影片主角是一个78岁的英国著名作家,他身患重病却仍然酗酒成性,口不择言。夜晚不时陷于噩梦的缠绕中,令他想入非非,一边琢磨着他最后一部作品的情节构思,一边回忆着他的往事。于是,噩梦、他的想象加上往事的回忆相互混淆在一起,共同构成了他作品的故事框架。 影片将文学创作的过程跟幻想、愤怒等融为一体,制造了一个精致的弗洛伊德哑谜。这是雷奈的第一部用英语拍摄的影片。剧本比较拗口罗嗦,有较重的文学味,影片被认为是雷奈的杰作,博加德的演出尤为精湛,但一般观众可能会觉得单调乏味。 Clive Langham (Sir John Gielgud) spends one tormenting night in his bed suffering from health problems and thinking up a story based on his relatives. He is a bitter man and he shows, through flashbacks, how spiteful, conniving and treacherous his family is. But is this how they really are or is it his own vindictive slant on thing
In 1986 Madras, a timid eight-year-old boy accidentally locks a feared criminal inside a school restroom. As the man faces hunger and isolation, an unexpected friendship forms between them, transforming both their lives.
A couple arrived in Rome in 1965, fleeing from an abusive husband and from crimes such as adultery and the abandonment of the marital roof, leaving their newborn daughter.
Eine junge Rennwagen-Mechanikerin täuscht eine Verlobung mit dem skandalträchtigsten Racing-Star der Szene vor – offiziell für seinen Ruf, insgeheim für ihre eigene Chance am Steuer. Doch bald droht die Lüge alles zu zerstören, auch das, was längst mehr ist als nur ein Spiel...
A tapestry of vignettes, centered around a jaded concessions stand worker contemplating his future on his last day at the Royal Alamo Cinema, a closing movie theater.
After moving into a guest house in the Hollywood hills, 18 year old Sandra discovers the main house is occupied by a family of vampires and the area around is a haven for the undead.
The film chronicles the daredevil stuntman Ken Carter's quest to execute a bold stunt of launching a rocket car across the St. Lawrence River from Canada to the United States in the 1970s, facing absurd challenges along the way.