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極限控制 The Limits of Control
116 min. 2009

Isaach De Bankolé  ...  Lone Man 
Alex Descas  ...  Creole 
Jean-François Stévenin  ...  French 
Óscar Jaenada  ...  Waiter 
Luis Tosar  ...  Violin 
Paz de la Huerta  ...  Nude 
Tilda Swinton  ...  Blonde 
Youki Kudoh  ...  Molecules 
John Hurt  ...  Guitar 
Gael García Bernal  ...  Mexican 
Hiam Abbass  ...  Driver 
Bill Murray  ...  American  

References
Suspicion (1941)
 - Tilda Swinton's character mentions the Hitchcock film's title as she switchs two coffee cups on a table 

1.
When Tilda Swinton talks about a swooping bird in a room full of sand she is referring to a scene in the Andrei Tarkovsky film Stalker (1979). 
2.
The Finnish film Guitar refers to is The Bohemian Life (1992) by director Aki Kaurismäki, a friend of Jim Jarmusch. 
3.
Isaach De Bankolé exchanges matchboxes throughout the film with 'Le Boxeur' (The Boxer) written on them, the name of his character in his other film White Material (2009).

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美國導演占渣木殊
別動,去死吧,然後再站起來!
獨立電影 (放任作者胡亂想像) 的極限


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While this marks a positive development in Haneke's development as a filmmaker (one need only look at cruel use of the young boy in Funny Games for contrast), what's most striking about the film is its brilliant imagery and inventive use of sound. 

In one scene, Anne searches frantically in the darkness for Ben using only a butane lighter. We can barely make out her image in the foreground, while in the background, off in the distance, we see Eva's tiny guiding bonfire burning in the blackness. 

In another scene, the sound of the frantic flapping of a pet bird's wings creates nearly unbearable tension.

-- AllMovie

惡狼年代 The Time of the Wolf
109 min. 2003

Isabelle Huppert ...  Anne Laurent
Béatrice Dalle ...  Lise Brandt
Patrice Chéreau ...  Thomas Brandt
Isabelle Huppert ...  Anne Laurent
Béatrice Dalle ...  Lise Brandt
Patrice Chéreau ...  Thomas Brandt
Daniel Duval ...  Georges Laurent 

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導演介紹:麥可.漢內克(Michael Haneke, 1942- )


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情慾公寓 L'Appartement
116 min. 1996

Directed by
Writing credits
Gilles Mimouni (writer)

Romane Bohringer  ...  Alice 
Vincent Cassel  ...  Max 
Jean-Philippe Écoffey  ...  Lucien 
Monica Bellucci  ...  Lisa 
Sandrine Kiberlain  ...  Muriel 
Olivier Granier  ...  Daniel 
Tsuyu Shimizu  ...  Japanese Interpreter  

延伸閱讀:
莫妮卡與文森的三部電影


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"... no teen-film romantic gesture can match Lloyd's boom-box blasting of Peter Gabriel's 'In Your Eyes.'" -- AllMovie

I sat across from her in a mall. We ate. Sharing an important physical event.
That's not even a scam.

A scam?
Going out as friends.

No, scam is lusting.

Then what's a date?
A date is prearrangement with a possibility for love.

Then what's love?

You mean a career? I don't know. I've thought about this quite a bit, and I would have to say... I don't wanna sell, buy, or process anything as a career. Or sell anything bought or processed or buy anything sold or processed... or process anything sold or bought... or repair anything sold, bought or processed.

情到深處 Say Anything...
100 min. 1989

Directed by
Writing credits
Cameron Crowe (written by)

John Cusack  ...  Lloyd Dobler 
Ione Skye  ...  Diane Court 
John Mahoney  ...  James Court 
Lili Taylor  ...  Corey Flood 
Amy Brooks  ...  D.C. 
Pamela Adlon  ...  Rebecca (as Pamela Segall) 
Jason Gould  ...  Mike Cameron 
Loren Dean  ...  Joe 
Glenn Walker Harris Jr.  ...  Jason Dobler 
Jeremy Piven ...  Mark
Patrick O'Neill ...  Denny
Gregory Sporleder ...  Howard
Johnny Green ...  Luke (as John Green Jr.)
Bebe Neuwirth ...  Mrs. Evans
Eric Stoltz ...  Vahlere
Joan Cusack ...  Constance Dobler (uncredited)

1.
The Smithereens were commissioned by Cameron Crowe to write the theme song for the movie, and they came up with "A Girl Like You". Crowe thought that the lyrics were too leading (they outline the entire plot), so he rejected it in favor of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes". "A Girl Like You" went on to be included in The Smithereens' next album, "11", and in the movie Backdraft (1991) by Ron Howard.
2.
Director Cameron Crowe couldn't find the love song he wanted until he heard Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes". Gabriel asked to see part of the movie. Crowe had the production company send him an unfinished cut. Gabriel responded by saying he would let them use the song, as he liked the film. He was, however, wary about the part where the lead character overdosed at the end. It was then that Crowe realized that Gabriel had been sent a copy of Wired (1989) instead.
3.
Robert Downey Jr. turned down the lead played by John Cusack.
4.
Christian Slater auditioned for the role of Lloyd Dobbler but director Cameron Crowe was adamant about getting John Cusack. Also, there was a tie between Ione Skye and actress Jennifer Connelly for the role of Diane Court.
5.
Director Cameo: [Cameron Crowe] and wife Nancy Wilson as pedestrians in front of the mall as Lloyd passes by while recalling the site of their first "date". 
6.
The movie's line "I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen." was voted as the #73 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.
7.
Ione Skye once dated Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, whose song "Taste the Pain" opens the movie. 

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三十部浪漫電影─北一女校友部落格


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"Lone Star is the cinematic equivalent of a compulsive page-turner, a thoroughly engaging story filled with characters that are plentiful yet not shabbily rendered, and intrigue that is thought-provoking rather than sensational." -- AllMovie

Back in the early '70s, a reporter from a national magazine asked the governor of our Lone Star state: "Governor... what's your ideal of what a real Texan ought to be?"

Governor said: "Son, that's easy. Just go down to Rio County and look at Sheriff Buddy Deeds."

Thank you.

致命警徽 Lone Star
134 min. 1996

Stephen Mendillo ...  Cliff
Stephen J. Lang ...  Mikey
Chris Cooper ...  Sam
Elizabeth Peña ...  Pilar
Oni Faida Lampley ...  Celie
Eleese Lester ...  Molly
Joe Stevens ...  Deputy Travis
Gonzalo Castillo ...  Amado
Richard Coca ...  Enrique
Clifton James ...  Hollis
Tony Frank ...  Fenton
Miriam Colon ...  Mercedes Cruz
Kris Kristofferson ...  Charlie Wade
Jeff Monahan ...  Young Hollis
Matthew McConaughey ...  Buddy Deeds
Joe Morton ...  Del
LaTanya Richardson ...  Priscilla Worth
Eddie Robinson ...  Chet
Ron Canada ...  Otis
Chandra Wilson ...  Athena
Damon Guy ...  Shadow
Gabriel Casseus ...  Young Otis
Randy Stripling ...  Roderick
Vanessa Martinez ...  Young Pilar
Tay Strathairn ...  Young Sam
Frances McDormand ...  Bunny 

SPOILER: The movie playing at the drive-in that young Sam and young Pilar attend is Black Mama, White Mama (1973), an in-joke reference to Pilar's mixed parentage. 

延伸閱讀:
06.05.2006 -- 電影選台器 


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"But Coixet never once resorts to spell-it-out narration or "seize the day" histrionics. Her heroine ends the film as she began it: reserved, modest, and with no desire for martyrdom." -- AllMovie

So do you like Milli Vanilli as well?
I'm from Segovia. We don't have any Mili Vanilli in Segovia.
Milli Vanilli is universal.

沒有我的生活 My Life Without Me
106 min. 2003

Writing credits
Isabel Coixet (writer)
Nanci Kincaid (book "Pretending the Bed is a Raft") 

Produced by
Agustín Almodóvar ....  executive producer 
Pedro Almodóvar ....  executive producer 

Sarah Polley ...  Ann
Amanda Plummer ...  Laurie
Scott Speedman ...  Don
Leonor Watling ...  Ann, the Neighbor
Deborah Harry ...  Ann's Mother
Maria de Medeiros ...  The Hairdresser
Mark Ruffalo ...  Lee
Julian Richings ...  Dr. Thompson
Kenya Jo Kennedy ...  Patsy
Jessica Amlee ...  Penny
Alfred Molina ...  Ann's Father (uncredited) 

[Ann writes in journal]
THINGS TO DO BEFORE I DIE.
1. Tell my daughters I love them several times.
2. Find Don a new wife who the girls like.
3. Record birthday messages for the girls for every year until they're 18.
4. Go to Whalebay Beach together and have a big picnic.
5. Smoke and drink as much as I want.
6. Say what I'm thinking.
7. Make love with other men to see what it's like.
8. Make someone fall in love with me.
9. Go and see Dad in Jail.
10. Get false nails. And do something with my hair. 

"Baby Don't Forget My Number"
Written by Frank Farian

Performed by Alex Warner
"God Only Knows"
Written by Tony Asher, Brian Wilson
Performed by The Langley Schools Music Projects

"Senza Fine"
Written by Gino Paoli
Performed by Gino Paoli

"Que Emocion"
Written by Orlando de la Rosa
Performed by Omara Portuondo

"Try Your Wings"
Music by Michael Barr, Lyrics by Dion McGregor
Performed by Blossom Dearie

"Sometime Later"
Written by Martin Barnard, Corin Dingley, Andy Jenks
Performed by Alpha

延伸閱讀:
[報導] You.


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白手起家 Two Hands
104 min. 1999

Heath Ledger  ...  Jimmy 
Bryan Brown  ...  Pando 
David Field  ...  Acko 
Tom Long  ...  Wally 
Tony Forrow  ...  Eddie 
Steven Vidler  ...  The Man (as Steve Vidler) 
Dale Kalnins  ...  Kiwi Bob 
Kiri Paramore  ...  Les / Origami Presenter 
William Drury  ...  Jesus Freak 
David Moeaki  ...  Louise 
Mathew Wilkinson  ...  Rocket 
Rose Byrne  ...  Alex 
Susie Porter ...  Deirdre 

延伸閱讀:
應該是這星期地球上最傷心的人了


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"Considered by many as the first of the French "New Wave" films, Le Beau Serge has lost some of its power over the decades but is still a worthy and at times fascinating film." -- AllMovie 

俊男賽吉 Le beau Serge 
97 min. 1958

Cinematography by
Henri Decaë 

Gérard Blain ...  Serge
Jean-Claude Brialy ...  François Baillou
Michèle Méritz ...  Yvonne
Bernadette Lafont ...  Marie
Claude Cerval ...  The priest
Jeanne Pérez ...  Madame Chaunier
Edmond Beauchamp ...  Glomaud
André Dino ...  Michel, the doctor
Michel Creuze ...  The baker
Claude Chabrol ...  La Truffe
Philippe de Broca ...  Jacques Rivette de la Chasuble 

延伸閱讀:
[電影] 俊男賽吉 Beau Serge, Le (1958)


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不速之客 One Hour Photo
95 min. 2002

Directed by
Writing credits
Mark Romanek   

Robin Williams  ...  Seymour Parrish 
Connie Nielsen  ...  Nina Yorkin 
Michael Vartan  ...  Will Yorkin 
Dylan Smith  ...  Jakob Yorkin 
Erin Daniels  ...  Maya Burson 
Paul H. Kim  ...  Yoshi Araki (as Paul Hansen Kim) 
Gary Cole  ...  Bill Owens 
Nick Searcy  ...  Repairman 
Eriq La Salle ...  Det. James Van Der Zee
Clark Gregg ...  Det. Paul Outerbridge
Andy Rolfes ...  Officer Lyon (as Andrew A. Rolfes)
Carmen Mormino ...  Officer Bravo
Jeana Wilson ...  Nurse
Mark Romanek ...  Little Boy in Photos (uncredited) 

1.
James Van DerZee was the name of an innovative photographer from New York.
2.
Names of other photographers also appear, including: Yoshi Araki (Nobuyoshi Araki is a very well-known Japanese photographer), Bill Owens, "Ellen von Unwerth" (a popular German photographer), Aaron Siskind, Paul Outerbridge.
3.
The hotel that Will and Maya spend their lunch breaks in is called the Edgerton. Harold E. Edgerton invented the high speed electronic photographic flash.
4.
Andy Rolfes's character, Officer Dan Lyon, is named for Danny Lyon, an influential American photographer.
5.
Robin Williams was originally cast as the SavMart manager, Bill (later played by Gary Cole), but after reading the screenplay for a second time, Williams requested the role of Sy.
6.
Robin Williams is a fan of the Japanese anime series "Shin seiki evangerion" (1995) and specifically asked to have a model from the series incorporated as part of the film. 

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Deepak Chopra
What happened to all the Post-Tarantino directors?








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