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　　O incansável Manoel de Oliveira, com mais de 100 anos, começou a sua carreira no tempo do cinema mudo. O seu filme mais recente, uma adaptação de um conto do século XIX, é, sem dúvida, um dos mais interessantes dos últimos anos. A premissa é simples: num comboio, um homem conta a sua história de amor e desilusão a uma atenta dama de meia-idade. O seu objecto de desejo? A rapariga loura que dá o nome ao filme. Embora em estilo de fábula, breve e divertida, o significado intelectual torna esta surpreendente estória tão moderna quanto anacrónica.
　　The tireless Manoel de Oliveira, now over 100 years old, can trace his directorial career back to the silent era. His newest film, an adaptation of a 19th century short story, is easily one of his most enjoyable in recent times. The premise is simple: while on the train, a man recounts his tale of love and woe to a receptive middle-aged lady. His object of desire? The titular blond-haired girl. Though fable-like, droll and brief, the intellectual heft makes this surprising tale both modern and anachronistic.

　　A good solid film for only a million dollar budget. The plot is believable and right along the same lines as Mission Impossible 2...and this movie came out 2 years before MI2. Maybe MI2 saw this and copied it on a big scale. Ron Pearlman is as sinister as he always is and Clint Howard plays the same quirky, goofball he is so good at. Annabelle Schofield and Morgan Brittany are sexy and fun to watch.

　　哈里·考尔（吉恩·哈克曼 Gene Hackman 饰）在旧金山开了一家侦探公司，他最近的一单生意是去窃听一对男女的对话。他精心地在一个广场附近布下层层的窃听装置，来捕捉这对男女所说的每一句话。窃听进行得很顺利，声音很清晰，但他不理解他们所说的话到底什么意思。 他带着录音文件去雇佣他的公司准备拿他的报酬，却被告知老板不在，便决定暂时不交出录音文件，并退回报酬。他只能小心翼翼地保管着他的录音文件，即使在聚会的时候仍旧提心吊胆，生怕录音文件被人偷走。千防万防，录音文件还是丢失了。心急如焚的哈里只能按照他窃听到的录音内容，于某日来到那对男女口中提到的酒店，却不想他正陷入一场巨大的阴谋中……