故事发生在17世纪中叶的美国,美丽的海丝特(森塔·伯格 Senta Berger 饰)遵循丈夫罗杰(汉斯·克里斯蒂安·布勒希 Hans Christian Blech 饰)的指示,只身一人来到了一座地处偏远的小镇生活,在这里,海斯特邂逅了名为亚瑟(洛乌·卡斯特尔 Lou Castel 饰)的牧师。海斯特和亚瑟之间产生了非常猛烈的化学反应,可是海斯特碍于自己已婚的身份,而亚瑟亦被自己牧师的职业所束缚,两人间虽然电光火石,但发乎情止于理,都没有进一步的举动。 直到有一天,海瑟特得知罗杰在一场海难之中死去了,恢复了自由之身的她对亚瑟的感情终于如同决堤的潮水一般,将所有的理智淹没了。之后,海斯特怀上了亚瑟的孩子,她遭到了逮捕,并冠以通奸罪的罪名,然而为了保全亚瑟,海斯特无论如何也不肯供出孩子父亲的名字。
When the eldest grandson of Mr. Kang (Choi Seong-ho), a prominent local figure in the village of Suri in Hwanghae-do, becomes afflicted with a mysterious, life-threatening illness, the entire household is plunged in anxiety. The imminent death of the direct heir to the family name is a serious matter indeed, since the Kangs have a history of seeing their sons die young a fact that has resulted in a household teaming with widows. The family matriarch (Hwang Jung-seun) calls in the most famous shamans and has them perform healing rituals, but the illness shows no sign of improving. The family steward recommends that they bring in Ok-hwa (Yoo Ji-in), who is renowned for her extraordinary spiritual powers. While she is performing the ritual, a large snake drops down from the eaves of the house and causes a commotion. Amazingly, the incident brings about a dramatic improvement in the condition of Mr. Kang's grandson. The household buzzes with glad excitement, with everyone clinging to Ok-hwa and asking her to cure the disease outright. But Ok-hwa searches all around as if possessed by a spirit and discovers a sinister-looking gourd bottle buried deep in the ground in the pine forest. This bottle hides a bloody secret. Some twenty years ago, there was, in the Kang family, a young widow by the name of Lee (Kim Yun-kyeong). Bound by strict moral codes, Lee was living a lonely life of enforced celibacy. She had taken to stabbing her thigh with a small silver knife every night in order to suppress her frustrated desires, but the wound became infected and she came on the verge of death. According to family tradition, the Kangs removed Lee to an isolated hut (called pi-makin Korean), and left her there to await her own death. The family matriarch, wishing to grant her daughter-in-law one final wish, arranged for her to spend a night with the hut keeper, Sam-dol (Nam Koong-won). Through Sam-dol's devoted care, Lee miraculously recovered and the two developed deep feelings for each other. The matriarch welcomed her daughter-in-law's recovery at first, but became enraged when she found out about Lee's adulterous relationship with Sam-dol. As punishment, the Kang family secretly murdered both Sam-dol and Lee. Ok-hwa, who is in fact Sam-dol's daughter, was merely pretending to be a shaman in order to exact revenge for her father. Possessed by a real spirit, she attempts to kill Mr. Kang inside the hut but lets him go unscathed. She enters the hut, sets it on fire, and dies in the flames.
Olivier, a seventeen-year-old high school student, is a good-looking young man, much more mature than most of his schoolmates. One day he meets Frédérique, 25, a beautiful woman who attracts him strongly. The trouble is that she has a life companion, race car driver Enrico. For the time being, Enrico is away in Detroit to test a new prototype and Frédérique is idle in Paris that is why she welcomes the young man's company. Slowly but surely, the friendship turns into an affair, for Frédérique finds she shares Olivier's feelings. But Enrico finally comes back to Paris. Will Olivier and Frédérique's love story be possible in these conditio
7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful- A Sadly Forgotten Gem, 14 October 1999 Author minstrel This movie is one of the best films the great Italian director, Ettore Scola has ever made. It also has a fantastic cast, all doing a great job, but, is seems the late Massimo Troisi does outshine them all, with a stunning performance as Pulcinella, a Sancho Panza sort of clown. This fantasy, dream-like tale, is based on the famous book by the same name by Théophile Gautier, the French author. This is actually the 5th movie adaptation of this novel, which must tell you something about its force to attract generations of film makers. Vincent Pérez plays Baron of Sigognac, a young royal, whose quest for material wealth brings him true love and revelations on the nature of this world. The plot themes are somewhat related to Stoppard's excellent Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - both uses the traveling players to explore the nature of the human condition. One might also recall Bergman's Seventh Seal, but Fracassa is more akin of Stoppard's light hearted, witty, approach to those grave subjects. A truly exceptional, beautiful and entertaining film, a long standing achievement for all involved, surely better than Il Postino, though, sadly, much less known. Surely overdue for re-release
故事发生在位于拉丁美洲的秘鲁,在当地殖民的西班牙总督订购了一辆外表非常夸张的黄金马车,马车拉着一个表演喜剧意大利剧团从荷兰远道而来,而美丽聪明的卡米娜(安娜·玛格纳妮 Anna Magnani 饰)就是剧团中的一员。 当地有一个非常有名的斗牛士,在剧团表演期间,观众的注意力全被这个斗牛士给吸引了,这让卡米娜感到非常的不高兴,但很快的,斗牛士就爱上了卡米娜。总动委托剧团前往总督府演出,实际上是为了取悦他的情人侯爵夫人。演出后,总督也爱上了卡米娜,再加上卡米娜本来的男友比利,三个男人为了争夺卡米娜而上演了一出好戏。