Life, death and drama at 20,000 feet, SKYMED weaves together intense character journeys and high-stakes medical rescues, as we follow the triumphs, heartbreaks and tribulations of budding nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote Northern Canada. They're all in over their heads, and on their own, with no one to rely on but each other.
荣获奥斯卡金像奖提名的导演理查德·林克莱特执导的这部光鲜亮丽的新黑色影片由格伦·鲍威尔主演。他在片中饰演刻板的教授加里·约翰逊—新奥尔良警察局的一名兼职假杀手。加里有着异乎寻常的天赋,擅长伪装成不同的人,来抓捕那些希望击退敌人的倒霉蛋。当他被一个潜在罪犯吸引时,他陷入了道德困境:这个罪犯是一个名叫麦迪逊(阿德里娅·阿霍纳饰)的美丽年轻女子。当麦迪逊爱上加里扮演的杀手角色之一(神秘性感的罗恩)时,他们的暧昧关系引发了一系列的连锁反应,包括演戏、欺骗和不断升级的赌注。《HitMan》由林克莱特和鲍威尔共同创作,改编自一个令人难以置信的真实故事,是一部巧妙描写身份的存在主义喜剧。
ThelasttimeBritainwasamajorforceinworldcinemawasinthe1960s;adocumentaryofafewyearsbackonthesubjectwasentitled’HollywoodUK’.ThiswastheeraoftheKitchenSink,socialrealism,angryyoungmen;aboveall,thetheatrical.Andyet,ironically,thebestBritishfilmsofthedecadeweremadebytwoAmericans,RichardLesterandJosephLosey,wholargelystayedclearoftheperiod’smoretypicalsubjectmatter,which,likeallattemptsatgreaterrealism,nowseemscuriouslyarchaic.’KingandCountry’,though,seemstobetheLoseyfilmthattriestobelongtoitsera.Like’LookBackinAnger’and’ATasteofHoney’,itisbasedonaplay,andoftenseemscumbersomelytheatrical.Like’Lonelinessofthelongdistancerunner’,itsheroisanexploited,reluctantlytransgressiveworkingclassladplayedbyTomCourtenay.Like(theadmittedlybrilliant)’ChargeoftheLightBrigade’,itisahorrified,near-farcical(thoughhumourless)lookatthehorrorsofwar,mostparticularlyitsgapingclassinjustices.PrivateHampisayoungvolunteersoldieratPachendaele,havingservedthreeyearsatthefront,whoiscourt-martialledfordesertion.Increasinglyterrorisedbytheinhumanpointlessnessoftrenchwarfare,thespeedy,grisly,violentdeathsofhiscomradesandthemedieval,rat-infestedconditionsofhistrench,heclaimstohaveemergeddazedfromonegruesomeattackanddecidedtowalkhome,toEngland.HeisdefendedbythearchetypalBritishofficer,CaptainHargreaves,whoprofessesdisdainfortheman’scowardice,butmustdohisduty.Heattemptstospinadefenceonthegroundsofmadness,buttheupper-crustofficershavehearditallbefore.Thisisaverynice,dulyhorrifying,liberal-handwringing,middle-classplay.ItpanderstoalltheclichesoftheGreatWar-thedisgracefulworking-classmassacre,whiletheofficerssupwhiskey(Haig!)-figuredinsomecharminglyobvioussymbolism:Hargreavesthrowingadyingcigaretteinthemud;Hamphystericallyplayingblindman’sbuff.Thesetsarepicturesquelygrim,medieval,amoderninferno,asthesemenlietrappedinanever-ending,subterraneanlabyrinth,litbyhellishfires,withratsforcompanyandtheconstantsoundofshellsandgunfireremindingthemoftheoutsideworld.Theplay,inaverymiddle-classway,isnotreallyabouttheworkingclassatall-Hampismoreofasymbol,anessence,lyinginthedark,desolatelyplayinghisharmonica,anoteofhumanityinascoreofinhumanity.Hedoesn’tdevelopasacharacter.TheplayisreallyaboutHargreaves,hisrealisationoftheshabbyinadequacyofnotionslikeduty.Hedevelops.Thisrealisationsendshimtodrink(tastierthandying!).Likehisprolesubordinates,hefallsinthemud,justasHampissaidtohavedone;heevensaystohissuperior’Weareallmurderers’.Thisisallveryeffective,ifnotmuchofadevelopmentofRCSherriff’screaky’Journey’sEnd’,filmedbyJamesWhalein1930.Itsearnestnessandverbositymayseemalittlestiltedintheageof’PathsofGlory’and’Dr.Strangelove’;wemayfeelthat’Blackaddergoesforth’isatruerrepresentationoftheGreatWar.ButwhatIhavedescribedisnotthefilmLoseyhasmade.Heistoosophisticatedandcannyanintellectualforthat.ThefilmopenswithalingeringpanoveroneofthosemonumentalWarmemorialsyouseealloverBritain(andpresumablyEurope),asiftosayLoseyisgoingtoquestionthereceivedideasofthisstatue,thehumancost.Butwhathe’sreallyquestioningisthisplay,anditswoefulinadequacytorepresentthemanifoldcomplexitiesoftheWar.ThisisBrechtianfilmmakingatitsmostsubtle.Weareconstantlymadeawareoftheartificeofthefilm,thetheatrical-thestilteddialogueisspokenwithdeliberatestiffness;theatricalritualsareemphasised(theinitialinterrogation;thecourtscene,whereactorsliterallytreadtheboards,enunciatingthepredictablespeeches;themirror-playputonbythehystericalsoldiersandtherats;thereligiousceremony;thehorriblefarceoftheexecution).Prosceniumarchesaremadeprominent,audiencesobserveevents.Thisisaplaythatwouldseektocontain,humanise,explaintheGreatWar.Thisisahopelesstask,asLosey’sprovisionalapparatusexplains,’real’photographsofharrowingdetritusfadingfromthescreenasifeventhesearenotenoughtoconveytheWar,nevermindawell-made,bourgeoisplay.Losey’svisionmaybeapocalyptic-itquestionsthepossibilityofrepresentationatall-thevarioustagsofpoetryquotedmakenoimpactonhardmenmenwhorattledthemoffwhenyoung;theShakespeareandualityof’noble’dramacommentedonby’low’comedy,effectsnotranscendence,nogreaterinsight.Losey’scameraworkandcompositionrepeatedlybreaksourinvolvementwiththedrama,anywishwemighthaveformanlysentimentality;inoneremarkablesceneanofficertakesanAubreyBeardsleybookfromthecameraman!Thisideaofthetheatricalevidentlymirrorstherigidclass’roles’playedbythemaincharacters(Hamp’sfatherandgrandfatherwerecobblerstoo;presumablyHargreaves’werealwaysSandhurstcadets).Loseyalsotakesasideswipeatthekitchensinkproject,byusingitstools-historyhasbornehimout.
故事发生在位于密西西比的劳改农场之中,杀人犯鲍尔斯(基思·卡拉丹KeithCarradine饰)伙同他在狱中结识的一干亡命之徒实施越狱,幸运之神眷顾了他们,成功越狱后的鲍尔斯一行人来到了亲戚家,打算躲躲风头。在那里,鲍尔斯遇见了名为剀切(谢莉·杜瓦尔ShelleyDuvall饰)的女子,剀切的温柔善良令鲍尔斯一见钟情,可是,如今沦为逃犯的鲍尔斯真的能够如他所愿抱得美人归吗?越狱之后,鲍尔斯和他的兄弟们不甘寂寞,抢了几次小劫,“收成”尚且说得过去,这令几个大男人放松了警惕。终于,在又一次抢劫之中,劫匪们遭遇了“滑铁卢”,躲避着穷追不舍的警察,鲍尔斯来到了剀切处,希望她能够提供庇护。
一艘船停泊在布瑞斯特港,船上有个名叫奎雷尔的英俊水手(布拉德·戴维斯BradDavis饰)。他被船上少校赛隆(弗兰克·尼洛FrancoNero饰)暗暗迷恋着,还和船长罗伯特(汉诺·波西尔HannoPöschl饰)保持暧昧关系;他勾搭当地酒吧老板诺诺(冈瑟·考夫曼饰),主动在色子游戏里输给他以便和他发生关系;他贩毒,还杀掉了同伙,警察马里奥(伯克哈德·德里斯特BurkhardDriest饰)盯上了他,又迷上了他;年轻人吉尔(汉诺·波西尔HannoPöschl饰)也爱上了他,还被他嫁祸杀人罪名;诺诺的妻子吕西娜(让娜·莫罗JeanneMoreau饰)也对他兴趣满满……英俊的奎雷尔,狠心的奎雷尔,谁也说不清他到底爱谁,谁都甘愿做他手里的棋子,塞隆上校看着一切,知晓一切,每天对着录音机讲述自己的爱慕之情……
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