魂断同学会

　　迷幻少女遇著過氣公安老頭，未必是貓捉老鼠累鬥累，也可以是從老前輩身上學會認識自己。阿 P 為追阿初欠她的債，偶然與阿初的外公相遇，兩個生活態度南轅北轍的人，就是這樣在荒謬的處境中相互學習。阿P在當中看見年青一代的無奈：十六歲的迷途青春、愛情的無助、軟性毒品的蠶食、面對父母失敗的婚姻、自己渾噩的前途....阿初無故失蹤，又是否因抵受不了同樣殘酷的青春？世情像玻璃，有時看得透，有時不，相同的只是：兩者同樣冰冷易碎。
　　The second feature from Hong Kong indie director Carol Lai is about the vulnerability of youth, made even more fragile by the vulnerable world of the adults. Grandpa Wu used to be a policeman in Mainland China and has now retired to a life of seclusion on an outlying island. One day, her daughter calls him up and reports that his granddaughter Ah Cho is again missing. The old man hits the road again, in search of the young girl. Then P, Ah Cho's best friend, emerges out of nowhere and heads Wu's search, leading the old man into a series of strange encounters in the uncharted world of frustrated youth.
　　Source: 25th HKIFF (2001)

在一场审判之中，一位印度陆军尉官诚实但致命的证词令一位名叫迪拉瓦（Vishwajeet Pradhan 饰）的惯犯将要面临为期十年的牢狱之灾。邪恶的迪拉瓦怀恨在心，在蛰伏了十年之后，出狱的他拐走了尉官的女儿阿米拉（艾西瓦娅·雷 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 饰）。
　　迪拉瓦将阿米拉带到了位于勒克瑙的一家妓院之中，在那里，小小的阿米拉开始学习各种才艺和礼仪。很快，阿米拉就凭借着她出色的外貌和优美的舞姿成为了勒克瑙地区人人想要瞻仰的高岭之花。之后，阿米拉结识了名叫苏坦（阿布舍克·巴强 Abhishek Bachchan 饰）的男子，一方面，她沉迷与苏坦所能带给她的纸醉金迷的生活，另一方面，在内心深处，阿米拉依旧对爱情和婚姻生活怀有着幻想与希望。

　　《魂断疯人院》的故事发生在上世纪的战争年代，围绕女精神病医生静秋无故被强行关押到疯人院的线索展开。江洋饰演的志同内心一直默默喜欢着静秋，虽然他的情感一直被静秋忽视。在静秋伺机为自己寻找精神正常的证据的过程中，作为主治医生的江洋给予她尽可能的照顾，但是他的动机却绝非表面看起来那样的单纯。面对静秋的男友文远（孙坚饰），江洋展现了更多的沉静与冷漠，他在静秋与文远之间充当的角色十分耐人寻味。

　　事业有成、家庭幸福的女医生凯瑟琳（朱利安·摩尔 Julianne Moore 饰），总是被诊所楼下的一个应召女郎牵绊着目光。音乐教授戴维（连姆·尼森 Liam Neeson 饰）生日当晚错过凯瑟琳准备的惊喜派对，第二天凯瑟琳又看到丈夫手机里收到学生发给他的暧昧短信，一切似乎验证了凯瑟琳长期以来对于丈夫不忠的怀疑。为了证实自己的猜测，凯瑟琳雇佣应召女郎克洛伊（阿曼达·塞弗里德 Amanda Seyfried 饰）去考验丈夫。在克洛伊向凯瑟琳的汇报里，关于她与戴维的交往细节令凯瑟琳感觉到极度伤心，被背叛和失落的情绪笼罩的凯瑟琳和克洛伊发生一夜情。凯瑟琳在外过夜的事情令戴维极为不悦，在夫妻二人争吵的过程中，面对妻子对于自己不忠的指控，戴维坚决否认。三人之间的关系扑朔迷离，凯瑟琳的家庭遭受严重危机……

　　追夢受挫的洪宗明，屈於現實放棄了攝影，輾轉搬到老裁縫蘇爺爺店樓上的狹窄房間。母親意外過世，頹廢的宗明與蘇爺爺屢屢發生爭執，卻意外揭露蘇爺爺的老照片中，藏著一段無法忘卻的回憶，也勾出各自的思念…。

　　Summary
　　Bullied by his matriarchal mother, abused by his siblings, ignored by his father, Poil de Carotte's childhood is as miserable as it could be. An illegitimate child, he is the main reason for the enmity which exists between his parents, who continue to live together just to keep up appearances. In the end, Poil de Carotte's suffering becomes more than he can bear...
　　Review
　　Drawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and its inherent humanity. It is more memorable than Julien Duvivier's earlier silent version of 1925, also named Poil de Carotte.
　　The part of Poil de Carotte was played by 11 year old Robert Lynen, who was alleged to have been discovered whilst walking down the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Lynen is totally captivating and the film made him an instant star, launching what looked like becoming a very promising film career – until he was shot dead whilst fighting against the Germans in 1944. Harry Baur, a legendary stage and film actor (who also died during World War II, allegedly at the hands of the Gestapo), also turns in a typically fine performance. The reconciliation between father and son at the end of the film provides its most enduring image, enough to melt the heart of all but the most stoical of spectators.