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Inquisition (2002) [Movie] IMDb
Inquisition
director: Betsan Morris Evans actor: 德里克·雅各比 / 阿伦·阿姆斯特朗
other title: 宗教大法官
Set in the Spain of 1680, a time of torture and interrogation by the Grand Inquisitor. A young man appears that is healing the sick and raising the dead. There are rumours that he might be the second coming of the Messiah. He is brought before the Grand Inquisitor. Though questioned and tortured, he chooses to remain silent.
Days of Hope (1975) [TV] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Days of Hope
actor: Paul Copley / Pamela Brighton
other title: Tage der Hoffnung
Days of Hope is a BBC television drama serial produced in 1975. The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the First World War in 1916 to the General Strike in 1926. It was written by Jim Allen, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach.
Eragon (2006) [Movie] Min reol
Eragon
director: Stefen Fangmeier actor: Ed Speleers / Jeremy Irons
other title: Eragon - Das Vermächtnis der Drachenreiter / 에라곤
In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.
Les Misérables - The Musical That Swept the World,Les Misérables - 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall [Performance] Douban
Les Misérables in Concert
9.8 (47 ratings) genre: Musical playwright: Alain Boublil / Herbert Kretzmer
other title: 音乐剧《悲惨世界》十周年纪念音乐会 / Les Misérables in Concert director: John Caird / Paul Kafno actor: Colm Wilkinson / Philip Quast / Ruthie Henshall / Jenny Galloway / Alun Armstrong



This was filmed live in 1995 at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the play's 10th anniversary, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Colm Wilkinson, Michael Ball, and Alun Armstrong all reprised their roles from the Original London Cast. Colm Wilkison also reprised his role for the Broadway cast.
Michael Maguire and Judy Kuhn both reprised their roles from the original Broadway cast.
Frances Ruffelle was originally meant to perform the role of Eponine in this concert, but she could not attend because she had family obligations, thus Lea Salonga was chosen to play the part.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1993 West End revival版 [Performance] Douban
part of Performance: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
theater: Royal National Theatre director: Declan Donnellan
other title: 1993 West End revival版 playwright: Hugh Wheeler composer: Stephen Sondheim actor: Adrian Lester / Denis Quilley



When the unjustly imprisoned Sweeney Todd returns to London, he vows revenge upon those who framed him. Joining forces with Mrs. Lovett he kills and she bakes his customers into her meat pies.

The Taming of the Shrew 1982年版 [Performance] Douban
part of Performance: The Taming of the Shrew
theater: Barbican Centre director: Barry Kyle
other title: 1982年版 playwright: 莎士比亚 William Shakespeare actor: Alun Armstrong / Sinéad Cusack
Prior to the first act, an induction frames the play as a "kind of history" played in front of a befuddled drunkard named Christopher Sly who is tricked into believing that he is a lord.
In the play performed for Sly, the "Shrew" is Katherina Minola, the eldest daughter of Baptista Minola, a lord in Padua. Katherina's temper is notorious and it is thought no man would ever wish to marry her. On the other hand, two men – Hortensio and Gremio – are eager to marry her younger sister Bianca. However, Baptista has sworn not to allow his younger daughter to marry before Katherina is wed, much to the despair of her suitors, who agree that they will work together to marry off Katherina so that they will be free to compete for Bianca.
The plot becomes more complex when Lucentio, who has recently come to Padua to attend university, sees Bianca and instantly falls in love with her. Lucentio overhears Baptista announce that he is on the lookout for tutors for his daughters, so he has his servant Tranio pretend to be him while he disguises himself as a Latin tutor named Cambio, so that he can woo Bianca behind Baptista's back.
In the meantime, Petruchio arrives in Padua, accompanied by his servant, Grumio. Petruchio tells his old friend Hortensio that he has set out to enjoy life after the death of his father and that his main goal is to wed. Hearing this, Hortensio seizes the opportunity to recruit Petruchio as a suitor for Katherina. He also has Petruchio present to Baptista a music tutor named Litio (Hortensio himself in disguise). Thus, Lucentio and Hortensio, pretending to be the teachers Cambio and Litio, attempt to woo Bianca unbeknownst to her father, and to one another.
Petruchio, to counter Katherina's shrewish nature, woos her with reverse psychology, pretending that every harsh thing she says or does is kind and gentle. Katherina allows herself to become engaged to Petruchio, and they are married in a farcical ceremony during which (amongst other things) he strikes the priest and drinks the communion wine, and then takes her home against her will. Once they are gone, Gremio and Tranio (disguised as Lucentio) formally bid for Bianca, with Tranio easily outbidding Gremio. However, in his zeal to win, he promises much more than the real Lucentio actually possesses, and Baptista determines that once Lucentio's father confirms the dowry, Bianca and Tranio can marry. Tranio thus decides that they will need someone to pretend to be Vincentio, Lucentio's father, at some point in the near future. Elsewhere, as part of their scheme, Tranio persuades Hortensio that Bianca is not worthy of his attentions, thus removing any problems he may cause.
Meanwhile, in Petruchio's house, he begins the "taming" of his new wife. She is refused food and clothing because nothing – according to Petruchio – is good enough for her; he claims perfectly cooked meat is overcooked, a beautiful dress doesn't fit right, and a stylish hat is not fashionable. He also sets about disagreeing with everything she says, and forcing her to agree with everything he says, no matter how absurd; on their way back to Padua to attend Bianca's wedding, she agrees with Petruchio that the sun is the moon, and proclaims that "if you please to call it a rush-candle,/Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me" (4.5.14–15). Along the way, they meet Vincentio who is also on his way to Padua, and Katherina agrees with Petruchio when he declares that Vincentio is a woman and then apologises to Vincentio when Petruchio tells her he is a man.
Meanwhile, back in Padua, Lucentio and Tranio convince a passing pedant to pretend to be Vincentio and confirm the dowry for Bianca. The man does so, and Baptista is happy for Bianca to wed Lucentio (actually Tranio in disguise). Bianca then secretly elopes with the real Lucentio. However, Vincentio arrives in Padua, and encounters the Pedant, who claims to be Lucentio's father. Tranio (still disguised as Lucentio) appears, and the Pedant acknowledges him to be his son Lucentio. There is much confusion about identities, and the real Vincentio is set to be arrested when the real Lucentio appears with his newly betrothed Bianca, and reveals all to a bewildered Baptista and Vincentio. Lucentio explains everything that has happened and all is forgiven by the two fathers.
Meanwhile, Hortensio has married a rich widow, and so in the final scene of the play there are three newly married couples at Baptista's banquet; Bianca and Lucentio, the widow and Hortensio, and Katherina and Petruchio. Because of the general opinion that Petruchio is married to a shrew, a quarrel breaks out about whose wife is the most obedient. Petruchio proposes a wager whereby each will send a servant to call for their wives, and whichever comes most obediently will have won the wager for her husband. Katherina is the only one of the three who comes, winning the wager for Petruchio. At the end of the play, after the other two wives have been hauled into the room by Katherina, she gives a speech on the subject of why wives should always obey their husbands and the play ends with Baptista, Hortensio and Lucentio marvelling at how successfully Petruchio has tamed the shrew.
悲惨世界 1995 十周年纪念版(10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall)版 [Performance] Douban
part of Performance: 悲惨世界
theater: The Royal Albert Hall director: John Caird / Paul Kafno
other title: 1995 十周年纪念版(10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall)版 playwright: Alain Boubil / Herbert Kretzmer composer: Claude-Michel Schönberg actor: Colm Wilkinson / Philip Quast
第一幕
故事从1815年的土伦监狱开始,苦役犯在唱着劳作之歌(Work Song)。第24601号囚犯冉阿让仅仅因为救自己快饿死的两个外甥而偷了一块面包,度过了19年的苦役生涯,得到假释以后,被人排斥歧视,只有第涅的主教开门接纳他。但内心充满对世界愤恨的冉阿让偷了主教的银餐具。当他准备远走高飞之际,被警察发现,主教却告诉警察,那是他送给冉阿让的(Valjean Arrested, Valjean Forgiven)。主教的慈悲与宽恕使冉阿让深感震动,决定重新做人(What Have I Done? )。
1823年,更名为马德兰的冉阿让,已经是海滨蒙特勒伊市一所大工厂的厂主,还被任命为市长。他的工厂中有位名叫芳汀的女工,被情人抛弃,将女儿托付给人抚养,妒忌她的女工鼓动工头将她解雇(At The End of the Day - I Dreamed a Dream)。为了支付女儿的抚养费,芳汀买掉了自己的饰物与头发,最后沦为妓女(Lovely Ladies)。一天,芳汀与一个想占她的便宜的花花公子扭打起来。警察沙威不问缘由就要把她送进监牢。此时冉阿让出现,要求立即把她送往医院(Fantine's Arrest)。
路上,一名男子被一辆马车压在车轮下,膂力过人的冉阿让出手相救(The Runaway Cart)。敏锐多疑的沙威不由得怀疑他就是当年被假释的苦役犯冉阿让。可他始终不敢确认,因为不久前“冉阿让”已被逮捕归案。马德兰先生,也就是冉阿让,不愿一个无辜的人代其受过,于是他决定赶往法庭向众人坦白自己的身份(Who Am I?-The Trial)。在沙威赶来逮捕他之前,冉阿让向弥留之际的芳汀保证,他会找到她的女儿珂赛特,而且会像对自己的孩子一样,用一生保护她(Come To Me Fantine's Death )。为了实现对芳汀的承诺,冉阿让击昏了赶到医院的沙威,顺势逃脱了(The Confrontation)。
在孟费郿,芳汀的女儿小珂赛特在德纳第夫妇家中备受虐待,却仍然充满天真的幻想。(Castle on a Cloud),这对夫妇开着一家酒馆,粗俗而贪婪(Master of the House),冉阿让来到酒馆,付给德纳第夫妇一笔钱,把小珂赛特带到巴黎抚养长大(The Bargain - Waltz of Treachery)。
时光流逝,已是1832年的巴黎。巴黎街头充满了贫困、动荡与不安(Look Down)。一个偶然的机会,年轻学生马吕斯碰上了已长大成人的珂赛特,一见钟情(The Robbery)。一直追捕冉阿让的沙威也来到巴黎,誓言要将冉阿让追捕归案(Stars)。而这时,倍受人民爱戴的拉马克将军逝世,这使安灼拉和他的一群学生朋友们看到了革命胜利的希望(The ABC Cafe - Red and Black-Do You Hear the People Sing?)。
德纳第的女儿爱潘妮深爱马吕斯,但她还是把马吕斯带到了珂赛特的住处,帮助他们相见(In My Life-A Heart Full of Love)。正在这时,德纳第纠集了一群流氓准备抢劫冉阿让父女。爱潘妮出来驱散了他们(The Attack on Rue Plumet)。冉阿让误以为是沙威发现了他的行踪,立即要带珂赛特离开此地,马吕斯和珂赛特只好在失望中分手。随后,马吕斯加入安灼拉领导的学生起义军的行列(One Day More)。
第二幕
起义的学生筑起街垒,爱潘妮追随马吕斯来到了街垒,马吕斯让她送信给珂赛特,以使她离开危险的街垒。(At the Barricade)。但爱潘妮只见到了冉阿让,请他将信转交,然后独自徜徉在巴黎街头,幻想马吕斯的爱(On My Own)。沙威混进学生的队伍想要破坏他们的计划,却被机灵的流浪儿伽弗洛什识破身份(Little People)。爱潘妮重回街垒,却身受枪伤,死在马吕斯的怀里(A Little Fall of Rain)。冉阿让读了马吕斯的信,来到街垒参加战斗。由于他的英勇表现,安灼拉要报答他。冉阿让请求将沙威交给他处置,并瞒着众人放走了沙威(First Attack)。在战争的间隙中,众人饮酒唱歌,各怀心事(Drink With Me),冉阿让望着熟睡的马吕斯,为他祈祷(Bring Him Home)。次日,第二轮战斗开始。伽弗洛什跑出街垒寻找弹药,不幸中枪牺牲(The Second Attack-Death of Gavroche)。
在最后一轮战斗中,除了冉阿让和身受重伤的马吕斯幸免于难之外,起义者们全部牺牲(The Final Battle)。冉阿让背着马吕斯从下水道逃走,中途遇上了以盗尸为生的德纳第,他偷走了马吕斯的戒指和表(The Sewers— Dog Eats Dog)。在下水道出口,冉阿让碰上了沙威,请求沙威允许他把这个受伤的青年送回家,然后就可以任其处置。沙威同意了。但这时的沙威已经陷入了矛盾,他既无法接受自己被一个苦役犯所救的事实,也无法接受自己居然“善恶难辨”,最后投塞纳河自杀身亡(Javert's Suicide)。
战斗结束,但是世界似乎并没有改变(Turning),幸存的马吕斯沉浸在对朋友的追忆中(Empty Chairs at Empty Tables)。与此同时,在珂赛特日夜照料下,马吕斯日渐康复,但不知到底是谁救了自己(Every Day)。在珂赛特与马吕斯的婚礼前,冉阿让主动向马吕斯坦白自己的过去,希望他能为自己保密,不要告诉珂赛特让她伤心。马吕斯听后大惊失色,默许了冉阿让离开的提议(Valjean's Confession)。
在婚礼宴席上,德纳第不请自来,拿出戒指和表作为“证据”证明冉阿让是杀人犯,意图敲诈。马吕斯这才知道救命恩人正是冉阿让!他立即带着珂赛特赶往冉阿让的住处(The Wedding - Beggars at the Feast)。但是冉阿让已经快要死了(Epilogue)。最后,在亲人的陪伴下,冉阿让跟着芳汀、爱潘妮和所有牺牲的学生一起离开人间……(Finale)
In the Red (1998) [Movie] Douban
A series of killings of bank managers has London in a turmoil, all the way up to Parliament. And the killer regularly calls about his handiwork, but only to a street-wise, and usually rather tipsy, radio reporter, about to be sacked for his habitual irreverence toward his station and the BBC. And while everything seems to point to a lead singer of a rock group famous for the "In The Red" music which has been connected to the killings, in typical British mystery fashion, there are also other sub-plots to be considered.