山杠爷（李仁堂 饰）是堆堆坪的党政最高领导人。由干他在村里主政几十年，回归享有很高的威望。但村妇强英吊死在他门前，回归还是在村里掀起不小波澜。与此同时，接到匿名信的县检察院干部苏琴来到村里调查。自以为“身正不怕影子歪”的山杠爷并不惧怕调查组。苏琴很快查明了强英自杀原因，一切皆是山杠爷工作作风粗暴所致。山杠爷为催在外打工者回村种责任田，私拆他人信件。村民不按时交公粮，他派民兵关押。腊正反对滩派民工被他打了耳光等等。苏琴明白，山杠爷大公无私无可厚非，但法律意视淡漠，以为村规就是国法。山杠爷自知违法，临行前，他有条不紊地交待着村里的工作，送行的人们在一声声“杠爷”中跪满一地......
回复 :加里布埃尔（玛丽昂·歌迪亚 Marion Cotillard 饰）出生在法国南部的一个资产阶级家庭之中，父母做主将她嫁给了一个名为何塞（阿莱克斯·布伦德穆尔 Alex Brendemühl 饰）西班牙农场工人，虽然何塞性格老实又善良，对待加里布埃尔非常的体贴，可是加里布埃尔对他却没有任何的感情，她和何塞的关系并不是她心目中渴求的那种爱情。加里布埃尔被查出患上了肾结石，于是前往温泉疗养地休养，在那里，加里布埃尔邂逅了名为安德烈（路易斯·加瑞尔 Louis Garrel 饰）的中威，他因为在印度战争中受伤也在此地疗养。加里布埃尔和安德烈之间的爱火在瞬间雄心燃烧起来，两人决定私奔。
回复 :佩吉（莫伊拉·希勒 Moira Shearer 饰）是一名很有天赋的芭蕾舞演员，她对芭蕾舞的热爱让她觉得她生来便是为了舞蹈。她参加了芭蕾舞剧《红菱艳》的演出，在剧中，她扮演那个穿上红鞋一直舞蹈到死的舞女，她的演出获得了业界的一致好评，她的演艺事业就此扶摇直上。之后，她结识了作曲家朱利安（马留斯·戈尔林 Marius Goring 饰）并且迅速坠入了爱河。为了所爱的人，佩吉放弃了自己的事业，但婚后平静的生活令她无法忍受，似乎总有一种魔力在召唤她穿上舞鞋翩然起舞。佩吉听从了内心的召唤，她离开了朱利安重新回到了舞台，但渐渐的，她想起了自己曾经扮演过的那个穿着红鞋的舞女，她觉得她们的身影正在慢慢重叠，不安的佩吉猛然醒悟，自己生命中最重要的并非舞蹈而是家庭，她冲出剧院想要重拾朱利安的爱情，但一辆火车从天而降，终结了她年轻的生命。影片荣获1949年奥斯卡最佳配乐及最佳艺术指导奖。
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回复 :Novelist Joseph Shearing specialized in using real cases which took place in Victorian England, altering them for fictional purposes. MOSS ROSE in 1947 was the first film to be made from his novels, then in 1948 two of his works were adapted for the screen, this film and THE MARK OF CAIN. The movie stars Todd as a recently widowed missionary returning to her home in England from Jamaica. During the voyage, she meets Milland, a charming though dangerous rascal who is wanted by police in connection with some unsavory dealings. Milland contracts malaria while onboard the ship and Todd nurses him back to health. In London, Todd settles into her home, taking in boarders to make ends meet. Milland arrives, moves in, and proclaims his love for her. Todd is thrilled, but it seems rather obvious that Milland is only toying with her. Milland finds some letters written to her by her friend, Fitzgerald, in which Fitzgerald reveals some of her sexual indiscretions. Since Fitzgerald is now married to the wealthy Huntley, Milland believes he can use the letters to blackmail Fitzgerald. Todd's love for Milland is so great that she goes along with the plan. Huntley, however, learns of the scheme and also uncovers details of Milland's shady past. Fearing for her lover's safety, Todd poisons Huntley, then remains silent when Fitzgerald is arrested for the murder. Milland has by now genuinely fallen in love with Todd and the two make plans to leave England. Before they can depart, one of Milland's former lovers shows up and Todd, in a jealous rage, kills Milland, then turns herself into the police.This is an intriguing film, although a little on the talky side. The performances are excellent throughout, with Milland shining as the cad, the type of role in which he excelled. Though he spent most of his time making films in the US, he occasionally returned to his native England for a production and this was his first British film since FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS in 1939. Director Allen was also an Englishman who chose to work in the US, this being his first directorial effort in his homeland. This was the fourth and last time Milland and Allen would work together, their pairing having begun in 1944 with the wonderfully eerie THE UNINVITED.
