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.
弗朗索瓦(Philippe Marlaud 饰)深深爱着名为安娜(玛丽·瑞莱 Marie Rivière 饰)的女子,然而,由于工作的缘故,两人几乎无法见面。一次偶然中,弗朗索瓦看到安娜和她的前男友克里斯汀(马修·加里瑞 Mathieu Carrière 饰)在一起,之后,他又发现克里斯汀和另一名陌生女子有所来往。于是,弗朗索瓦起了跟踪克里斯汀的念头。 在跟踪的途中,弗朗索瓦结识了名为露西(Anne-Laure Meury 饰)的女子,在得知了事情的来龙去脉之后,露西对于弗朗索瓦的行为表示了理解,同时加入了他的跟踪队伍中。终于,弗朗索瓦从安娜的口中得知了陌生女子的真实身份,她和克里斯汀是兄妹。同时,露西亦投向了另一个男人的怀抱。
인기 개그맨 유세윤은 14살의 어느 날 이상한 동작을 반복하거나 의미를 알 수 없는 말들을 내뱉는 등 기이한 행동을 보이기 시작한다… 그 행동은 점점 사라졌지만 그 당시의 세윤을 목격한 가족들과 그의 지인들에겐 여전히 끔찍한 기억으로 남아있다 그러던 어느 날, 이제는 한 가정의 가장이 된 세윤에게 또다시 정체불명의 소리가 들려오고… ‘그것’은 점점 더 그를 괴롭히기 시작하는데… 인기 개그맨 유세윤을 둘러싼 15일간의 기록! ‘그것’의 충격적 정체가 밝혀진다!
A retelling of the Greek myth of Phaedra. In modern Greece, Alexis's father, an extremely wealthy shipping magnate, marries the younger, fiery Phaedra. When Alexis meets his stepmother, sparks fly and the two begin an affair. What will the Fates bring this family? Alexis's roadster and the music of Bach figure in the conclusion.
肯特是美国西部巴特尔勒克特市的头头,他由于一种作弊的纸牌游戏落入了城镇巡逻队员的控制之中,也使得一个叫谢里夫·科格的人被杀害了。该市市长与肯特密谋使本镇陷入混乱,以获得自己的利益,他们安排了一个华盛顿·蒂斯代尔的人作为新的治安官,他们以为这个人很好控制。但是,他们不知道蒂斯代尔原来是一个著名检察官汤姆·戴斯特里的代理人,戴斯特里有强大的势力,能够安排更为强大的人马来作为蒂斯代尔的副手。肯特和市长没有想到这一点,虽然他们通过各种周密的计划,想要控制整个事态的发展,但最终失败了,他们的阴谋和罪行大白于天下。