ThelasttimeBritainwasamajorforceinworldcinemawasinthe1960s;adocumentaryofafewyearsbackonthesubjectwasentitled’HollywoodUK’.ThiswastheeraoftheKitchenSink,socialrealism,angryyoungmen;aboveall,thetheatrical.Andyet,ironically,thebestBritishfilmsofthedecadeweremadebytwoAmericans,RichardLesterandJosephLosey,wholargelystayedclearoftheperiod’smoretypicalsubjectmatter,which,likeallattemptsatgreaterrealism,nowseemscuriouslyarchaic.’KingandCountry’,though,seemstobetheLoseyfilmthattriestobelongtoitsera.Like’LookBackinAnger’and’ATasteofHoney’,itisbasedonaplay,andoftenseemscumbersomelytheatrical.Like’Lonelinessofthelongdistancerunner’,itsheroisanexploited,reluctantlytransgressiveworkingclassladplayedbyTomCourtenay.Like(theadmittedlybrilliant)’ChargeoftheLightBrigade’,itisahorrified,near-farcical(thoughhumourless)lookatthehorrorsofwar,mostparticularlyitsgapingclassinjustices.PrivateHampisayoungvolunteersoldieratPachendaele,havingservedthreeyearsatthefront,whoiscourt-martialledfordesertion.Increasinglyterrorisedbytheinhumanpointlessnessoftrenchwarfare,thespeedy,grisly,violentdeathsofhiscomradesandthemedieval,rat-infestedconditionsofhistrench,heclaimstohaveemergeddazedfromonegruesomeattackanddecidedtowalkhome,toEngland.HeisdefendedbythearchetypalBritishofficer,CaptainHargreaves,whoprofessesdisdainfortheman’scowardice,butmustdohisduty.Heattemptstospinadefenceonthegroundsofmadness,buttheupper-crustofficershavehearditallbefore.Thisisaverynice,dulyhorrifying,liberal-handwringing,middle-classplay.ItpanderstoalltheclichesoftheGreatWar-thedisgracefulworking-classmassacre,whiletheofficerssupwhiskey(Haig!)-figuredinsomecharminglyobvioussymbolism:Hargreavesthrowingadyingcigaretteinthemud;Hamphystericallyplayingblindman’sbuff.Thesetsarepicturesquelygrim,medieval,amoderninferno,asthesemenlietrappedinanever-ending,subterraneanlabyrinth,litbyhellishfires,withratsforcompanyandtheconstantsoundofshellsandgunfireremindingthemoftheoutsideworld.Theplay,inaverymiddle-classway,isnotreallyabouttheworkingclassatall-Hampismoreofasymbol,anessence,lyinginthedark,desolatelyplayinghisharmonica,anoteofhumanityinascoreofinhumanity.Hedoesn’tdevelopasacharacter.TheplayisreallyaboutHargreaves,hisrealisationoftheshabbyinadequacyofnotionslikeduty.Hedevelops.Thisrealisationsendshimtodrink(tastierthandying!).Likehisprolesubordinates,hefallsinthemud,justasHampissaidtohavedone;heevensaystohissuperior’Weareallmurderers’.Thisisallveryeffective,ifnotmuchofadevelopmentofRCSherriff’screaky’Journey’sEnd’,filmedbyJamesWhalein1930.Itsearnestnessandverbositymayseemalittlestiltedintheageof’PathsofGlory’and’Dr.Strangelove’;wemayfeelthat’Blackaddergoesforth’isatruerrepresentationoftheGreatWar.ButwhatIhavedescribedisnotthefilmLoseyhasmade.Heistoosophisticatedandcannyanintellectualforthat.ThefilmopenswithalingeringpanoveroneofthosemonumentalWarmemorialsyouseealloverBritain(andpresumablyEurope),asiftosayLoseyisgoingtoquestionthereceivedideasofthisstatue,thehumancost.Butwhathe’sreallyquestioningisthisplay,anditswoefulinadequacytorepresentthemanifoldcomplexitiesoftheWar.ThisisBrechtianfilmmakingatitsmostsubtle.Weareconstantlymadeawareoftheartificeofthefilm,thetheatrical-thestilteddialogueisspokenwithdeliberatestiffness;theatricalritualsareemphasised(theinitialinterrogation;thecourtscene,whereactorsliterallytreadtheboards,enunciatingthepredictablespeeches;themirror-playputonbythehystericalsoldiersandtherats;thereligiousceremony;thehorriblefarceoftheexecution).Prosceniumarchesaremadeprominent,audiencesobserveevents.Thisisaplaythatwouldseektocontain,humanise,explaintheGreatWar.Thisisahopelesstask,asLosey’sprovisionalapparatusexplains,’real’photographsofharrowingdetritusfadingfromthescreenasifeventhesearenotenoughtoconveytheWar,nevermindawell-made,bourgeoisplay.Losey’svisionmaybeapocalyptic-itquestionsthepossibilityofrepresentationatall-thevarioustagsofpoetryquotedmakenoimpactonhardmenmenwhorattledthemoffwhenyoung;theShakespeareandualityof’noble’dramacommentedonby’low’comedy,effectsnotranscendence,nogreaterinsight.Losey’scameraworkandcompositionrepeatedlybreaksourinvolvementwiththedrama,anywishwemighthaveformanlysentimentality;inoneremarkablesceneanofficertakesanAubreyBeardsleybookfromthecameraman!Thisideaofthetheatricalevidentlymirrorstherigidclass’roles’playedbythemaincharacters(Hamp’sfatherandgrandfatherwerecobblerstoo;presumablyHargreaves’werealwaysSandhurstcadets).Loseyalsotakesasideswipeatthekitchensinkproject,byusingitstools-historyhasbornehimout.
史标曼(艾德里安•布洛迪 Adrien Brody 饰)是波兰一家电台的钢琴师。二战即将爆发之时,他们全家被迫被赶进华沙的犹太区。在战争的颠沛流离中,家人和亲戚最终被纳粹杀害,而标曼本人也受尽种种羞辱和折磨,他侥幸得到一位朋友的帮助,暂时有了藏身之处。战争愈加猛烈,朋友不得不抛下 他回老家寻得安全的住所养育儿女。此时史标曼恶病缠身,却还要在搜捕中逃亡。在废墟的阁楼上他遇见了一名德国军官,在军官的要求下他弹奏了钢琴曲。美妙的琴声令德国军官萌发了恻隐之心,他暗暗帮助标曼直到俄军对波兰的解放到来……影片根据波兰钢琴家瓦拉迪斯罗•斯皮曼(Wladyslaw Szpilman)的自传体小说《死亡城市》改编。
The winter of 1917, the North-East front, the final clashes of the Great War. An Italian stronghold situated at 1800 metres above sea level, on the Asiago plateau, described in the novels of Mario Rigoni Stern. It’s snowing everywhere; the Austrian trenches are so close that you can hear the enemy soldiers breathing.
A hundred years since the outbreak of World War I, maestro Ermanno Olmi describes with Torneranno i prati his vision of a conflict that cost the lives of 16 million human beings, just as it was brought back to him by the memory of his father, called to arms at 19 years of age, to find himself within the bloodbath of Carso and Piave. A drama that scarred his youth and the rest of his life, just like millions of others.
美国南北战争,白人军官罗伯特·古尔德萧(马修·布罗德里克 Matthew Broderick饰)在战斗中负伤,被一位名叫约翰·罗林斯(摩根·弗里曼 Morgan Freeman饰)的掘墓人发现送进了野战医院。在波士顿养病期间,罗伯特自愿接下了全部由黑人组成的“麻州第五十四兵团”指挥官的职务。然而面对种族歧视的严重偏见和白人同僚的冷嘲热讽,以及新兵瑞普(丹泽尔·华盛顿 Denzel Washington饰)的种种质疑,他毅然将一群从南方黑奴制度中脱逃至北方的乌合之众训练成一支纪律严明的部队。由他率领的黑人兵团“麻州第五十四兵团”,在南方的查尔斯坦战役中写下光辉的一页。然而罗伯特自己却在上战场攻坚时壮烈牺牲。
由知名奥斯卡获奖导演爱德华·兹维克执导的史诗战争影片《光荣》,根据美国南北战争中的真实事件改编而成。本片以对作战场面触目惊心地描写和对黑人受虐惨况催人泪下地刻画,赢得1990年第62届奥斯卡金像奖最佳男配角、最佳摄影、最佳音响等多项大奖。尚未成名的丹泽尔·华盛顿更凭借此片一同收获1990年第47届金球奖最佳男配角。
Маленькая деревушка Шишка под Сталинградом, середина ноября 1942 года. Война доносится сюда лишь отголосками великих битв и сражений, которые происходят совсем рядом. Жители деревни, спасающие от голода и холода горожан, еще как-то пытаются жить спокойной жизнью.
Большая часть немногочисленного мужского населения тайно влюблена в местную красавицу Калю, в том числе молодой деревенский скотник Ваня Мельников и приехавший в эвакуацию городской паренек Игорь. Однажды Ваня в поисках корма для своих питомцев идет в степь и берет с собой Игоря. Он уверен, что у него будет возможность доказать сопернику свое право на любовь к Кале. Но в степи ребята встречают немца. Немец стреляет в Игоря. А потом Иван и немецкий солдат спасают раненого.
1952年,在板门店谈判中,L高地的归属直接影响到停火线的划定,南北双方为了获得更有利的战果,围绕L高地展开了新一轮血腥的争夺。此时,在前线的韩方鳄鱼中队队长被自己人的手枪击毙,同时北方人民军军人的家信在暗中通过韩方邮路寄送,韩方怀疑高地前线出现内奸,派调查部门的姜恩彪中尉(申河均 饰)陪同新任队长前往鳄鱼中队。此时鳄鱼中队实际掌控在姜恩彪昔日战友金秀赫中尉(高修 饰)以及申日荣上尉手中,姜恩彪惊异的发现曾经书生气十足的金秀赫如今已变成强悍的战士,而表面上军纪涣散的鳄鱼中队在实战中则有着惊人的战斗力。姜恩彪随鳄鱼中队一起经历了拉锯式的高地争夺战,而他终于无意中发现了鳄鱼中队“通敌”的线索……
1916年,第一次世界大战期间的法国,德法两军的战争如火如荼。值此关键时刻,法国陆军将军布洛拉德(Adolphe Menjou 饰)向陆军上尉达克斯(柯克·道格拉斯 Kirk Douglas 饰)率领的部队下了一道命令:不惜一切代价攻下德军占领的安特山。军令如山,即使前方刀山火海,战士们仍拼死向前冲去。结局可想而知,在敌人密集的炮火下,法军冲锋失败,伤亡惨重。为了掩盖自己的指挥失误,布洛拉德抓捕三名无辜士兵作代罪羔羊,以临阵脱逃等罪名将他们判处死刑。为了士兵的利益,达克斯上尉奋力争取,却在这一过程中渐渐看清军官和战争的丑恶……
本片根据汉弗雷·科比(Humphrey Cobb)1935年的小说《光荣之路》改编荣获1959年意大利国家影评人协会银带奖最佳外语片导演奖、1958年芬兰影艺学院奖最佳导演奖。
故事发生在二十世纪初的墨西哥革命中。一辆长途马车里,高贵的先生女士们对一位沉默寡言的农民大放厥词,然而突然农民摇身一变,显出家庭式匪帮头目胡安(Rod Steiger 饰)的真面目。胡安打劫后路遇爱尔兰革命军爆破专家约翰(James Coburn 饰),后者的爆破能力令抢劫梅萨维德银行如探囊取物,于是胡安苦苦尾随,不经意间却卷入了配合维拉革命军的梅萨维德暴动。胡安如愿与约翰搭档洗劫银行,但他所有的收获却是解放150名政治犯人。
政府军上校刚特率军镇压革命,胡安与革命队伍付出了惨痛的代价。在逆境中,约翰与胡安产生了真正的革命情谊,二人在前往美国的路上折返阻击刚特上校,当约翰中弹之时,这位老战士看到了昔日在爱尔兰的温馨场景……本片获1972年意大利大卫奖最佳导演奖。
Major Ronan Jackson (Devon Sawa), an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator (Robert Patrick), is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken captive by a group of Hezbollah militiamen. A gripping and powerful story packed with hard-hitting action, Jarhead: Law of Return follows a squad of Marines, led by Sergeant Dave Flores (Amaury Nolasco), as they risk their own lives in the hopes of saving an ally they've never met.
1792年,西班牙的最高权力由天主教掌控,为了杜绝法国革命潮流的影响,天主教重新开启宗教裁判所来控制国内骚乱,修道士洛伦佐(哈维尔·巴登 Javier Bardem 饰)是这场运动的领导人。谋略过人的他设法掌控宗教裁判所的最高权利。宫廷画家弗朗西斯科·戈雅(斯特兰·斯卡斯加德 Stellan Skarsgård 饰)是洛伦佐的朋友。因为一个模特伊内斯(娜塔丽·波特曼 Natalie Portman 饰),戈雅受冤被关进宗教裁判所,受到各种严刑拷打,他请求洛伦佐去救伊内斯,谁知伪善的洛伦佐却强奸了伊内斯,并将她打入秘密地牢。
二十年后,时局变迁,西班牙被法国军队占领。洛伦佐被西班牙教会驱逐流放,伺机卷土重来。此时的戈雅几乎完全丧失听力,独自囚禁在内心的阴暗中,这个时期却成了他的创作巅峰期。法国废除了西班牙宗教所,伊内斯得以释放,举目无亲的她找到几乎已经神经失常的戈雅,并在他的帮助下找到了在监狱中生下的女儿。欧洲革命风云再起,当西班牙再次陷入战乱中时,洛伦佐被判处死刑。
1944年至1945二战期间,一群阿尔及利亚的伊斯兰教小伙子应召入伍,被编入法国军队,参加对德国的反击战。阿布戴卡德( 罗舍迪·泽姆 Roschdy Zem饰)因通过军事理论考试而被授予下士军衔,在上级命令下带领同乡的弟兄们编进严厉的马丁尼兹中士(伯纳德·布兰肯 Bernard Blancan 饰)的队伍中。在首次训练中,矮小伙萨义德(贾梅尔·杜布兹 Jamel Debbouze 饰)在应对中士投手雷的考察时险些酿成大祸,幸好中士出手敏捷,反应神速,才让这批新兵幸免于难。在战斗中,这些新兵表现神勇,特别是下士,中士对他另眼相看。午餐时,出于对非洲士兵的歧视,食品分配极为不公,为了各种族士兵权益,下士不惜以下犯上,贸然顶撞了中士,两人是否就此结下私人恩怨?非洲士兵们的命运又何去何从?