Synopsis
A sudden gunshot destroys the dream of two lovers. The fate of Orpheus and Eurydice is a cruel one. On their wedding day, her soul is kidnapped and taken down into the Netherworld. Under a metaphysical sky Charon, the taxi driver, waits for the crime to be committed.
COMMENTARY
The movie is an opera-musical with an immersive and transmedial language. The myth is transposed into the contemporary age: Charon is a taxi driver and we go from Paris half under water to the stage of the Teatro Regio in Turin, in a play of musical references that range from Puccini to Händel, from Verdi to Gluck, from Vivaldi to Frankie Goes to Hollywood. And the images fuse words, lyric opera, fashion and the visual arts, between the real and the virtual.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
We created an unexpected encounter between acting and lyric opera, between pop, special effects and images filled with symbolism. Bringing into a cast of extraordinary actors such as Vincent Cassel, Fanny Ardant and Rossy De Palma two young artists selected among hundreds of lyric opera singers: Valentino Buzza and Mariam Battistelli.
FLORIA, a dedicated nurse, navigates the relentless pace on a surgical ward with unwavering dedication, infusing humanity and warmth into her patient care even though the shift is understaffed. As the day intensifies, LATE SHIFT transforms into a gripping race against time, culminating in a riveting climax.
A24影业将与DirecTV联合发行提奥·詹姆斯新片[与人为恶](Backstabbing for Beginners,暂译)。影片由丹麦导演皮尔·弗莱([长凳])执导,提奥在片中饰演了一位身处战后伊拉克的联合国世界粮食计划署协调员,颇为理想主义的他,不得不与各方势力斡旋。本·金斯利、杰奎琳·比塞特亦有参演本片。
爱情是什么?一个困扰人类几千年的问题。当很多人以为自己切实得到爱情之时,却发现这不过是一段无限接近的过程。而在他们中间,居住在美国洛杉矶的亚裔女孩易筱凌(Charlyne Yi 易筱凌 饰)似乎对爱情尤为困惑。对于这个有些羞涩且从未谈过恋爱的女孩来说,爱情仿佛只存在于童话之中。在导演尼克(尼古拉斯?杰森诺维克 Nicholas Jasenovec 饰)的帮助下,他们一起走过洛杉矶、拉斯韦加斯、奥克哈马等地,采访来自不同行业的各色人等,听他们讲述自己的故事,只为寻找爱情真正的含义。而在这一过程中,易筱凌也展开自己的初次约会……
本片荣获2009年圣丹斯电影节华道?索尔(Waldo Salt)剧本奖。
故事发生在第一次世界大战期间,在一座战地医院里,弗雷德(洛克·哈德森 Rock Hudson 饰)邂逅了美丽的女护士凯瑟琳(珍妮弗·琼斯 Jennifer Jones 饰),随着时间的推移,两人渐渐走到了一起,成为了爱侣。在一场战斗中,弗雷德的双腿受伤,必须在病床上静养半年,在这半年里,正是凯瑟琳负责照顾他的饮食起居。这朝夕相处的半年为两人的感情奠定了坚实的基础。
凯瑟琳怀孕了,虽然这对于这对小情侣来说是件喜事,但他们也因此而被赶出了医院。无穷无尽的战争让弗雷德深感疲倦,于是他决定带着凯瑟琳逃出意大利,寻找他们的桃源乡。可是,一切美好的想象都还没来得及变成现实,凯瑟琳就因为难产而失去了年轻的生命。