简介:Originally titled Les Perles de Couronne, this Sacha Guitry historical extravaganza stars both Guitry and his wife Jacqueline Delubac. The plotline hinges on four valuable pearls, which pass from hand to hand over a period of several centuries, from the time of Britain's Henry VIII to the present. All of this is offered in flashback form, as a group of modern-day treasure hunters try to locate three of the missing pearls by tracing them back to their previous owners. Guitry shows up as King Francis I, Barras and Napoleon III, in addition to his contemporary persona of Jean Martin; Debulac is seen as Mary Queen of Scots and Empress Josephine. There isn't a scintilla of historical accuracy in the film, nor did Guitry have the slightest intention of including any; his sole purpose was to entertain the audience and serve up a superbly ironic denoument. The supporting cast is a polyglot of French, English and Italian actors, each speaking in his or her own language. The screenplay for Pearls of the Crown was cowritten by Guitry and another immensely talented filmmaker, Christian-Jaque. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
简介:日理万机的商界女强人玛格列特(苏菲·玛索 Sophie Marceau 饰)精明强干,性感而极富活力。然而正值不惑之年的她,也同样面对着理想与现实、事业与家庭带给她的困惑和彷徨。40岁生日那天,玛格列特收到了一个来自老家的包裹,里面竟然是她七岁时写给未来自己的信。“亲爱的我:今天,我7岁生日,特别写封信给你,提醒你要记住,7岁时说过的承诺和我对将来的梦想……” 接下来的几天,玛格列特同样收到了这样的包裹。儿时那些不愉快的记忆,如潮水般汹涌而至。故事便从这些尘封着童年回忆的信件开始了。
简介:When asked to participate in the Cinema, of Our Time series, Chantal Akerman jokingly suggested herself as subject matter. She envisioned a film consisting solely of excerpts from her films, but when pressed by the producers to include footage of herself, Akerman grudgingly agreed, and divided the film into two parts. The first part opens with Akerman in her apartment, reading from a text directly to the camera, describing the problems she encountered making this film. What emerges from this mise-en-scene is a funny, often personal, and always thoughtful confession from this extremely perceptive filmmaker. Part two lets Akerman's films speak for her, taking clips from her extensive filmography and linking them anonymously until they form a new film. There are scenes from JEANNE DIELMAN, her best-known film, but also glimpses of several other works - forays into experimental film, comedic shorts, musicals, narrative features - including an early short that stars a very young Chantal.
简介:安托万(马努•派耶 Manu Payet 饰)是一名鼓手,组织了一支乐队,其中的主唱安琪莉可(乔•贝尔 Joe Bel 饰)拥有很高的音乐天赋,是安托万重点培养的对象。安托万和妻子爱丽丝(奥黛丽•拉米 Audrey Lamy 饰)之间的关系一直十分的紧张,最终,两人的婚姻还是破裂了,如此一来,安托万必须承担照顾两个女儿的职责,这让并不善于此道的安托万感到十分的头大。 乐队正在经历最重要的时期,在这个节骨眼上,安琪莉可爱上了吉他手贝博特(布鲁诺•克莱勒丰 Bruno Clairefond 饰),他们的恋情自然让安托万感到十分的不安,乐队的稳定和团结岌岌可危。