The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years.At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with.But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood.I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential.by D.R. SHIMON@lounge.moviecodec.com
The mother of the family for which Michelle baby-sits dies unexpectedly. Michelle is asked to take over looking after the children and is gradually “seduced” by the father. When suspicions arise that the mother had been murdered (and had been having an affair), Michelle unknowingly becomes enveloped in a web of lies until she herself is suspected. Gradually she realises all is not as it seems.
朝鲜第十代王燕山王君时期，艺人长生（甘宇成饰）和孔吉（李俊基饰）因为不肯加入当地的艺人团，来到京城汉阳谋生。此时暴君燕山君（郑镇荣饰）沉迷于宠妾张绿水（姜成妍饰），朝纲混乱，民不聊生。 长生与孔吉二人在街头开始表演讽刺君主的喜剧，大受欢迎，却遭逮捕。后要求到王面前表演，求得一笑。结果，多亏孔吉的急中生智，燕山君才笑了出来。两人随即被留在宫中取乐，孔吉更是因为美色令王倍加宠爱。他们不停表演，大臣们却各自心怀鬼胎，导致了杀戮局面。最终，君王和艺人的命运又将如何呢？
为了对付黑社会，联邦调查局的探员皮斯顿（约翰尼•戴普 饰）不得不告别妻子和三个女儿，化名唐尼•布拉斯科打入黑帮鲁吉罗家族卧底。为了取得帮派内部成员的信任，唐尼在头目“老左”（阿尔•帕西诺 饰）的带领下，参加了一系列的犯罪活动，也逐渐掌握了他们的犯罪证据。 然而，长时间的相处中，“老左”对唐尼信任有加，唐尼也见识到“老左”温情的一面，慢慢地对他产生了敬佩之情，傍徨不定，不再向上级及时汇报情况；同时，由于卧底工作的特殊性，唐尼极少和妻女见面，家庭生活濒临崩溃。 此时，帮派内部的仇杀开始了，“老左”的上级黑桑铲除异己，掀起了一场腥风血雨。唐尼也将面对或“忠”或“奸”的抉择。
乡村音乐巨星Liam Page在婚礼上丢下新娘走了，选择追逐功名利禄，但他一直都没忘记Josie。多年后Liam回到家乡参加一场葬礼，意外和Josie重逢，发现自己居然有个女儿，三人开始重新组建家庭。
Meis，15岁，生活在一个边远的地方，渴望轰轰烈烈的生活，但他生命中所有发生的不过是在时光流逝中，等待着下一辆车闯进家里。她幻想着她会想要去照顾那个名叫Brad的年轻司机，也许还会跟他做爱的。父亲也在等待下一个司机重新带来一些英雄气息。母亲也在等待同样的时刻，那样他们就能永远地离开这个城市。自从父亲首先冲进屋里，祖母便无法控制地颤栗，而且似乎最近更严重了，Meis期盼这是某种事情将要发生的预兆。全家人都在这个被一分为二的房间里面等待着，因为自上一次冲突后，祖父已表明3.3米的安全线已经不适合居住。祖父从残桥上摔落溺水而亡之后，他们都在等待下一个司机闯入屋。在一个梅斯不顾禁令闯入危险残桥的夜里，救赎终于降临了。一辆货车从房前扬起的尘雾中钻出来，在这车里，解锁之匙将谎言都实化，展开。当然如果这个19岁的少年，他的名字叫Brad，那就就更好了。
在三十年后的今天，我依然对母亲难以忘怀。故乡冲永良部岛的美丽风景令人眷恋，回到这里，过去的一切又开始复苏——我们一家人离开贫瘠的鹿儿岛来到了这里，当时母亲三十岁，我是小学两年级学生。在这个岛上，祖父、母亲和我三人开始了贫穷而温暖的生活。每天我放学回家，母亲总是笑着迎接我。我非常渴望母亲的拥抱。然而母亲因为怕把自己身上的病传染给我，所以从来不碰我。当台风到来的时候，大海咆哮，岛上没了粮食，家里连灯油也买不起，只能在黑暗中静静入眠。在一年一度的敬老宴上，岛上的村民们惠尽情喝酒跳舞直到天明。母亲的舞姿在篝火的映衬下，显得格外美丽。然而有一天，母亲突然过世离我而去……
安德斯（安德斯·丹尼尔森·李 Anders Danielsen Lie 饰）即将从戒毒所完成自己的戒毒计划,戒毒所在乡下,所以安德斯已经被憋坏了。作为戒毒计划的一部分,安德斯可以从戒毒所里出来,来到城市里,为一份新工作面试。但是安德斯并没有按照计划去工厂面试,而是呆在城市里游手好闲地到处乱逛。他贪婪地盯着大街上的人,因为他已经很久没有见到 人了。 时间渐渐地流逝,进入到了午夜,八月也即将过去。那些往昔如影随形的记忆再一次侵袭上安德斯的心头,让他既痛苦又无奈。可能,伴随着黎明的到来,奥斯陆的八月的结束,新的生活也会随之前来。 本片入围2011戛纳电影节的“一种关注”单元。
「我已经拍过令人发噱、惊愕或挑逗的电影。这次，我想让观众跟我一起尽情流泪，体验生命即是电影。」作品总是充满争议的阿根廷名导演加斯帕诺埃，新作《漩涡》一改迷幻癫狂的影像风格，反将镜头转向逐渐萎缩的生命。影片请出意大利恐怖名导达里奥阿基多挑梁主演，面对年迈妻子精神退化、日渐失语，他们习以为常的生活也即将瓦解。影片以分割画面手法，平行呈现这对老夫妇走向凋零的样貌，透过近乎纪录片的拍摄手法，捕捉生命里真实动人的痕迹。
