1998 film by Johnnie To, Patrick Yau

1965 film by Federico Fellini

The American architect Kracklite arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibiton for a French architect, Boullée, famous for his oval structures. Tirelessly dedicated to the project, Kracklite's marriage quickly dissolves along with his health.

Three generations of women who seek to murder their husbands share a solidarity for one another which brings about three copy-cat drownings.

1940 film by Howard Hawks

Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.

1986 film directed by Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman根据布里顿《战争安魂曲》所摄的影片。主要人物为《战争安魂曲》歌词的作者欧文，后者为英国诗人，战死于第一次世界大战。德高望重的劳伦斯·奥利弗爵士出演片中的一名老兵。这也是奥利弗爵士的最后一次银幕亮相。

A film with no dialogs, just follows the lyrics of the Britten's oratorium, that criticize the war's horrors. It shows the story of an englishman soldier and a nurse (his bride) during the World War II. It combines many real scenes of contemporary wars (WWII, Vietnam, Angola, etc.)

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1985 film by Derek Jarman

In the remote and undeveloped eastern Black Sea region, a six-year-old boy (Yusuf) wanders through the woods searching for his lost father, trying to make sense of his life.His father is a beekeeper whose bees have disappeared unexpectedly, threatening his livelihood. A bizarre accident kills the father.There is little dialogue or music in the film. The three main characters (Yusuf and his parents) are all fairly taciturn, and the soundtrack is filled out with the sounds of the forest and the creatures that live there.The environment is a recurring theme.

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

剧情简介
这是一部散文式的电影，表现的是生命在人群里的心灵孤单，影片通过时空交叉的手法，在看似杂乱无章的情节里以一个枪支经销商、一伙艺术品小偷、一帮疯狂的老男人、一个压抑的警察以及形形色色的怪人因为一幅被盗的19世纪的油画和一个 18 世纪破损的陶瓷餐盘落和入不同人手中的产生的不同故事，带出导演对艺术和生命偶然性的思索，导演让这种戏剧性匆忙了黑色幽默和人性的绝望，有着一种对流逝莫名的伤怀和法国电影特有的艺术情趣。
幕后花絮
影片以优雅的弦乐四重奏贯穿全剧和电影里险恶、卑微的人性的产生了鲜明的戏剧冲突。影片开始于18世纪同样结束于这个年代，影片以黑白画面表述18世纪女模特在画室的场景有着关于艺术永恒的追忆，而被砸碎的瓷盘则有着逝者如斯的感怀。影片以跳切手法剪接对观众理清头绪是个考验。
片子里导演以残垣断壁和马蹄下的碎瓷表明了战争对于艺术的无情践踏和损害。同样抽烟的孩子，争夺出租车的人们这些市井的场面是导演对当下法国人文环境的看法，有些细节十分有意思，那般狂人炸了街心花园后，警察局里按部就班传递公文的滑稽镜头是隐喻性的。同样，枪支经销商和他妻子举办沙龙，两人在客人面前的温文尔雅和客人走后各进各的房间和情人幽会的场面是对中产阶级虚伪假面的批判和辛辣讽刺。导演以寥寥几个划出镜头就已经表现了这类沙龙的造作和乏味，而经典的场景是出现在夫妇俩送客以后，各自回房各自偷欢，所以好的影像是可以通过画面本身说话的。看似凌乱的场面里有着作者对于历史和人生的独到见解。电影隐晦指证了资本主义婚姻的虚假，特别是警察局探长家里自己家孩子一起抽烟的场景有着对次序维护者的疑问，通过这些无人管束的孩子反映着成人世界的隔阂和伪善。同样通过枪械商人家的兴衰反映了人就是历史过客的主题，能够留存的是艺术品本身的价值，而不是艺术品占有者的名声。
影片情节安排上也是比较巧妙的，孩子们在街头玩耍将玻璃片放在汽车轮胎下为此后追捕时枪械商人的束手就擒形成了必然的联系。影片最后许多主人公因为各种原因被杀了，一方面表示了当代社会的动荡，另一方面又反衬了人是过客的主题。
影片结尾有着法式的忧伤，那代表着历史传承的老屋被推土机推倒，而黑白影像里前人的优雅只是记忆里的，导演在这部影片以瓷盘和一幅画在不同人手中的轮回，讥讽了人的贪念和偶然性里人的无奈。用一个物件作为线索贯穿整部电影的有很多，比如中国的早期影片《压岁钱》，但是，能够从中读解出深层人文意义的，此片导演的艺术见地无疑是高明的，此片是导演第一部法文影片，它在优雅的姿态下隐喻了生命的逝去…影片以它深刻的人生寓意而获1984年威尼斯电影节特别评审团大奖

2008 film by Majid Majidi

Charlotte Castang is a working-class 13-year-old girl, who lives in a drab, run-down neighbourhood, and is ready to become an adult. Her mother died giving birth to her, and she lives with her crass brother and a father whose attention is elsewhere. Her only friend is Lulu, a sick 10-year-old she regards as a pest. Charlotte is antisocial, bored and dreams of a better life. Her life improves when she meets Clara Bauman, a pianist prodigy.

During the Russian Civil War, the production of a silent melodrama runs into numerous complications.

2006 film by Corneliu Porumboiu

Wanted for killing his boss, Manuel flees with his wife Rosa to the sertão, the barren landscape of Northern Brazil. Thrust into a primordial violent region, Manuel and Rosa come under the influence and control of a series of frightening figures.

In WWII-era Rome, underground resistance leader Manfredi attempts to evade the Gestapo by enlisting the help of Pina, the fiancée of a fellow member of the resistance, and Don Pietro, the priest due to oversee her marriage. But it’s not long before the Nazis and the local police find him.