Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career. Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.) As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played. The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument). Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.
本作脚本出自青岛武和泷本智行之手,讲述了一同经历过年少时期的3位少年在度过25岁之时,因调查某件杀人事件而分别以刑警、嫌疑人和被害者再度相遇,追溯事件的真相以及内心深处封印的禁忌过去。而与三人有着千丝万缕联系的案件真相、一段讳莫如深的过往,也将在调查过程中逐渐浮出水面。 在片中,冈田准一饰演的四方笃为了逃避过去而成为了刑警,但因杀人事件为契机又直面了自己的过往,小栗旬饰演四方的旧友以及杀人事件中浮出水面的嫌疑人田所启太,柄本明将饰演田所的青梅竹马以及事件的被害者川端悟。长泽雅美饰演四方的妻子,田所的妻子由木村文乃饰演,西田尚美饰演川端的妻子。
桃瀨成海是一個深藏腐女屬性的OL,不過在情場上十分失意。而二藤宏嵩是桃瀨的青梅竹馬,雖然是個徹頭徹尾的死宅,但是長著一副英俊的面孔帶著酷冷的形象。在桃瀨情場失意時作為青梅竹馬的二藤迅速拉近了與桃瀨的感情距離,一臉淡然的告白之後正式交往...
Secluded in the middle of Dartmoor, Four thieves find themselves hiding out with nothing to do but count the money and time to kill.
十六岁的伊华,跟她的猫一样躁动抓狂。她愈来愈受不了同住的母亲和妹妹,更想亲近已分居的父亲。然而她的艺术家父亲经常情绪失控,伤己也伤人。成长刺痛,性欲涌动,早熟且敏感的她,发现身边的成年人都不可依靠,只能靠自己横冲直撞,体验青春的暴烈与温柔。生于哥斯达黎加的新锐导演华伦天娜莫雷尔,首部长片细腻描写少女的焦躁不安、狂野叛逆,以及既亲密又冲突的父女关系。洛迦诺电影节惊艳之作,囊括最佳导演及男、女主角三项大奖。
四个残破不堪的灵魂遇上彼此,在亲密接触下尝试给出自己的真心。
正直善良的韩东(韩兆 饰)在荒废多年的厂区找到值夜班的工作,可上班当夜就遭遇一系列怪异的事,尤其是在铁栅栏外游荡的那个白衣女人更让他惊出一身冷汗。原来当初上班前带他巡视厂区的吴师傅( 曹其昌 饰)说的确有其事,闹鬼!厂里殷主任在旁人眼里看来总是那么深不可测。韩东交了押金才知道在他之前已经有三个值夜班的辞职了。此时的他骑虎难下,愈发感觉这座院子不太平。 韩东找棱子(张凯辉 饰)陪他一起值夜班,棱子昏头昏脑走错路,竟跑到坟地去了。有没心没肺的棱子陪着,韩东心里踏实多了。深夜,两人都听到阴测测的女人的哭笑声,登时起了一身鸡皮疙瘩。他们壮着胆子循声而去,看到了更恐怖的一幕……