The subject of Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub’s Der Tod des Empedokles (The Death of Empedocles, 1987) is the Greek pre-Socratic philosopher Empedocles (c. 490 BC – 430 BC), who lived in the Greek colony of Agrigentum in Sicily. His theories are mentioned in several of Plato’s dialogues. He maintained that all matter is made up of four irreducible elements water, earth, air and fire. A mystic and a poet, he is considered to be the founder of classical rhetoric. He is also thought to be the last Greek philosopher to write in verse; two fragments of his works survive Katharmoi (Purifications) and Peri Phuseôs (On Nature). An advocate of democracy, he came into conflict with his fellow citizens of Agrigentum and, as result, was banished with his young disciple, Pausanius. When he was asked to return, he preferred to commit suicide by throwing himself into the active volcano at Mount Aetna. The German writer Friedrich Hölderlin wrote two versions of Der Tod des Empedokles in 1798 and 1800, and a final third version in 1820, all three ultimately unfinished. They were conceived as five-act tragedies and all three differ in plot. According to Michael Hamburger, Hölderlin’s English-language translator, the main reason why Hölderlin finished no version of the play must be that he remained too closely identified with Empedocles, at the very period in his life when his own view of the poet as philosopher, prophet and priest – and as tragic hero – was subject to perpetual crisis and re-examination. Huillet-Straub’s The Death of Empedocles is based on Hölderlin’s first version (the longest of the three), whereas Black Sin is based on the third version.
The idealistic teacher Ghani loses his principles during an intense day, when he barricades the students in an attempt in saving his working place. A political drama caging the rise and fall of a dictatorship in a classroom.
塔克中尉(丹尼斯·奎德 Dennis Quaid 饰)性格冲动,蔑视威权,但他同时是开发缩微飞行器技术的“阿尔法计划”的主驾驶员。塔克酒后胡作非为导致记者女友莉迪亚(梅格·瑞恩 Meg Ryan 饰)愤怒离去,当日的工作则同样遭遇了挫折——一群匪徒闯入研究中心,试图将研制中的缩微飞行器芯片夺走,研究员为了保住芯片,将已经进入缩微状态的塔克和飞行器注入了一名路人杰克(马丁·肖特 Martin Short 饰)的屁股,杰克是一名神经过敏的超市收银员,塔克在杰克的身体内部游走,帮助其躲过匪徒的追踪后返回研究中心求助,然而中心为利益决定放弃杰克体内的塔克,二人无奈只得自救,他们向莉迪亚求助,想要在塔克的氧气耗尽前夺回被抢走的芯片,令塔克恢复原来的大小……
结束了墨西哥的假期,正值青春年少的梅尔(佩顿·里斯特 Peyton List 饰)和茱尔丝(卡梅隆·古德曼 Cameron Goodman 饰)乘夜晚的航班回到洛杉矶。适值深夜,大雨瓢泼,贪图便宜的两个女孩和刚刚认识的青年塞斯(詹姆斯·辛德 James Snyder 饰)、马特(戴夫·鲍尔 Dave Power 饰)搭上一辆深色的机场巴士。除梅尔等人之外,还有一个中年人与他们同行。 四个年轻人相谈甚欢,不知不觉间却被司机(Tony Curran 饰)拉入一条陌生的道路。由于一个意外,巴士半路抛锚。正当众人手忙脚乱之际,司机露出狰狞面目。他收掉他们的手机,并准备实施抢劫。面对这个凶恶的歹徒,她们是该束手就擒,还是伺机逃命呢?
Loosely based on Kathryn Forbes' book -Mama's Bank Account-, this film actually contains richer detail and more intricate character- izations. In turn-of-the-century San Francisco, young Katrina Hansen chronicles episodes of life with her extended family, who combine traditional Norwegian values with modern American ways. So successful that it became a popular radio show, and then a TV sitcom, both with Barbara BelGeddes and Irene Dunne from the film.
“二战”时期,盟军要实施安奇奥登陆计划,迫于对一门叫安奇奥大炮的超级武器的忌惮,要派两个精锐特工去摧毁这门大炮,结果两个傻逼被派了去,最后经过一连串搞笑事件,阴差阳错的最后完成了任务。 片段一:德国人在北非布置了一个陷阱,准备了一幅假的防御工事地图让这二个士兵带回去。他们却阴差阳错的拿走了真的地图,最终赢得了战役。 片段二:他们化装成管道工潜入德军在意大利的司令部,给他们卫生间的管道修得乱七八糟,把将军淋了个落汤鸡。将军去换衣服,拉开抽屉发现一套新的军服,于是洗头洗脸准备换上新军服的时候闭着眼把脸盆里的脏水倒进抽屉里了(柜子旁边有一个废水桶)。那个将军是最主要的一个配角,很有意思。到影片结束前1分钟,都没有一句台词。最后说了一句“谢谢”。 片段三:德军有一门超级大炮俯视着联军将要登陆的海滩。这二个士兵居然化装成希特勒和随从,去视察大炮,把大炮炸掉了。 In May 1943, two American soldiers, Joe and Frank, of Italian descent are searching the North African desert for a German general called Von Kassler, when they are captured by Von Kassler aide Inge Schultze who lets them escape with fake war plans, only Joe and Frank steal the real war plans which pave way for the Allied victory. Months later, the duo once again come up against Von Kassler when they are captured at Anzio and try to outwit the Nazis a second time