高中时代一连串刻骨铭心的经历，人视让原本就有些口吃的大男孩永岛杏平（冈田将生 饰）患上躁郁症，人视长久以来将自己封闭在隔绝的心灵空间内。在父亲（吹越满 饰）的介绍下，杏平进入一家遗物整理公司工作。该公司的主要任务就是负责进入去世很久却没被人发现的死者的房间，代替家属清理颇有些骇 人的现场，并整理死者的遗物。虽然让许多人心理上无法接受，可是杏平还是留了下来，和前辈佐相博（原田泰造 饰）、久保田雪（荣仓奈奈 饰）平静地对待每一位逝者。在这一过程中，高中的黑暗回忆不断袭上心头，而小雪那深藏心中的恐惧也意外迸发出来。两个各自蒙受创伤的人，能否携手找到未来前进的光明……本片是由佐田雅志根据真人真事改编而成的同名小说翻拍而成，荣获第35届蒙特利尔国际电影节创新奖。
刘牧
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张翰
回复 :位于北极圈附近的冰原森林，生活着一对平凡却有着非凡身手的父女。父亲艾利克·海勒（Eric Bana 饰）曾是受雇于CIA的特工，在上世纪90年代活跃于东欧和中亚等地，具有丰富的经验。然而最终却因为某种原因，令他带着女儿汉娜隐居在这人类罕至的寒冷所在。经过十多年的艰苦磨练，汉娜（Saoirse Ronan 饰）终于成长为拥有广博知识和出色身手的战斗少女。某天，自认已做好准备的汉娜按下了父亲那台信号发射器，不久美国方面便收到消息。艾利克当年的联系人玛丽莎（Cate Blanchett 饰）声称这个消失多年的特工掌握非常敏感的秘密，于是在她的主持下，一场居心叵测的围捕旋即展开。汉娜也已柔弱的身躯投入了血腥的战斗之中……
水琉璃
回复 :In the time of Counter-Reformation, a miller and his son come under investigation by a priest of the Inquisition, when rumors spread that their prosperity comes from working with the Devil.The Devil's Trap is a film directed by František Vlá?il, based on a novel by Alfréd Technik, adapted by František A. Dvorák and Miloš Kratochvíl. It was the first of three historical dramas that Vlá?il made during the Czech New Wave (technically he isn't really a part of the New Wave, however these films were made during the same era of artistic freedom), preceding his more well known Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Valley of the Bees (1968).Set in the late 16th Century during the Catholic Reformation, in the Moravian Karst, situated in what is now the Eastern Czech Republic, it tells the tale of a miller (Vítezslav Vejrazka), and his son Jan (Vít Olmer), who come under suspicion and are investigated by a Jesuit priest of the Inquisition (Miroslav Macháchek), when rumors of witchcraft are spread by the local regent (Cestmír Randa), who is jealous of the miller's prosperity and degree of respect among the local populace.As expected from Vlá?il, this film is a stunning experience all the way through. From the opening shot, an ominous manipulation of perspective with a close up of a mangled figure of Christ dominating the foreground against a tiny figure in black walking along the horizon, to the breathtaking confrontational finale inside the vast stalactite filled Karst caverns, it is a wonderful display of visual mastery.Maybe not quite as impressive as Marketa Lazarová, but still full of astonishing imagery. As seen from unique angles and distinct points of view which highlight the director's remarkable sense of awareness of framing, motion, and positioning on the emotional and dramatic tone of the scene. The most memorable being a repeated shot where the camera is suspended and launched with speed through the air towards the miller's door.The story here is a simple one and I would say more accessible than his later works. With a conventional structure emphasized as much by its plot and characters, than by its expressionistic cinematography or authentic historical detail. The events play out without much surprise, and there is a strong underlying, almost supernatural, mysterious aspect that is left unresolved, in fact barely explored, which is slightly disappointing, but only because it's so fascinating that I wish there was more.Acting is great all around. Particularly the villains: Miroslav Macháchek as the priest, casting a sinister and imposing shadow wherever he goes, and Cestmír Randa as the weasel like regent behind all the persecution. While Vít Olmer brings a charismatic leading man presence in his role as the miller's son Jan, in love with the lovely orphan girl Martina (Karla Chadimová), who becomes a dangerous object of rivalry between Jan and other young men of the village.The film also features the evocative music of Zden?k Liška (perhaps the most prolific composer of the Czech New Wave). In this his second of eleven collaborations with Vlá?il, his compositions are used sparingly, but to great effect, complimenting but never overpowering a scene. The best example of which can be heard in an amazingly shot celebration and dance sequence at the end of the second act.The Devil's Trap might not be a masterpiece, but it is still a strong effort, with a fascinating straightforward story and a glorious historical setting captured beautifully by Vlá?il's unmistakable visual prowess. A fine work that would also be the perfect starter plate to prepare yourself for the challenging feast of Marketa Lazarová or The Valley of the Bees. It even has an easy to digest running time. It's therefore puzzling why this gem remains largely overlooked and ignored.
