吉村公三郎代表作,也是蘇珊.桑塔最喜愛的日本經典片之一。吉村愛向難度挑戰,喜歡實驗,討厭被歸類,是松竹的壞孩子,卻因此為日本電影開創出不少可能性。影片描寫日本戰後,末落貴族變賣大宅前舉行的最後一場舞會。吉村親歷這樣的一個舞會,他用所見所感,寫出一個個玲瓏浮凸的人物:戀棧風光的父親,目空一切的兒子,不肯放下身段的大女兒...道盡大時代的種種細碎。也是原節子代表作,這個洞悉世情的次女兒與父親起舞,成為全片焦點,也為時代作了精采的解讀。
World War II is over, and the once-prominent Anjo family has fallen on hard times. They must finally sell the family home - but not before one last ball to recapture their glory days. However, old secrets and high emotions threaten to turn the evening into tragedy. Proud patriarch Tadahiko (Takizawa) can barely keep his unruly offspring in check, and tries every last trick to keep the house where he has spent the happiest years of his life. In his darkest hour, daughter Atsuko (frequent Ozu heroine, Hara Setsuko) shows her beleaguered father the hard-won dignity in starting over.
SummerIFF 2007
经历了六年的牢狱之灾,小混混费什(诺亚·海瑟威 Noah Hathaway 饰)重获自由。当年他为保护抢劫的同伴而抗下所有罪名,为此失去家庭,变成孤家寡人。 可是刚刚出狱,他就被接到一家日式风格饭店,等在那里的是当年的同伙:沉稳冷静的杜克(托尼·托德 Tony Todd 饰)、脾气暴躁的麦克斯(安迪·麦肯锡 Andy Mackenzie 饰)、言语刻薄的克洛(马克·哈米尔 Mark Hamill 饰)以及油滑精明的弗朗西斯(詹姆斯·杜沃 James Duval 饰)。同伙的目的只有一个,就是找到当年失踪的钻石。杀气腾腾的诘问下,当时抢劫的经过和背后隐藏的秘密相继浮现。 美娟佳肴,寒气逼人……