简介:Set in an underground dungeon inhabited by bundled, ragged human beings, after the nuclear holocaust. The story follows the wanderings of a hero through the situations of survival. People wait for the Ark to arrive and rescue them while their habitat falls apart. Delving deep into the dusty and long abandonded vaults of b-cinema in search of lost gems always leaves me with a bittersweet taste. On one hand the discovery of unexpected gems where no one would think them possible is a rewarding experience. On the other hand though it makes one wonder how many of these remarkable low-budget oddities, personal love affairs of directors never quite famous and now all but forgotten, have almost forever slipped from memory n any case what we have here is a little post-apocalyptic gem from Poland that is really better than it has any right to. The dystopian near future of O-BI, O-BA finds a group of survivors of the nuclear war that ravaged the Earth inhabiting an underworld concrete bunker and biding their time as they wait for the mysterious Ark, an air ship of some kind that will come and save them. The Ark proves to be an elaborate hoax, carefully designed to give hope to the malnourished and desperate denizens of the bunker, while in the meantime the dome that separates their miserable existence from the nuclear winter outside is slowly caving in. What first striked me about the movie is the design of the bunker and the depiction of the survivors. The survivors are gaunt, filthy and terrible-looking penitents, dressed in rags and aimlessly wandering the neon-lit halls of the bunker like automatons. The bunker is a rundown, seedy place, with bright neon lights peering from all sides like the eyes of malignant beasts. On one hand it is a slightly 80's depiction of the dystopian future but the movie never stoops down to MAD MAX cheese. Instead it combines biting political satire with the bleak outlook of a world with no future, black comedy with barbs on apathy, religion and power. The survivors, for example, are fed some kind of flour dropping from a tube that hovers in the air - later on we discover the food supervisor uses books and the Bible itself as filler for this meagre meal. There are many such short symbolic touches, perhaps not life-changing or faith-restoring, yet playful, clever and inspired. One thing is for sure; O-BI, O-BA is not your run-of-the-mill sci-fi schlock. It overcomes its modest budget with creativity and has genuine artistic aspirations both from a writing and directing perspective. My opinion is that it should have been filmed in black and white instead of colour though. The director uses atmospheric light and shadow to great effect and it would have registered even better in stark black and white. The blue-green neon on the other hand outstays its welcome after a while. Just a minor gripe in an otherwise solid b-movie with its heart set in all the right places. Imagine a less bleak THE ROAD (Cormac McCarthy) being injected with the satire and humour of DR.STRANGELOVE and you're getting there. See it if you can find it.
简介:Signe and Thomas are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her status by creating a new persona hell-bent on attracting attention and sympathy.
主演:史蒂夫·卡瑞尔,蒂莫西·柴勒梅德,毛拉·蒂尔内,克里斯蒂安·康佛瑞,凯特琳·德弗,艾米·莱安,斯戴芬妮·斯考特,朱利安·沃克斯,杰克·迪伦·格雷泽,艾米·福赛思,安德烈·罗佑,曼迪娅·弗罗里,蒂莫西·赫顿,爱德华德·弗莱彻,丽莎盖伊·汉密尔顿,迈克尔·帕特里克·麦克吉尔,汤姆·蔡,山姆·狄龙,埃米·阿奎诺,汤姆·贝耶,朱利安·克鲁瑟,约翰·洛巴托,安东尼·斯诺,艾蒂安·维克,大卫·门登霍尔,奥克莉·布尔,Kue Lawrence,Ricky Low,Mary Pat Farrell,杰夫·阿德勒
简介:故事从慈祥的爷爷给生病的孙子讲故事说起,爷爷带来一本厚厚的童话故事书《公主新娘》。这个世代相传的童话故事讲述了一段爱与冒险的真爱故事。善良美丽的少女布卡特(罗宾·怀特 Robin Wright 饰)住在宁静的小村庄弗洛林,她与少年维斯特雷(加利·艾尔维斯 Cary Elwes 饰)青梅竹马两小无猜,两人很快陷入热恋。然而贫穷的维斯特雷希望给布卡特更好的生活,于是扬帆远航离开了村庄。但是维斯特雷的船并没有到达目的地,传言说他死在了海盗的手里。五年后,伤心欲绝的布卡特成为了王子胡姆普丁克(克里斯·萨兰登 Chris Sarandon饰)的未婚妻,可她并不爱他,她的心里仍苦苦思念着真爱维斯特雷。一次意外让布卡特再次遇见了维斯特雷,然而邪恶的王子却绑架了布卡特,并逼迫她嫁给自己。此时的维斯特雷已是一位勇敢强壮的海盗,为救真爱,他与武艺超群的剑客埃尼戈·蒙托亚(曼迪·帕廷金 Mandy Patinkin饰)、力大无比的巨人菲兹克(安德烈·捷安特 André the Giant饰)一起踏上了拯救公主之路。 本部童话式爱情冒险电影《公主新娘》,荣获1988年第60届奥斯卡金像奖最佳原创歌曲提名,1987年第12届多伦多国际电影节人民选择奖-最佳故事片奖以及1988年第15届美国电影电视土星奖最佳奇幻电影。