EM1、国产EM2、国产EM3，这几个让人摸不清头脑的数字，实则是新加坡小学的分班制。EM1代表学习最优，EM2代表中等，而EM3则是垫底。小孩们被分到不同的班级，打上了聪明、中庸和笨蛋的标记。这让许多小孩都表示不满。其中，国斌、Terry、文福，这3位来自EM3的小孩则是反抗的最激烈的几个。三个小孩不但志同道合，而他们的家长也有有着这样那样的联系，但是都不怎么友好。在三位笨小孩无助彷徨时，班上来了位新老师，她的鼓励让小孩们意识到自己并不比别人差。文福等人成绩均有提高。而另一边，三位小孩的家庭也因为患难看到了真情。一切，都朝着好的方向发展着……
刘玉翠
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.
孙建平
回复 :It follows four American soldiers set out on the grueling ascent of an Italian mountainside in the closing days of WWII, haunted by their evil sergeant’s cold-blooded murder of a young woman and with an old Italian man of uncertain loyalties as their guide.电影讲述四名美国士兵在二战最后几天，在意大利山腰的艰苦攀登中，被一名邪恶冷血的军官捕获，后来得到一位意志不明的忠心耿耿的老人作为他们的引路人。
回复 :南方某市法院开庭审理了一起毒杀案，被告人蒋漫枝（钟欣潼 饰）涉嫌用河豚毒素杀害其丈夫柳慕阳（张睿 饰）。辩护人栾珠（蒙亭宜 饰）坚称柳慕阳是自己误食了毒酸奶而非预谋杀害，此时另一条线索表明，八年前的一起强奸案，被害人就是如今的蒋漫枝，而强奸犯许一城竟然和被害者柳慕阳长得一模一样，千丝万缕的联系预示着这两起案件远没有那么简单。蒋漫枝为何会爱上曾性侵过自己的人，她又为何会再次痛下杀手？
