大圣降妖录

　　军车在险峻的山路上行驶着。车上坐着四个人：沉默寡言、外表冷峻的汽车兵排长沈新，聪明活泼的新战士王小多，刚多北京某医学院毕业返乡的藏族大学生格桑拉姆，她是受兵站站长委托前去为一名工人的孩子治病的，还有一个是病倒在路旁林中而被救上车的藏族猎人尼玛次仁。
　　车正疾驶着，忽然，格桑拉姆猛击驾驶室顶，大叫停车。原来她发现尼玛次仁带着大量麝香，准备私自贩卖。车停下了，沈新拿过尼玛次仁的羊皮口袋，准备将他送交赛塘县公安局。
　　不料半路上车出了故障，四人只得露宿。而尼玛则趁夜色逃走，没想到在森林中旧病复发，又遇恶狼。正当他生命垂危之时，沈新赶到，击毙了恶狼，救出尼玛。
　　翌晨，车修好后，四人继续前行。途中又遇山洪暴发。为及时把车上物资送到兵站，沈新毅然涉水引路，使军车顺利通过，可自己却被湍急的洪水冲倒。此时，尼玛不顾一切，接连跃上水中的石块，甩绳救出沈新。
　　在两天两夜患难与共、生死相依的旅程中，四人心心相印。
　　分别时，尼玛主动将麝香卖给国家，格桑拉姆的心中已深深地印上了沈新的影子，而沈新也很钦佩这个性格倔强的藏族姑娘。

　　明代皂室的密室，内阁大学士取出先帝钦命摄政王的遗诏，准备在文武大臣中当众宣布，揭晓五位皇叔巾谁被钦定为摄政王。突然，一蒙面怪客骤至，刺死大学士，夺走遗诏。京城总捕头铁中杰追捕时破毒箭射中，临死前告诉弟弟铁中英，这是丹顶红毒。铁中英奉命侦破此案。文武双全、有希望成为摄政王的济州王在狩猎时，被不知从何而来的毒箭射死，用的毒又是丹顶红。好色的汝南王在一次寻花问柳中，亦被毒箭所害，川的毒仍是丹顶红。端州王则认为这是与王爷们有杀父之仇的韩氏三姐妹所为，遂派兵捣毁了她们的山寨白马山庄，并抓了大姐飞云。依云、彩云前去劫狱，遭到埋伏，危急之时，幸得蒙面怿律所救。依云姐妹得知飞云被害，决意报仇。刺杀端州王。行刺时，铁中英赶到，发现刺客竟是他少时青梅竹马的彩云，而死的王爷不是端州王，却是洛阳王。五位王爷只剩下长沙王和端州王了，主凶究竟是谁?案情扑朔迷离。铁中英经初步推测下一个被杀的将是长沙王，于是决意看个究竟。果然，在一个夜晚，蒙面客领着依云、彩云潜入长沙王府，铁中英上|即挥剑直扑蒙面怪客，并刺中蒙面怪客右臂，使之落荒而去。而韩氏姐妹却遭埋伏，依云惨死在乱箭之下，铁中英救出彩云。在洛阳王被射死处，铁巾英找到一个盛丹顶红的瓷瓶，底部印着长沙王府字样。铁中英再探长沙王府，失手被擒，但终越狱逃脱。在彩云的配合下，铁中英几经与长沙F、端州王及蒙面怪客等一伙人斗智斗勇，最后发现蒙面怪客是端州王的总管周峰。铁中英怒杀了毒死三位王爷的真凶长沙王，然而，得到摄政王位的端州王又在进行新的刚谋。铁中英毅然辞官。携彩云浪迹天涯。

　　影片改编自菲利普·罗斯2008年出版的同名小说，故事围绕上世纪50年代美国一名犹太裔男青年马科斯·梅思纳的苦闷与彷徨展开。

　　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)

　　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.

　　解放前夕的天津搬运码头，工人们受尽马八辈（陈士和 饰）父子和国民党统治者的压榨，个个挣扎在死亡线上。搬运工胡二（郭派清 饰）强忍饥饿扛包运货，累得昏倒在地，儿子因捡漏在地上的粮食，被马家的狗腿子活活摔死。胡妻（李晓工 饰）闻讯哭昏死过去。愤怒的工人自觉聚在一起商议，推选胡二和丁占元（李紫平 饰）为代表，率全体工人大闹马八辈的寿宴，追讨扣发的工钱并增加工资，不然就罢工。在六号门带动下，全市各货场码头纷纷响应。在强大斗争压力下，马八辈的儿子马金龙（谢添 饰）不得已给工人增加工资，之后指使特务逮捕了胡二。解放后，马氏父子受到政府处理，工人们推选胡二当了搬运站长，而被政府处理的老恶霸并不甘心......