今天的阿尔及利亚：三个故事，三代人。穆拉德，一位离过婚的房地产开发商，觉得身边所有人都在逃避他。艾莎，一个年轻的女孩，在情人和未婚夫之间两难挣扎。达曼，一位神经学家，在婚礼前的一天突然被他的过去所困扰。

　　Though Delluc's career was short-lived, it burst vigorously(7 films in 4 years)that it forever left its imprint on french cinema history, and they rightly honoured him by giving the annual Prix Delluc to the best French film of the year. He was responsible for the creation of influential cinema  journals like Le Journal du Ciné-Club and Cinéa, founding numerous film societies, writing countless articles and coining the term "cineaste". Delluc believed that films should be set in the natural without elaborate posturing, and characters should be portrayed in an intimate way where the past and present, illusion and reality can be correlated, all considered to be avant-garde at its time. He died only a few weeks after the shooting of The Flood at the age of 33.

　　The subject of Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub’s Der Tod des Empedokles (The Death of Empedocles, 1987) is the Greek pre-Socratic philosopher Empedocles (c. 490 BC – 430 BC), who lived in the Greek colony of Agrigentum in Sicily. His theories are mentioned in several of Plato’s dialogues. He maintained that all matter is made up of four irreducible elements: water, earth, air and fire. A mystic and a poet, he is considered to be the founder of classical rhetoric. He is also thought to be the last Greek philosopher to write in verse; two fragments of his works survive: Katharmoi (Purifications) and Peri Phuseôs (On Nature). An advocate of democracy, he came into conflict with his fellow citizens of Agrigentum and, as result, was banished with his young disciple, Pausanius. When he was asked to return, he preferred to commit suicide by throwing himself into the active volcano at Mount Aetna.
　　The German writer Friedrich Hölderlin wrote two versions of Der Tod des Empedokles in 1798 and 1800, and a final third version in 1820, all three ultimately unfinished. They were conceived as five-act tragedies and all three differ in plot. According to Michael Hamburger, Hölderlin’s English-language translator,
　　the main reason why Hölderlin finished no version of the play must be that he remained too closely identified with Empedocles, at the very period in his life when his own view of the poet as philosopher, prophet and priest – and as tragic hero – was subject to perpetual crisis and re-examination.
　　Huillet-Straub’s The Death of Empedocles is based on Hölderlin’s first version (the longest of the three), whereas Black Sin is based on the third version.

　　住在戈兰高地的新娘要出嫁了，对象此前从未谋面。这块高地目前被以色列占领，而叙利亚依然认为是自己的领土。新郎与新娘隔着“国境线”结不成婚，把联合国的人都招来了。踩在政治边缘的幸福

　　Julien Duvivier最好的作品之一也是他认为自己所有默片中最喜欢的一部。
　　Summary
　　Bullied by his matriarchal mother, abused by his siblings, ignored by his father, Poil de Carotte's childhood is as miserable as it could be.  An illegitimate child, he is the main reason for the enmity which exists between his parents, who continue to live together just to keep up appearances. In the end, Poil de Carotte's suffering becomes more than he can bear...
　　Review
　　Drawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and its inherent humanity. It is more memorable than Julien Duvivier's earlier silent version of 1925, also named Poil de Carotte.
　　The part of Poil de Carotte was played by 11 year old Robert Lynen, who was alleged to have been discovered whilst walking down the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Lynen is totally captivating and the film made him an instant star, launching what looked like becoming a very promising film career – until he was shot dead whilst fighting against the Germans in 1944.  Harry Baur, a legendary stage and film actor (who also died during World War II, allegedly at the hands of the Gestapo), also turns in a typically fine performance.  The reconciliation between father and son at the end of the film provides its most enduring image, enough to melt the heart of all but the most stoical of spectators.
　

　　一个曾经丧失人性的刑讯逼供者.在几十年之后接受电台记者的采访重新回忆自己那段罪孽深重的过去.他以前拷问别人,现在却接受这个记者的“拷问”.在这个下午,拷问的不仅仅是他本人,也拷问了人性,拷问了整个社会制度。

　　第53届嘎纳电影节金摄影机奖奖

　　特丽丝塔娜（凯瑟琳•德纳芙 Catherine Deneuve 饰）的母亲在临死前，把她托付给堂•路普（Fernando Rey 饰）照顾。衰老的路普衣食无忧，性格强势看重荣誉，但同时，也是镇上女人们所熟知的好色之徒。路普表面上是特丽丝塔娜的监护人，而他实际对后者抱有隐而未发的强烈欲望。
　　特丽丝塔娜在路普的家中感受到压抑，女仆和女仆的聋哑儿子也远不是她可以倾诉心事的友人。在一次外出中，塔里斯塔纳偶遇一位年轻的画家，后者令她看到了爱情的希望，知晓特丽丝塔娜处境的画家殴打了路普，两人一起离开小镇。不久，特丽丝塔娜罹患重病，无计可施的画家只好寻求路普的帮助……

智利申奥送选片，根据真实事件改编，一个老实本份的中产阶级男人，被一个流氓恶霸不断的欺压凌辱 搞得妻离子散，最后奋起反击的故事。

　　平克正在逃亡。夜里，空旷的街道上弥漫着末日的气息，整个城市似乎都在燃烧。麻醉剂在静脉和空气中打旋。他已经从某个“教士”领导的教派控制中解脱出来，决心掌握自己的命运，现在藏身于一家非法T恤工厂。平克寻找着末路之光，但鬼魂始终在他的周围游荡。这部实验性作品以哥伦比亚麦德林为背景，描绘了一个逃离危险邪教的年轻人的故事。

　　德国慕尼黑，丈夫克里斯特告别了妻子亚丽安娜（Margit Carstensen 饰）与瘸腿女儿安吉拉（Andrea Schober 饰），赴奥斯陆公干，但他在半路中转，约会了情人并将其带到自己的乡间别墅。但他意外发现亚丽安娜与情人——自己的助手早已抵达别墅偷情，四人很快在尴尬的气氛中回过神来，坐到了一张桌子上享用晚餐。负责照料别墅的卡斯特与加百列母子注视着四人，内心各有不同的触动。当天夜里，安吉拉在保姆的陪伴下亦抵达别墅，她的出现让亚丽安娜为其腿疾绷紧的神经再次拉紧，气氛一时僵硬。
　　第二天夜里，安吉拉组织别墅里的所有八人进行一场叫做“中国轮盘赌”的问答游戏，分成两组的八人互相提问作答，牵出了各自内心隐藏的秘密。

　　莱尼·格鲁伊滕生于30年代的一个从事建筑工程的商人家庭。在纳粹上台之后，她家曾获利其中。但在接下来的二战时期，莱尼却经受了一次又一次命运的打击。当她在战败前夕爱上俄罗斯战俘博里斯的时候，她被人民唾骂成“苏联婊子”。然而，即使是博里斯的死也没有打消莱尼对生活的勇气。她过着隐居的生活，而当她与土耳其劳工梅赫梅特相识相爱之后，她又重新选择了遵从自己内心的感受。(豆瓣字幕翻译2.0小组)

　　"Veteran experimental filmmakers Danielle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub helmed this unusual adaptation of a novel by Elio Vittorini. Focused on the triumphs and failures of a group of laborers and farm hands who pooled their resources to operate an alternative collective farm after the end of World War II, Operai, Contadini features a cast of 12 actors who read aloud from Vittorini's book for the duration of the film, either reciting from memory or using a clearly visible script. Hardly designed to be a crowd pleaser, Operai, Contadini proved to be controversial among the audiences for its showings at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, where it was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight series." ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
　　"The group makes up a primitive community which seeks to erase not only the distress created by the war but also the hardships of life and hunger, and to protect them from violence, misery and fear. Amid the ruins of this post-war period, the characters build and invent a rapport  both in their professional and daily lives  between themselves, the sexes, generations, diverse social and geographical origins, and antagonistic political camps.
　　The group maintains a 'register', a kind of diary, as if it were entering the minutes of an inquiry or a trial." -Steve Grayson
　　"my favorite Straub-Huillet films are Too Early, Too Late and Operai, contadini (2001), both color landscape films with especially acute senses of place as well as of nature in all its harsh beauty." - Jonathan Rosenbaum

　　阿兰．德龙主演的这部犯罪动作片，摒弃了一般银行抢劫后分赃不均而终被逮捕的老套情节，把劫宝的场面安排在飞机上进行，结局则是因家族内一次无意揭发的奸情而致西西里部落全被逮捕。影片布局可谓层次分明，有峰回路转之妙。从开幕西西里家族营救囚车中的萨丹开始，便推展出不少戏剧性的高潮，如阿兰．德龙如何外出召妓惹祸；保险公司随员的太太如何发现丈夫不在飞机上而在报警时认出阿兰．德龙；探长如何监视阿兰．德龙的妹妹而使西西里兄弟被捕等，这些设计都能顺里成章而前后呼应。

　　The tragic love story between Guido, the owner of a marble quarry and Luisa, the humble daughter of one of his employees, ends up in her giving birth to a baby boy. Giulio's mother is against them: at first she takes her son abroad with an excuse and then has her grandson kidnapped making Luisa think the boy died in a fire.

　　威尔斯唯一一部公映的彩色电影，故事依旧奇情：澳门富商从秘书口中听到一个爱情传说，有人为了香灯有后愿意付钱找人与妻子上床。传说归传说，但澳门富商却要使这个不朽故事成真，找来美女珍．摩露，当正是自己妻子，要她找人轰烈地做爱做的事。乍听下来真是一场天方夜谭，但影片拍来感人至深，53岁的威尔斯与成熟的珍．摩露演出动人不已，最后一个镜头更被影迷形容是「魔术」，令影片入围柏林国际电影节竞逐最佳电影金熊奖。
　　The only colour film by Welles publicly released is another showcase of the absurdity of human nature. A Macau millionaire is told a legend about someone who is willing to pay a huge sum for someone who would sleep with his wife in order to produce an heir. In an act to make the legend real and to immortalise it, the millionaire finds Jeanne Moreau to be his wife and starts to search for the man who would make love to her. A potent performance by Welles and Moreau makes the film purely magical; a Golden Berlin Bear nominee for Berlin International Film Festival.

　　The exploits of three young Roman criminals are chronicled in this socially conscious drama. The young men commit petty crimes all day begin with arms theft, and culminating with a night with three streetwalkers. After their pleasure, the boys try to cheat the hookers, but they ladies are smarter than that and have stolen their cash ahead of time. The punks then return to the city for more crimes. Exploits include the harassment of three homosexuals, and attempts to seduce some women.

　　这样一座小镇，非常的小。小到一个望远镜就能看到所有事情；小到邮差可以悠闲的翻看每一封信，然后再把他们封好；小到人们不需要打招呼，因为他们总是碰到。
　　镇上有一个男人，每天早上做同样的事，换鞋，出门，工作。表面上，他的工作是工地里的焊接工，实际上，他真正的工作是做画家梦。他用廉价水彩颜料做画，在天空中大量留白。他和镇子里的同龄人一样，感到单调，琐碎，平淡。他又有点像年轻人，为了理想蠢蠢欲动。
　　男人有一位妻子，肥胖的身体证明了她是一位尽职的家庭主妇。男人赚钱养家，妻子把赚来的钱变成食物养活他。他们懂得墨守契约的道理，所以很少说话。
　　男人的父亲是一位落寞贵族，他的前半生也许并不传奇，但他还是把优雅和感性留给了下一代。
　　小镇的爱情是平淡的，之所以称为平淡，是因为这样的爱情里面没有贫富距离，也没有肤色差异，好像所有爱情之外的事情都和爱情无关。只是寥寥几笔，直到结婚那一刻，还是没有让人感到坟墓的存在。
　　酒馆里的厕所管理员原来是男扮女装。他不喜欢的不光是女人，而是人。所以他看到动物很开心。但他决非是真正意义上的异服癖，因为很难想象他会喜欢自己穿上女装后臃肿老迈的样子。
　　小镇邮递员喜欢一封封的把信拆开，略略一阅，完后再放回去封好。也许寄信的人压根就没封，也许世界上的邮差都惦记着信里的内容。
　　星期一的早上，男人离家出走。
　　于是，他到了威尼斯。威尼斯的自由几乎可以包容一切，条件是你必须也是自由的。人们做着想做的任何的事，甚至是做一个小偷，也一样被允许。装腔作势与这里格格不入，他们太真实了，真实得藏不住丑和美，只要你有一丝恻隐之心都会暴露无遗。
　　偶然遇到他，火车上的陌生人。自由的共性让男人辞别了父亲的那位虚伪得可笑的老友，与第二次撞面就一见如故的他成为了朋友。他登上了朋友的小舟，带着不期而遇的好奇，离开了生活中刻意的无奈。
　　他还有过一次邂逅，之后才发现，艳遇注定不是此次旅行的主题。更多的邂逅都不会有下文，只是短暂的擦肩而已。即使再重复一次，重复同样的人，结果也是一样的。
　　他寄了一张明信片给妻子，正面画上威尼斯风景。这次邮差不用拆就能看到他对给妻子说的话，可妻子连看都不看就把他撕得粉碎。邮差猜到会这样，有时候男人喜欢的浪漫代表了女人痛恨的离别。
　　于是，男人回来了。
　　有时候，习惯让人产生想失去的冲动，转一圈之后回到原处，看看还是一样，男人，女人，老人，孩子，牧师。男人像往常一样换鞋，出门，工作。只是出门前多了一个妻子的吻。于是，他知道了，有些东西不用跑太远也能得到。

　　雷达（尼古拉斯·卡萨雷 Nicolas Cazalé 饰）的父亲（Mohamed Majd 饰）是一位非常虔诚的穆斯林，当他觉得自己大限将到命不久矣之时，决定完成身为一名穆斯林的毕生梦想——前往圣地麦加朝圣。本来父亲的打算是让雷达的哥哥开车载他去麦加，可不巧的是，他的大儿子因为一场交通意外而被吊销了驾驶执照无法上路行驶。无奈之下，父亲只得找到小儿子雷达，命令他成为司机。
　　只有20岁的雷达即将面临学校的会考，与此同时，他还有一个正在热恋的如花似玉的女朋友。面对父亲强势的命令，雷达虽然心里百般的不情愿，却也只能顺从。一路上，父子两人之间爆发了无数次战争。