czech New Wave 2006
Follows hacker Connor, his best friend Avi and a cunning librarian who find themselves over their heads when forced to compete in a sophisticated dark web secret society's global recruitment game.
八十年代的恐怖电影《处刑在午夜》(10 to Midnight)中,外表不佳却颇具性格气概的老电影人查尔斯·布朗森在片中饰演一个警探,逮捕到一位专门辣手摧花的杀人犯,苦于没有证据,老查不得已设法编造证据,想送他进大牢,不料被穿帮,凶手放出来后,决定对老查的女儿下手以实行报复。为什么老查根本找不到凶手的罪证呢,原来凶手每次行凶前必把自己的衣服脱光,你想找到任何沾有血迹的衣服、裤子、鞋子,都难如登天。于是,反一号男主角吉恩·戴维斯在片中有一半的戏份都要光着身子。《处刑在午夜》在裸露尺度的把握上,真正做到了“男女平等”,你脱我也脱,像吉恩·戴维斯这种可以走偶像路线的男星,接拍《处刑在午夜》实在得不偿失,别说必须时不时的衣不蔽体,角色形象也负面到极点,从片子的票房来看,他也真是白忙了一场。可能从一开始,吸引他的只是赫赫有名的曾导过黑白原版《恐怖角》(Cape Fear)与《纳瓦隆大炮》(The Guns of Navarone)的大导演J·李·汤普森吧,可惜人有失手马有失蹄,这一回他可是脱得很没价值呐!