破事儿2007

等待方舟

耶日·斯图尔,克里斯提娜·杨达,卡里娜·谢鲁斯克,马里乌什·德莫霍夫斯基,马雷克·瓦尔切夫斯基,扬·诺维茨基,亨里克·比斯塔,莱昂·涅姆奇克,克兹佐夫·马扎克,斯坦尼斯瓦夫·伊加尔

　　Set in an underground dungeon inhabited by bundled, ragged human beings, after the nuclear holocaust. The story follows the wanderings of a hero through the situations of survival. People wait for the Ark to arrive and rescue them while their habitat falls apart.　　Delving deep into the dusty and long abandonded vaults of b-cinema in search of lost gems always leaves me with a bittersweet taste. On one hand the discovery of unexpected gems where no one would think them possible is a rewarding experience. On the other hand though it makes one wonder how many of these remarkable low-budget oddities, personal love affairs of directors never quite famous and now all but forgotten, have almost forever slipped from memory?　　n any case what we have here is a little post-apocalyptic gem from Poland that is really better than it has any right to. The dystopian near future of O-BI, O-BA finds a group of survivors of the nuclear war that ravaged the Earth inhabiting an underworld concrete bunker and biding their time as they wait for the mysterious Ark, an air ship of some kind that will come and save them. The Ark proves to be an elaborate hoax, carefully designed to give hope to the malnourished and desperate denizens of the bunker, while in the meantime the dome that separates their miserable existence from the nuclear winter outside is slowly caving in.　　What first striked me about the movie is the design of the bunker and the depiction of the survivors. The survivors are gaunt, filthy and terrible-looking penitents, dressed in rags and aimlessly wandering the neon-lit halls of the bunker like automatons. The bunker is a rundown, seedy place, with bright neon lights peering from all sides like the eyes of malignant beasts.　　On one hand it is a slightly 80's depiction of the dystopian future but the movie never stoops down to MAD MAX cheese. Instead it combines biting political satire with the bleak outlook of a world with no future, black comedy with barbs on apathy, religion and power. The survivors, for example, are fed some kind of flour dropping from a tube that hovers in the air - later on we discover the food supervisor uses books and the Bible itself as filler for this meagre meal. There are many such short symbolic touches, perhaps not life-changing or faith-restoring, yet playful, clever and inspired.　　One thing is for sure; O-BI, O-BA is not your run-of-the-mill sci-fi schlock. It overcomes its modest budget with creativity and has genuine artistic aspirations both from a writing and directing perspective. My opinion is that it should have been filmed in black and white instead of colour though. The director uses atmospheric light and shadow to great effect and it would have registered even better in stark black and white. The blue-green neon on the other hand outstays its welcome after a while. Just a minor gripe in an otherwise solid b-movie with its heart set in all the right places.　　Imagine a less bleak THE ROAD (Cormac McCarthy) being injected with the satire and humour of DR.STRANGELOVE and you're getting there. See it if you can find it.

柔情挚我

薇姬·克里普斯,莫妮亚·乔柯里,维果·费雷拉-雷迪尔,安托万·赖纳茨,费奥多尔·阿特金,朴智敏,Manuel Vallade,奥拉利亚·佩蒂特,萨利夫·西塞,朱利安·德·圣·让,玛洛·赫比齐,安娜·西加勒维奇,Tallulah Cassavetti,安东尼·米切尔,乌姆尼亚·哈纳德

她离开丈夫与儿子，也离开稳定的律师工作，在泳池、露天咖啡厅与私人公寓自在游走。以写作寄托生活，对儿子的爱未减半分，与丈夫也亲如挚友，直到那日，她向丈夫吐露与女性的亲密关系，完美生活旋即化为一场幻梦。在失去监护权后，她不得不在机构间穿梭，为了见儿子一面奋力一搏，却不知这样的困境，何时能走到尽头？

灵蚀

桑德拉·埃斯卡塞纳,布鲁纳·冈萨雷斯,克劳蒂亚·普莱瑟,伊凡·查韦罗,安娜·托伦特,康斯薇洛·特鲁希略,安吉拉·费比安,卡拉·坎普拉

　　自从父亲死后，薇若妮卡就一直姊代母职照顾弟弟。思念父亲的她，和两个朋友在日全蚀那天，做了碟仙板以召唤她父亲的灵体。不料就在日光完全遭到遮蔽同时，玻璃破碎，薇若妮卡陷入恍惚状态然后昏迷，朋友们也吓得惊慌失措。薇若妮卡清醒后回家，却开始发现一些异象：东西自己会移动、看不见的地方传来正体不明的呼吸声……她觉得是她把父亲带回了生者的世界，可是这些异象却越发不怀好意，让她备感威胁。在弟弟的帮助下，薇若妮卡展开一项仪式要脱离灵体纠缠，却召唤出始料未及的恐怖幻影，虽然薇若妮卡勇敢地抵抗，但她却浑然不知可怕的后果正等着她……

小意大利

艾玛·罗伯茨,海登·克里斯滕森,艾莉莎·米兰诺,丹尼·爱罗,安德列·马丁,简·西摩,盖里·巴萨拉巴,亚当·费拉拉,琳达·卡辛,克里斯蒂娜·罗塞托

　　Voltage Pictures拿下艾玛·罗伯茨、海登·克里斯滕森主演的浪漫爱情片[小意大利](Little Italy，暂译)的国际销售权。该片由唐纳德·佩特瑞([倒霉爱神])执导，故事类似现代版罗密欧与朱丽叶，讲述一名见习厨师同一位餐厅老板坠入爱河。他们父亲是商业死对头，母亲却是秘密的闺中好友。

合唱团2025

拉尔夫·费因斯,罗杰·阿拉姆,西蒙·拉塞尔·比尔,阿玛拉·奥凯雷克,托马斯·豪斯,艾米莉·费尔恩,雅各布·杜德曼,Taylor Uttley,内森·霍尔,鲁本·班布里奇,Ellie Sager

1916年，第一次世界大战在西线激烈进行，约克郡拉姆斯登的合唱协会失去了大部分男性成员，他们都应征入伍了。雄心勃勃的委员会决心继续前行，决定招募本地的年轻男性来填补队伍空缺。同时，他们还必须聘请一位新的合唱指挥，最有希望的人选是亨利·格思里博士（拉尔夫·费因斯 饰）——一个意志坚定、毫不妥协、刚从德国音乐生涯归来的男人。随着征兵通知陆续送达，全社区的人逐渐意识到，在战争摧毁一切的混乱中，最有力的回应就是：一起奏响音乐。

鬼府神工

劳伦·拉维拉,Claudio Nathan Brezzi,雅辛·法德尔,Peppe Fonzo,Gianluigi Galvani,Melanie Gaydos,克劳迪亚·杰里尼,Jonathan Dylan King,Elisabetta Klein,乔瓦尼·隆巴多·雷迪斯,Stefano Martinelli,丹妮丝·麦克尼,Maria Grazia Ortesani,Courage Osabohine,Tony Pandolfo,洛伦佐·伦兹,Nicolo Viridi,Linda Zampagli

　　A budding art restorer travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory. Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.

神犬查利

　　A dog gains superpowers after his is abducted by aliens. Together they battle an evil cat threatening humanity while the dog becomes a famous superhero.