10歲的亞曼達很想養狗,父親卻不允許。某天她發現一隻小狐狸,於是和好友瑪姬決定偷偷將牠當作寵物飼養,卻不知道麻煩即將到來… Ten year old Amanda desperately wants a dog but her Dad won't have it. When she finds a young fox, she and her friend Maggie conspire to keep it as a pet. Little do they know the trouble awaits as the fox is pursued by a pair of shady, bumbling Russians with an ulterior motive.
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 prisonerpenitent 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 notare 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.
才华横溢,有一腔理想抱负的热血少年马克斯·费舍尔(詹森·舒瓦兹曼 Jason Schwartzman饰),在休斯敦一间贵族预备学校就读。初入名校的马克斯,却把全部的心思都投注于社团上。凭借着过人的聪明才智,他很快在各种社团里游刃有余。然而过分忽视功课的他,不久就面临着被退学的威胁。因缘际会,他与事业成功的商业大亨赫尔曼·布卢姆(比尔·默瑞 Bill Murray饰)成为了忘年之交,学会了很多人生真理。然而这一切都终结在了才貌双全的女老师露丝玛丽·克罗丝(奥莉维亚·威廉姆斯 Olivia Williams饰)手里。马克斯深陷爱情的世界里,不能自拔。 本片凭借着处处充满针锋相对的机智对白与幽默感,以及新老演员对角色的成功塑造和诠释,荣获1999年第56届金球奖电影类-最佳男配角提名及1999年独立精神奖最佳导演、最佳男配角等多项大奖。
39岁的布伦南•哈夫(威尔•法瑞尔 Will Ferrell 饰)无业,一直在母亲南希(玛丽•斯汀伯根 Mary Steenburgen 饰)家蹭吃蹭住。40岁的戴尔•多巴克(约翰•赖利 John Reilly 饰)也是个与父亲罗伯特(理查德•詹金斯 Richard Jenkins 饰)住在一起的大龄男,靠父亲的接济生活。南希与罗伯特一见钟情,婚后搬入罗伯特家居住,布伦南也随母亲一起搬入,从此被迫以继兄弟的身份与戴尔同处一室。二人从相互敌视逐渐成为最佳拍档,共同对付布伦南的优秀弟弟德里克(亚当•斯科特 Adam Scott 饰),玩闹得不亦乐乎。可没想到他们的胡作非为却毁了父母刚建立起来的美满婚姻,二人后悔万分,终于决定痛改前非……
Plot Summary for Galopin, Le (1996) (TV) Victor, an unemployed physicist, is hired to serve at an old champagne manufacturer' house. Old man's obsession with women, especially the one who he loved and then lost during the WWII, makes his children afraid to be left out of the will. That's why they are trying to become legal guardians and counting on Victor's help to prove father's mental condition. Little did they know that Victor has his own game going on in this funny comedy. 故事梗概: 年过三十的维克多是一名出色的物理学家,但因为经济的持续低迷,他被迫离开岗位。而他年轻美貌的妻子却和他正好相反,事业处于巅峰状态,整日忙于工作。另外,富有的服装公司老板整日殷勤地陪伴在妻子身边,也让维克多心里十分不平衡。在妻子远赴罗马出差的日子里,他更是倍感寂寞。在一个偶然的机会下,维克多发现了一则招聘管家的广告,而且报酬不菲,这立即引起了他的兴趣,并前去面试。但没想到的是,他即将要适逢的主人竟是一个既好色又好赌的单身糟老头儿,经常惹出一大堆麻烦,前前后后已经换了十余个管家。 这次,维克多准备迎接挑战,凭借他的智慧和幽默说服了老头雇佣他做管家。工作并不轻松,除了要服侍好老头儿之外,他还要听从老人的儿子多罗贝尔和女儿墨菲尔的指示,以免他又惹出什么麻烦来。谁知,维克多是个绝对忠实于自己主人的管家,不但帮助老头儿偷出家门,还和他一起赌博,泡妞。但这一切都是为了能使这个年过七旬的老头快乐。经过一段时间的相处,维克多得知老人在年轻时曾经有过一个十分相爱的女友。但因为老人被父亲逼迫出国学习政治外交,不得已与女孩分开,但老人对她却一直念念不忘。 在一次舞蹈表演中,一个叫做茱丽的年轻女孩深深地吸引了老人,从此曾经担任过外交家的老人开始拼命发挥自己的所长,并在管家维克多的帮助下,对茱丽展开了猛烈的攻势。而茱丽也为老人的诚恳感动,慢慢对他产生好感。可就在二人准备谈婚论嫁的时候,意外发生了。原来茱丽的外婆居然就是老人当年的初恋情人,更让他意想不到的是,茱丽竟然是他的亲外孙女儿。老人终于明白,他之所以被茱丽吸引是因为她长得实在太像她的外婆了。月老并没有牵错线,有情人终成眷属。 精彩视点: 《非凡管家》是法国1996年推出的又一部喜剧大片,影片以幽默诙谐的笔调向观众们讲述了一个近似荒诞的故事。此外电影画面风格唯美,一经上映就受到了广泛好评,并成为了当时最卖座的热门影片之一。可以说,《非凡管家》这部电影是当年以小成本制作而取得胜利的影片中最成功的一个。 影片中扮演维克多先生的演员是大名鼎鼎的资深老影星贝纳尔•勒科克,他演这部戏的时候事业正处巅峰时期,是最被看好的男主角人选。贝纳尔•勒科克的演艺生涯长近半个世纪,四十几年里演了一百二十余部电影,曾一次获法国凯撒奖影帝桂冠、多次获奖提名。无疑,贝纳尔•勒科克是法国20世纪电影的最有力见证者之一。 10月4日 14:49 CCTV-6播出