7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful- A Sadly Forgotten Gem, 14 October 1999 Author minstrel This movie is one of the best films the great Italian director, Ettore Scola has ever made. It also has a fantastic cast, all doing a great job, but, is seems the late Massimo Troisi does outshine them all, with a stunning performance as Pulcinella, a Sancho Panza sort of clown. This fantasy, dream-like tale, is based on the famous book by the same name by Théophile Gautier, the French author. This is actually the 5th movie adaptation of this novel, which must tell you something about its force to attract generations of film makers. Vincent Pérez plays Baron of Sigognac, a young royal, whose quest for material wealth brings him true love and revelations on the nature of this world. The plot themes are somewhat related to Stoppard's excellent Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead - both uses the traveling players to explore the nature of the human condition. One might also recall Bergman's Seventh Seal, but Fracassa is more akin of Stoppard's light hearted, witty, approach to those grave subjects. A truly exceptional, beautiful and entertaining film, a long standing achievement for all involved, surely better than Il Postino, though, sadly, much less known. Surely overdue for re-release
故事发生在位于拉丁美洲的秘鲁,在当地殖民的西班牙总督订购了一辆外表非常夸张的黄金马车,马车拉着一个表演喜剧意大利剧团从荷兰远道而来,而美丽聪明的卡米娜(安娜·玛格纳妮 Anna Magnani 饰)就是剧团中的一员。 当地有一个非常有名的斗牛士,在剧团表演期间,观众的注意力全被这个斗牛士给吸引了,这让卡米娜感到非常的不高兴,但很快的,斗牛士就爱上了卡米娜。总动委托剧团前往总督府演出,实际上是为了取悦他的情人侯爵夫人。演出后,总督也爱上了卡米娜,再加上卡米娜本来的男友比利,三个男人为了争夺卡米娜而上演了一出好戏。
故事发生在20世纪初的纽约,在这样一个动荡的时代中,女人是无法依靠自己的力量立足的,她们想要得到稳定的生活,只有一种方法,那就是结婚,去寻求男人的庇护。莉莉(吉莲·安德森 Gillian Anderson 饰)是衔着金汤匙出生的千金小姐,聪慧的她自然懂得这个社会的规则,她亦明白,任何想要挺身而出和这个规则抗衡的女人,必定都不会有什么好下场。 所以,莉莉选择了妥协,把自己锋利叛逆的一面深深的隐藏起来,活跃在虚与委蛇的交际场之中,寻找着自己的庇护所。岁月如梭,年岁渐长的莉莉在情急之下未经慎重考虑就嫁给了一名富有的商人,虽然这场婚姻让莉莉暂时得到了自己想要的一切,但与此同时,她将会失去更多。
When a travelling troupe of performers accept a commission from the mysterious Count Drago (Christopher Lee) and fail to heed the warnings of a local witch (Donald Sutherland), they find themselves trapped in the CASTLE OF THE LIVING DEAD. Terror ensues as they are picked off one-by-one as the Count enacts a diabolical scheme the perversion of science to achieve immortality. A grim dwarf hero battles the Count's scythe-wielding henchman; a surreal secret museum of the Count's victims (whose number includes British horror filmmaker Michael Reeves) and the arresting Italian baroque setting all make for a uniquely cult film experience.