学校怪谈1

　　退休沙展范根（冯淬帆）与高级警察李国江（黄锦燊）本是同胞，后因一闪严重过失，范根代替李国江承担责任而遭革职之后，范在贤姐（李殿朗）的发型屋内任发型师，并得到贤姐芳心暗许，但可惜范根爱子身染重病每年需要换血费用甚巨，范为替其子彻底治病，秘密为黑帮首领洪驹（王伟）任杀手。

　　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.

　　大学生李雯是个清纯美丽的姑娘，她无意中介入了电视台主持人孙平的生活。孙平的家庭看似平静，他与妻子小力各自忙于自己的事业，一心挣钱，夫妻关系日渐冷淡。小力的朋友娜娜等人热心斡旋，但极力维护小力家庭的努力却适得其反，几乎将孙平的家庭推向崩溃的边缘。 正当孙平几乎不能自持之时，他忽然发现李雯竟然是个身患绝症、处于生死边缘的病人。于是孙平、小力和娜娜等人共同投入了对李雯的热心救助之中，没想到这一救助行动又奇迹般地挽救了孙平与小力濒临毁灭的家庭。 每一个人可以通过倾诉和倾听反思自己的生活、重建自己家庭的幸福。

　　故事开始于怀俄明州的乡间，我们的主人公怀厄尔普（凯文·科斯特纳 Kevin Costner 饰）就出生在那里。为了参加南北战争报效祖国，怀厄尔普离家出走英勇的赶往前线，却因为年龄的问题而被拒绝入伍。之后，怀厄尔普开始攻读法律，并且邂逅了名为乌瑞拉（贝蒂·巴克利 Betty Buckley 饰）的女子。两人双双坠入爱河之后很快便携手步入了婚礼的殿堂。
　　然而，幸福美满的日子却并没有维系太长的时间，一场大病夺走了乌瑞拉的生命，令怀厄尔普陷入了绝望和自暴自弃之中。就在他濒临崩溃之时，父亲尼古拉斯（吉恩·哈克曼 Gene Hackman 饰）来到了他身旁，将怀厄尔普重新引回了正途。