Z：疯狂与天使

　　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.

　　1940年，波兰冠军拳王泰迪参与华沙围城保卫战的武装部队，华沙被破，他在逃亡法国途中被捕，成为第一批被送往奥斯威辛集中营的战囚。集中营里朝不保夕，纳粹士兵视为游戏的地下拳击赛，成为泰迪为生存而拼搏的重要战争。然而，一次次激励人心的胜利，却让纳粹长官警觉到囚犯的反抗意识，转而强化管制，眼见冲突逐渐升温，获胜已然成为集中营里残酷的生存之路。
　　波兰新锐导演马西耶·巴尔切夫斯基首部剧情长片，将战后被忽视的华沙拳王故事搬上大银幕，背号“77”的囚犯在三年内赢了40战，他的奋斗故事成为奥斯威辛囚犯幸存者的集体记忆。波兰金奖演员彼得．葛洛瓦兹基透过长时间密集的身体训练，精采演绎波兰影史最“痛”的角色。
　　“我的爷爷是集中营幸存者，这个故事一直存在我的血脉之中。”――马西耶·巴尔切夫斯基

　　夏琳（尹胜雅 饰）是一个十九岁的女孩，在学业的道路上，夏琳走得并不是很顺利。如今站在人生的分岔路口上，前方是令她眼花缭乱的绚烂花花世界，夏琳一时之间失去了方向感，不知道该做出怎样的选择。
　　为了排遣心中的郁闷，夏琳决定踏上寻找自我的旅途。误打误撞之中，夏琳得到了一张话剧票，坐在观众席上，夏琳彻彻底底的被舞台上进行着忘我表演的女演员吸引了。夏琳开始想要感受站在聚光灯底下的感觉。就这样，夏琳踏上了成为女演员的道路，然而，这条路上注定充满了挫折和崎岖，一步一步走得谨小慎微的夏琳，能够抵达她的梦想之地吗？