简介：InthetimeofCounter-Reformation,amillerandhissoncomeunderinvestigationbyapriestoftheInquisition,whenrumorsspreadthattheirprosperitycomesfromworkingwiththeDevil.TheDevil’sTrapisafilmdirectedbyFrantišekVlá?il,basedonanovelbyAlfrédTechnik,adaptedbyFrantišekA.DvorákandMilošKratochvíl.ItwasthefirstofthreehistoricaldramasthatVlá?ilmadeduringtheCzechNewWave(technicallyheisn’treallyapartoftheNewWave,howeverthesefilmsweremadeduringthesameeraofartisticfreedom),precedinghismorewellknownMarketaLazarová(1967)andValleyoftheBees(1968).Setinthelate16thCenturyduringtheCatholicReformation,intheMoravianKarst,situatedinwhatisnowtheEasternCzechRepublic,ittellsthetaleofamiller(VítezslavVejrazka),andhissonJan(VítOlmer),whocomeundersuspicionandareinvestigatedbyaJesuitpriestoftheInquisition(MiroslavMacháchek),whenrumorsofwitchcraftarespreadbythelocalregent(CestmírRanda),whoisjealousofthemiller’sprosperityanddegreeofrespectamongthelocalpopulace.AsexpectedfromVlá?il,thisfilmisastunningexperienceallthewaythrough.Fromtheopeningshot,anominousmanipulationofperspectivewithacloseupofamangledfigureofChristdominatingtheforegroundagainstatinyfigureinblackwalkingalongthehorizon,tothebreathtakingconfrontationalfinaleinsidethevaststalactitefilledKarstcaverns,itisawonderfuldisplayofvisualmastery.MaybenotquiteasimpressiveasMarketaLazarová,butstillfullofastonishingimagery.Asseenfromuniqueanglesanddistinctpointsofviewwhichhighlightthedirector’sremarkablesenseofawarenessofframing,motion,andpositioningontheemotionalanddramatictoneofthescene.Themostmemorablebeingarepeatedshotwherethecameraissuspendedandlaunchedwithspeedthroughtheairtowardsthemiller’sdoor.ThestoryhereisasimpleoneandIwouldsaymoreaccessiblethanhislaterworks.Withaconventionalstructureemphasizedasmuchbyitsplotandcharacters,thanbyitsexpressionisticcinematographyorauthentichistoricaldetail.Theeventsplayoutwithoutmuchsurprise,andthereisastrongunderlying,almostsupernatural,mysteriousaspectthatisleftunresolved,infactbarelyexplored,whichisslightlydisappointing,butonlybecauseit’ssofascinatingthatIwishtherewasmore.Actingisgreatallaround.Particularlythevillains:MiroslavMacháchekasthepriest,castingasinisterandimposingshadowwhereverhegoes,andCestmírRandaastheweasellikeregentbehindallthepersecution.WhileVítOlmerbringsacharismaticleadingmanpresenceinhisroleasthemiller’ssonJan,inlovewiththelovelyorphangirlMartina(KarlaChadimová),whobecomesadangerousobjectofrivalrybetweenJanandotheryoungmenofthevillage.ThefilmalsofeaturestheevocativemusicofZden?kLiška(perhapsthemostprolificcomposeroftheCzechNewWave).InthishissecondofelevencollaborationswithVlá?il,hiscompositionsareusedsparingly,buttogreateffect,complimentingbutneveroverpoweringascene.Thebestexampleofwhichcanbeheardinanamazinglyshotcelebrationanddancesequenceattheendofthesecondact.TheDevil’sTrapmightnotbeamasterpiece,butitisstillastrongeffort,withafascinatingstraightforwardstoryandaglorioushistoricalsettingcapturedbeautifullybyVlá?il’sunmistakablevisualprowess.AfineworkthatwouldalsobetheperfectstarterplatetoprepareyourselfforthechallengingfeastofMarketaLazarováorTheValleyoftheBees.Itevenhasaneasytodigestrunningtime.It’sthereforepuzzlingwhythisgemremainslargelyoverlookedandignored.

简介：改编自Youtube原创剧集，讲述两个朋友在街头争斗中成为对手的故事。

简介：当一位丹麦厨师前往托斯卡纳出售他父亲的生意时，他遇到了一位当地妇女，她激励他重新思考他对生活和爱情的态度。

简介：劳拉（安娜·布莱斯特 Anna Brewster 饰）与尼克（O.T. Fagbenle 饰）、克里斯（维尔·梅勒 Will Mellor 饰）、梅尔（艾玛·凯瑟伍德 Emma Catherwood 饰）、乔（Daniel Caltagirone 饰）、海伦（Scarlett Alice Johnson 饰）等男女好友相约，前往一个野生公园的芦苇湿地度假。抵达目的地后，他们发现之前预定的游艇被人搞坏，无法使用。阴差阳错之下，他们租了一艘名为“海盗之星”的游艇。在启程前，他们和几名阴郁怪异的年轻人发生龃龉。不过，这份不快很快为大自然的美丽风光所冲淡。 　　然而厄运似乎如影随形，他们的一举一动仿佛受到那群年轻人的监视，夜晚克里斯更因一场事故被刺穿腹腔。死神慢慢降临，劳拉发现，一切都与20年前的恐怖过去有关……

简介：The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school.

简介：墨西哥青年人帮派“拉马拉”手段凶残，占据着每天运送大量偷渡客的火车站。作为帮派份子，卡斯帕在执行任务期间却外出约会，并冒着被视为叛徒的危险隐瞒自己恋爱的事实，但女友仍在卡斯帕受处罚的聚会上出现，并被首领里马尔戈误杀。洪都拉斯少女塞拉长年在美国的父亲终于出现，为了能和亲人团聚，父女登上了偷渡的火车，火车路经拉马拉势力范围时，里马尔戈同帕斯卡攀车打劫，为救塞拉，帕斯卡将里马尔戈砍落车下。塞拉与帕斯卡萌生了情意，但他们前方是未知的旅途，而背后是帮派的追杀……　　本片获2009年爱丁堡国际电影节最佳新导演奖，2009年圣丹斯电影节导演奖、摄影奖。

简介：From award-winning Lucía Puenzo, comes Dive, starring Karla Souza in a dramatic tour de force performance in this story about the complexities of relationships when set against a backdrop where winning is defined as the ultimate dream

简介：It explores the beautiful and haunting tale about one woman's fight to tell her story.

简介：In this film, a couple, after seeing the lovely job a friend of theirs has done in converting an old mill house into a cozy mansion, moves into an old farmhouse after persuading the current owner, an old man, to leave. When they arrive, he appears to be preparing to leave, but it soon becomes evident that the man has no intention of going to live with his children, and intends to stay in the house. At first, they find his presence unbearable, but when he must go to the hospital, they begin to realize that they care for the feisty old gentleman.　　~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

简介：影片讲述了在休斯顿的郊区，一个十几岁的女孩因母亲的监禁变得堕落，一个年迈的斗牛士努力在斗牛竞技场上站稳脚跟，这2个人形成了一种不太可能的关系纽带，并试图纠正各自的道路。