Laurent est abandonné le jour de son mariage. Il se jette alors dans une quête effrénée du plaisir. Comment séduit-il ? En chantant. Mais le travail le rappelle bientôt à ses obligations – Laurent est un acteur en train de répéter « Don Juan ». Hélas, tout se dérègle : ses nouvelles conquêtes lui résistent, il est tabassé par une femme, sa partenaire n’arrive pas à incarner Elvire et perd pied au point de disparaître… L’actrice qui la remplace se révèle être la femme qui l’a abandonné le jour de son mariage. Le cauchemar va-t-il continuer ou le rêve redevenir possible ? A voir, à chanter, à danser…
《卡特教练》又名《铁血教练 》、《放牛班的严冬》,根据高中篮球队教练肯·卡特的真实故事改编而成。
里士满高中篮球队原本从未在任何比赛中获胜过,是一支屡败屡战的队伍,这一切在卡特教练(塞缪尔·杰克逊 Samuel L. Jackson 饰)执教之后发生了变化。他相信这支队伍在他的带领下可以成为最优秀的篮球队,所以他要求队员和他签订一个协议,约定如果队伍不团结或是成绩不佳就不再继续参加任何比赛。在他的带领下,这支队伍开始走上了上坡路,最后成为无人能敌的长胜王。但是在1999年举行的国家锦标赛上,队员们的表现却十分不尽人意,这让卡特教练沮丧不已,他真的关闭了训练馆,禁止队伍继续参加任何比赛。此举引起了极大的反响,他一时成了大众议论的焦点,有人赞赏他视篮球为生命的品格,但更多的人对他的举动表示不解,甚至是批评。
朱丽叶·格兰特(派翠西娅·克拉克森 Patricia Clarkson 饰)从加拿大飞到埃及开罗与聚少离多的丈夫马克(汤姆·迈克卡玛斯 Tom McCamus 饰)共同度假,却没曾想刚下飞机就被告知因为加沙地带新爆发的武装冲突,负责联合国难民营管理工作的丈夫暂时不能离开。马克托前安全官,埃及人塔列克(亚历山大·希迪格 Alexander Siddig 饰)照顾朱丽叶。朱丽叶在使馆晚会上结识了跟她处境相似的年轻女子凯瑟琳(埃琳纳·安娜亚 Elena Anaya 饰),二人结伴游览白沙漠,凯瑟琳向她描述了自己与一个埃及人的旧日爱情。之后,塔列克带朱丽叶畅游开罗的绝美风光,朱丽叶发现在与塔列克不断的接触中自己竟对他渐生情愫。微妙的感情令朱丽叶无比忧伤 ……
本片获加拿大多伦多国际电影节最佳本土电影奖。
quot;The Witch Burnt Alive"
After a very long, but visually arresting animated opening credits sequence, Luchino Visconti (Death in Venice) directs the first story, which is the longest of the five, taking approximately a third of the film's running length. Mangano plays a superstar actress and model who travels to a mountain resort, only to find the well-to-do inhabitants have prejudices and preconceived notions about her based on her public persona. The women are all jealous and the men all want to sleep with her, but all Mangano wants is to be left alone. It's a mostly somber satirical piece, but story-wise, it languishes in its modest idea a bit long, becoming inconsequential to all but those fascinated by the realities of being famous.
"Community Spirit"
Bolognini's piece isn't really a story. It's more of a visual gag, in a short segment that features Mangano offering to take an injured man to a hospital, driving him at breakneck speed throughout the city, but not stopping at locations where he might find aid. I won't give away the punchline here, but it succeeds in being amusing, even if it's the kind of thing that only is interesting the first time through.
"The Earth Seen from the Moon"
The esteemed writer/director, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Salo), crafts the middle segment, which is the most artistic and memorable of the five. Reminiscent in style to "Don Quixote", a recently widowed father and his son travel around the country in search of a new wife and mother, and after a long period, they discover the literally speechless Mangano. She brings joy into their lives, but they are poor, and in order to find a better life for themselves, they concoct a scheme to try to make some quick cash. The story is contrived, and not completely interesting, but the outlandish performances, artwork, and costumes does evoke great charm and likeability. Although mute, it's probably the most appealing of Mangano's five performances, and Toto is terrific.
"The Sicilian"
Franco Rossi directs the fourth an shortest piece, a straight-forward revenge story that comes and goes before it ever has a chance of becoming interesting. It's violent, but easily the least satisfying of the five stories.
"A Night Like Any Other"
Eastwood's appearance is clearly the biggest attraction here, which was filmed in between the Sergio Leone "Dollars" trilogy. It's an enjoyable departure from his normal roles, playing a comedic romantic lead, and he is affably fun to watch. Famed Italian director, Vittorio de Sica (The Bicycle Thief, Umberto D.) does a masterful job with the story, which perfectly blends the mundane and the fantasy in a visually satisfying way. The story is about a bored housewife (Mangano, of course), who tries in vain to get her husband to realize that he is not as romantic as he used to be. The scene is interspersed with comedic romance sequences revolving around the couple's past romantic interludes, and dreams of how their lives should be.