前警探艾德蒙在六年前的一场肇事逃逸中,无码不仅丧失妻子朱丽叶,无码终身必须在轮椅上度过。杀手迟迟未找到,艾德蒙也在20岁温顺女儿夏洛特的照顾下生活,努力找寻凶手,却也将这一切意外怪罪于夏洛特身上。某天夏日,一个懊悔又心碎的陌生人前来拜访,自称是意外事故的司机希望能得到原谅或惩罚。在找到凶手后于了解事情的全面,问题是艾德蒙无法逮捕他,不愿让六年的苦心白费,艾德蒙开始设计一场涉及司机、女儿还有他自己的危险计划。随着计划逐渐失控,罪恶、欲望及怨恨也突破表面……
前警探艾德蒙在六年前的一场肇事逃逸中,无码不仅丧失妻子朱丽叶,无码终身必须在轮椅上度过。杀手迟迟未找到,艾德蒙也在20岁温顺女儿夏洛特的照顾下生活,努力找寻凶手,却也将这一切意外怪罪于夏洛特身上。某天夏日,一个懊悔又心碎的陌生人前来拜访,自称是意外事故的司机希望能得到原谅或惩罚。在找到凶手后于了解事情的全面,问题是艾德蒙无法逮捕他,不愿让六年的苦心白费,艾德蒙开始设计一场涉及司机、女儿还有他自己的危险计划。随着计划逐渐失控,罪恶、欲望及怨恨也突破表面……
回复 :George Peppard plays a hard-driven industrialist more than a little reminiscent of Howard Hughes.While he builds airplanes, directs movies and breaks hearts, his friends and lovers try to reach his human side, and find that it's an uphill battle.The film's title is a metaphor for self-promoting tycoons who perform quick financial takeovers, impose dictatorial controls for short-term profits, then move on to greener pastures.The Carpetbaggers is the kind of trashy classic most people were too embarrassed to admit they enjoyed back in the early 60s.But this Harold Robbins adaptation is so cheerfully vulgar, it's hard not to have a good time - especially given the thinly veiled portrait of Howard Hughes at its center. George Peppard plays the heel-hero, who founds an airline company in the 1920s and buys a movie studio in the 1930s, crushing friends and mistresses along the way.The high cheese factor is aided by the good-time cast Carroll Baker as Peppard's hot stepmom, Bob Cummings (quite funny) as a cynical agent, and Elizabeth Ashley, who married Peppard, in her debut -uncharacteristically, as a good girl.One sad note is Alan Ladd, looking and sounding very end-of-the-line in his final role, as a man's man cowboy star.Elmer Bernstein's swaggering score helps goose the action along.
回复 :故事根据Rebecca Skloot的纪实文学改编。标题人物Henrietta Lacks是上世纪五十年代一位身患癌症的黑人女性,1951年医学研究者非法从她身上获取了癌细胞,结果却引出了令人震惊的医学突破——不仅改变了许多人的命运,甚至改变了整个医学界。据称当时Henrietta Lacks的细胞被用来创造第一株「不死的」人体干细胞——在接受植入后的一个星期仍然存活。该剧的主人公是Henrietta Lacks的女儿Deborah Lacks(Oprah Winfrey),她试图理解一个自己从未见过的母亲,研究她与现代医学发展之间的奇特关联。剧情深刻揭露了医学界的傲慢、自大、种族、贫穷等问题,同时深入剖析「最不可能成为朋友的人」如何建立起「最深厚的友谊」。Rose Byrne扮演年轻女记者Rebecca Skloot,她正在调查Henrietta Lacks的故事及其「不死的」细胞。她与Henrietta的女儿、魅力非凡但性格复杂的Deborah建立了亲密友谊。经过长达十多年的调查研究,Rebecca最终写出了著名的《Henrietta Lacks的不朽人生》(The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks)。这本书出版后立刻登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜,并且在榜单上停留了整整四年时间,影响力甚为深远。(cr 天涯小筑)
回复 :《晚秋》根据李满熙导演1966年的同名电影改编而成,影片以美国西雅图为背景,讲述两名男女在异国他乡的爱情故事。本在监狱服刑的安娜(汤唯 Wei Tang 饰)因母亲过世获得三天假期,七年来首次踏上归家之路,并于长途汽车上邂逅了勋(玄彬 Bin Hyeon 饰)。不够车钱的勋用手表做抵押借了安娜的钱,约定到西雅图再见。一个是弑夫假释的女犯,一个是专门“吃软饭”的情场骗子,两个互相隐瞒了身份的陌生人就这样在邂逅中渐生情愫,在短短三天内谈了一场浪漫恋爱。