桃姐（叶德娴 饰）是侍候了李家数十年的老佣人，基础把第二代的少爷罗杰（刘德华 饰）抚养成人。罗杰从事电影制片人，基础五十多岁了仍然独身，而桃姐也继续照顾罗杰，成为习惯……一日，桃姐如常到街市买菜，回寓所煲汤、做好满桌的饭菜，在等待从内地出差回家的罗杰，桃姐看着窗外的街景打发时间 ，不知不觉间却竟昏迷在地上……桃姐醒来时发现自己身在医院，桃姐是中风了！一边手臂不能活动自如，必须利用物理治疗尽量恢复活动能力。罗杰在百忙工作中为桃姐找合适老人院，期间巧遇昔日电影拍摄认识的草蜢哥（黄秋生 饰），桃姐出院来到老人院，环境陌生，院友怪异，桃姐强装镇定。罗杰工余常到老人院探桃姐，主仆闲话家常一如母子，仍保持互相揶揄调侃习惯，桃姐嘴硬心甜，院友羡慕。罗杰特意带桃姐参加电影首映礼，桃姐首次刻意打扮准备，取收藏已久的名贵衣服出发赴会；首映礼上桃姐大开眼界，更终有机会见到电影明星，桃姐感叹自己有生之年已然无憾……
回复 :An insane man first loves then grows to hate his neighbor, an old man whose penetrating gaze unnerves the insane man. He plans a perfect crime and executes it one night. The next day, two officers knock on the insane man's door, investigating a shriek heard in the night. The insane man invites them in, answers their questions, and submits to an examination of his eyes by one of the officers, who proclaims him innocent. The insane man invites them to stay and relax awhile, then regales them with his theories of crime. His heart begins to beat louder. Angles on the set are skewed to suggest the man's internal disarray.
回复 :世界的另一边，外景主持人叶子与摄制小组来到遥远的乌兹别克，拍摄电视旅游节目。叶子在镜头前开心地品尝当地风味美食、体验传统捕鱼乐趣，即使饭冷没熟、渔夫刁难，她依旧努力挤出甜美敬业的笑容，默默吞下所有委屈，只能在深夜与男友的电话中，低诉寂寞心情。眼看即将收工返家，原定拍摄场景却被取消，文化语言不通的两方陷入争执僵局，究竟该放弃拍摄还是另找题材？世界尽头的困境也让所有人陷入茫然失措中，无处可逃……。本片为日本与乌兹别克建交二十五周年的纪念制作，也是导演黑泽清继《显影的女人》后，又一部完全在海外拍摄的跨国之作。找来前AKB48偶像前田敦子主演倍受煎熬的女主持人，以及染谷将太、加濑亮演出遭遇重重困难的制作团队，一贯凝冽冷调的心理剖析，将看似欢乐例行的旅游节目制作，转为对文化冲击、疏离人心的虚实辩证，道尽现代人难以言喻的异乡孤寂。
姜育恒
回复 :Due to some common interests between German and Russian aristocracy ( the Russians even had aristocrats in their past not to mention they had an Empress called Catherine the Great, as great as this German count's heiresses… ), it is not strange that this Teutonic count has understood and even enjoyed Herr S. M. Eisenstein's "Staroye I Novoye".It is not very usual that for the aristocracy to enjoy Bolshevist films full of proletarian demands that put private property at risk or as it happens in this case, a film about the Communist Party's policy on the subject of the collectivization of the Soviet agriculture. Normally this would be perfect gibberish for this German count, but thanks to Herr Eisenstein 's greatness and directorial talent, the hardships of the heroine of the film, Dame Marfa ( Dame Marfa Lapkina ) breached even the thick aristocratic Schloss walls.And that's one of the first remarkable aspects of this oeuvre; in spite of the political subject of the film, the powerful images and lyricism ( astonishing and beautiful shot compositions ), especially during the first part of the movie, preserve the artistic merits entirely while serving a propaganda purpose. The second remarkable aspect of the film is the dichotomy between the old and new, the fight to improve the lot of Dame Marfa and her countrymen. There are many discussions because it is not easy even in Russia to change ancient and conservative customs. There are superb metaphors and social criticism ( illiteracy, bureaucracy, religiosity ) which perfectly fit the film, and last but not least, "Staroye I Novoye", is a kind of archaic documentary about ancient customs established deeply in old Russia, those ones that our heroine must fight against. And there is also a lot about agriculture ( very enlightening for this German count), especially about harvesting and how to fatten Russian cows or pigs ( literally, no pun here… ).Herr Eisenstein had to bear during the last era of his film career, unbelievable censorship and mutilation of his work, as happens with "Staroye I Novoye". The film was reedited and Eisenstein accused of sympathizing with Trostky's policies but fortunately the film was restored and showed by the German-frenchified t.v. channel "ARTE", natürlich!, including an evocative music score by Herr Taras Bujewski, that fits superbly Herr Eisenstein primal artistic interests.And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must buy a tractor for one of his Teutonic heiress.
