打雀英雄传

　　Based on the novel by Karel Capek, the prominent Czech writer of the early 20th century who coined the word robot for his play R.U.R., the story revolves around a discovery of Krakatit - a powerful explosive - by Prokop, an experimental scientist who, following an accidental explosion in his lab, slips in and out of delirium. When he realises that, in a delirious period, he has given the formula for making Krakatit to one of his colleagues, he tries to find the man, who does not realize how dangerous a thing Krakatit is. In the process, he nearly gives his discovery away again to foreign interests, a group of anarchists, and even greater forces of darkness...

　　疲惫的列车工作人员乔（爱德华·斯皮伊尔斯 Ed Speleers 饰）刚刚完成漫长的旅途，他和同事完成交接工作，回到更衣室发现之前晋升主管的申请被驳回，分外懊恼之际又被新主管命令代班踏上了连夜开往东伯勒的列车。列车缓缓启动，乔无精打采地播报行驶信息，随后开始了例行查票工作。或许这枯燥的旅途中，只有那美丽的乘务员艾伦（荷莉·韦斯顿 Holly Weston 饰）还让他多少有点儿动力。暂时放下手头工作后，乔找个安静的角落沉沉睡去，突然他被巨大的晃动所警醒。不知什么原因，火车在某个山坡上迫停。司机托尼下车检查，谁知却遭到神秘生物的攻击。
　　冷雨寒夜，荒郊野岭。仿佛与世隔绝的黑暗所在，迫停的列车上登上可怕的乘客……

　　一个时尚编辑和一个模特儿到另一座城市出差，两人各自发生艳遇，但春梦一觉醒来，才得见内心的惶恐。上世纪50年代的伯格曼作品经常有强迫深刻的意味，如本片对女性梦想、痛苦、挣扎等跟男人的关系作了探讨，虽然是部讽刺喜剧，但有一种焦距不准的模糊。