本片以上世纪六十年代的本地家庭为主轴,通过成员的际遇,带出早期的甘榜生活以及后来的组屋生活,剧情横跨数十年。 电影也将体现新加坡如何从一个以方言为主流语言的社会演变成华语到现今英语的过程,从中回顾流失的方言。它也会融入导演的许多亲身经历,并将安插多首怀旧歌曲。 After the 1969 nationwide floods, Zhao Di takes over her father's family farm with the help of reformed gangster Ah Long. As Singapore's economy prospers, the Singaporean mindset is also forced to change with the times. Osman catches his teenage son, Ahmad practicing with his rock band. As a conservative man, Osman believes rock music will have a negative influence on Ahmad. Father and son argue over their different opinions, causing Ahmad to run away. Meanwhile, Ah Hee and Rani decide to get married. But their traditional parents disapprove of their marriage. In 1977, the Government begins expropriating land for redevelopment, forcing villagers from their kampongs. Licensed farmland owners, such as Zhao Di, are financially compensated for their land. Ah Kun, Zhao Di's greedy brother accuses Zhao Di and Ah Long of having an affair to tarnish her name in front of the family. In the midst of Ah Kun's persistent accusations, Zhao Di's health takes a hit. Will Zhao Di be able to keep her hard-earned compensation money What will become of her family if Zhao Di's health continues to deteriorate As people change with time, will the kampong spirit remai
Erstwhile Special Forces operative Doc Alexander is asked to broker a truce with the Mexican drug cartel in secrecy. When Oklahoma Governor Richard Jeffs celebrates the execution of a high-ranking cartel member on TV, his Chief of Staff and Doc inform him about the peace he just ended. But it’s too late, as Cuco, the cartel’s hatchet man, has set his vengeful sights on Doc’s daughter Dixie.
They don’t make ’em like Little Dixie anymore: honed to the bone, all gestures and actions, only a few words. Too many genre films these days try to create meaning by piling ideas and intentions on their narrative frames. John Swab, as always, works the other way around. Meaning and depth come from taking away whatever is superfluous – by reducing the plot to its bare essence and the characters to their core trades and tricks.
Ultimately, Little Dixie feels like the pulp fiction version of a Giacometti sculpture, all fearful symmetries and mirror images. A gem of crime cinema at its purest and most philosophical, proudly featuring noir’s new darling, Frank Grillo.
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https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/little-dixie
由于生活所迫,母亲把女孩杰索米娜(茱莉艾塔·玛西娜 Giulietta Masina 饰)卖给了江湖艺人藏巴诺(安东尼·奎恩 Anthony Quinn 饰)。在相处中,女孩却发现这个空有一身蛮力的家伙,根本不懂得照顾女人,他买她只是为了让她做牛做马,在他演出的时候扮演小丑,平时给他做饭,陪他睡觉。这种粗暴蛮横的家伙,让她萌生逃离的念头,然而,几次出逃,均告失败。
在一次观看高空走钢丝表演的时候,杰索米娜认识了绰号“傻瓜”的马戏团艺人——玛托(理查德·贝斯哈特 Richard Basehart 饰演),并且在他的引导下学会了演奏乐器。她非常感激,对这个男人产生了依恋。然而,但是藏巴诺的出现,再次打破了她的一切幻想,毁掉了来之不易的幸福……
In the suburban neighborhood of Mumbai, a wall separates the haves and the have-nots. Sudhir and Seema, a newly married middle class couple, live a life without hardship while Vishwas, a slum dweller, dreams of dignity for his people. Their lives collide as post nightfall the town fills up with ominous cries and moans that don't belong to people - they belong to zombies .
A young Syrian refugee faces hard truths chasing the American dream on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee, while living in poverty, dealing with social injustice and witnessing his neighbor's opioid addiction.
Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted. Making a life for himself there, he is flabbergasted to eventually find Sarah Crandall, who also managed to survive. Together, they form a close friendship until the arrival of Benson Thacker who has managed to pilot his small boat into the city's harbor. At this point the tensions rise between the three, particularly between Thacker, who is white and Burton, who is black.
影片聚焦苏格兰精神病专家罗纳德·戴维·莱因(R. D. Laing),他对患有精神障碍病症的患者采用了多种勇敢大胆的治疗方式,在60年代获得了极高的赞誉。他创造了将麦角酸酰二乙胺融入实验中、最终形成一种名叫“Metanoia”治愈形式的革新方法,在当时的医疗界引起轩然大波及无数论战,也彻底地改变了人们看待心理健康问题的观念和态度。