爱尔兰渔夫锡拉丘兹（科林·法瑞尔 Colin Farrell 饰）从海上捞起了一个神秘的美丽女子，陋居名唤奥丁（艾丽卡·巴赫蕾达 Alicja Bachleda 饰）。锡拉丘兹将不愿见人的奥丁安置在自己母亲的海滨老屋中，陋居意外发现奥丁竟给他的渔船带来了好运。锡拉丘兹的女儿安妮（艾莉森·巴瑞 Alison Barry 饰）患有肾脏衰竭，与酗酒的母亲莫拉（德乌拉·基尔万 Dervla Kirwan 饰）及其男友一起生活。安妮与奥丁结下了坚固的友谊，她相信奥丁是苏格兰神话中的海豹少女，上岸后埋下自己的海豹皮，便可在陆地生活七年，直到自己的海豹丈夫前来带她返回大海深处。锡拉丘兹果然与奥丁彼此相爱，但他对奥丁是真正身份一直半信半疑，直到某个黑发男子的神秘出现，要带走奥丁……本片被提名爱尔兰电影电视协会最佳服装设计、最佳导演、最佳影片及最佳电影剧本奖，并获最佳男主角（科林·法瑞尔）、最佳女配角（德乌拉·基尔万）、最佳布景及最佳声音奖。
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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.
回复 :俄罗斯黑海之滨，六岁的小女孩爱丽莎（Anastasiya Dontsova 饰）和母亲（Mariya Sokova 饰）、祖母住在一起。平日里祖孙二人呆在家中，母亲辛苦赚钱，怨声载道。小爱丽莎希望学习芭蕾舞，但遭到母亲的反对，结果被送进了合唱班。在一次日食过后，爱丽莎决定不发一言，母亲四处求医，最后无奈将女儿送入特等学校。爱丽莎（Mariya Shalayeva 饰）在这里度过十年岁月，并自认为学会了如何心想事成的特异功能。她的愿望让枯燥无聊的生活多姿多彩，虽然时常有不好的事情发生……本片荣获2008年柏林国际电影节影评人费比西奖、2008年卡萝维瓦莉国际电影节最佳独立电影、2008年圣丹斯电影节导演奖等。
回复 :1944年，二战末期，户枝是奄美群岛中一所国民学校的教师。岛上有海军特攻艇的驻守，而朔则是最近新调来的中尉。几次见面后，中尉深深被户枝所吸引，与此同时，用心学唱岛歌的中尉也让户枝有所沉醉。几番往来后，互有好感的二人终于坠入了爱河。然而，对中尉深深的爱却让户枝备受折磨，永无休止的战事使她的爱人随时处于被召唤出征的状态…… 本片根据小说家岛尾敏雄和其妻子岛尾美保执笔的《岛的尽头》与《海边的生与死》改编。
