简介:Lynn (22) lives with her brother in Berlin. There she enjoys the advantages of family life, without really feeling involved in it. She does not have any precise aim in life, but manages to awaken the interest of many people with her direct and spontaneous character. Her boyfriend David is very different he is entirely engrossed in his very disciplined swimming training for the world championships. David does not intend to allow himself to be distracted by the complicating factors of a relationship with Lynn. When Lynn, working behind the till of restaurant, meets the Japanese student Koji, everything gets more complicated. They can't exchange many words, but it is soon clear that their moments together mean a lot to both of them.
简介: 女儿杰茜(丝凯·麦柯·巴楚沙 Skye McCole Bartusiak 饰)被绑架的的消息让纳森(迈克尔·道格拉斯 Michael Douglas 饰)一家陷入了空前的危机,绑匪斯科特(肖恩·宾 Sean Bean 饰)提出的要求十分奇怪,他们要纳森在一周内利用自己精神病医生的专业技能只好一个名叫伊莉莎白(布莱特妮·墨菲 Brittany Murphy 饰)的女子的病。 在绑匪先进的监控设备下,纳森无法报警,而伊莉莎白的奇怪表现让纳森手足无措。眼看着约定的期限即将到来,事件的情况越发紧急。女探员桑德拉(珍妮弗·艾斯波西多 Jennifer Esposito 饰)的出现无疑成为了纳森唯一的一根救命稻草,在她的帮助下,纳森不仅追踪到了绑匪的行踪,伊莉莎白神秘的过去也逐渐浮出了水面。
简介:1944年10月,波兰奥斯威辛集中营,在焚化炉工作的波兰犹太人和匈牙利犹太人正密谋暴乱,捣毁焚尸炉,由绰号“海什”的波兰人(史蒂夫·布西密 Steve Buscemi 饰)负责联络。匈牙利犹太医生米卡洛斯(阿兰·柯德勒 Allan Corduner 饰)因在双胞胎繁殖学领域的突出成就被狱警慕斯菲尔德(哈威·凯特尔 Harvey Keitel 饰)特别优待,他不愿眼看匈牙利人霍夫曼(大卫·阿奎特 David Arquette 饰)用枕头捂死一位自杀失败的狱友,与其产生矛盾。附近女子监狱向焚化炉偷偷运送火药的行迹暴露,蒂娜(米拉·索维诺 Mira Sorvino 饰)和洛萨(娜塔莎·雷昂 Natasha Lyonn 饰)被折磨致死。就在霍夫曼心急如焚等待暴乱时机到来的时候,他在毒气室的尸堆里发现了一名奄奄一息的少女。要不要救人?会不会打乱暴乱计划?霍夫曼和狱友无所适从…… 本片获美国电影评议协会自由言论奖。
简介: 迷幻少女遇著過氣公安老頭,未必是貓捉老鼠累鬥累,也可以是從老前輩身上學會認識自己。阿 P 為追阿初欠她的債,偶然與阿初的外公相遇,兩個生活態度南轅北轍的人,就是這樣在荒謬的處境中相互學習。阿P在當中看見年青一代的無奈:十六歲的迷途青春、愛情的無助、軟性毒品的蠶食、面對父母失敗的婚姻、自己渾噩的前途....阿初無故失蹤,又是否因抵受不了同樣殘酷的青春?世情像玻璃,有時看得透,有時不,相同的只是:兩者同樣冰冷易碎。 The second feature from Hong Kong indie director Carol Lai is about the vulnerability of youth, made even more fragile by the vulnerable world of the adults. Grandpa Wu used to be a policeman in Mainland China and has now retired to a life of seclusion on an outlying island. One day, her daughter calls him up and reports that his granddaughter Ah Cho is again missing. The old man hits the road again, in search of the young girl. Then P, Ah Cho's best friend, emerges out of nowhere and heads Wu's search, leading the old man into a series of strange encounters in the uncharted world of frustrated youth. Source: 25th HKIFF (2001)