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类型：爱情片
主演：弗雷德里克·马奇 伊夫琳·维纳布尔 盖伊·斯坦丁 凯瑟琳·亚历山大 吉
导演：米切尔·莱森
语言：英语
年代：未知
简介：BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath,hekindlystoppedforme;thecarriageheldbutjustourselvesandimmortality”–EmilyDickinson IfDeathtookaholiday,thegunswouldgosilentinIraq,theslaughteronournation’shighwayswouldcease,andthenewsmediawouldbecompelledtocoverpositiveeventsinthehumanities,arts,andsciences.Unfortunately,Deathhasnothadavacationinrecordedhistory,butMitchellLeisen’s1934fantasy,DeathTakesaHoliday,allowsustoconsiderthepossibility.Co-writtenbyMaxwellAndersonandGladysLehmanandbasedontheplayLaMorteinVacanzabyAlbertoCasella,DeathTakesaHolidaystarsFredericMarchastheGrimReaperwhotakesonhumanforminanattempttodiscoverwhymenfearhimsomuch.Whyhehaswaited5,000yearstosatisfythiscuriosityisnotexplained. [Spoiler]Afterabrieftryoutasashadowyfigurewhoscaresthedaylightsoutofthosethatcrosshispath,Deathshowsupat,ofallplaces,anupscalepartyatanItalianvilla,posingasthemysteriousPrinceSirki.Onlyonepersonknowswhohereallyis,thehostDukeLambert(GuyStanding),andheissworntosecrecy.Sirkiproceedstofascinatetheguests.Giventoburstsofwitandpoetry,hecanjustasquicklyturnsullenandthreatening,andsomesoonfindoutthatitisbetternottolooktoodeeplyintohiseyes.DuringthethreedaysinwhichthePrinceisatthevilla,however,peopleallovertheworldmiraculouslyescapedeathandpotentialsuicidesaredoomedtofrustration. Toseewhat’sbehindalltheconversationaboutlove,thesuavebutnaïvePrinceSirkifallsfortheirresistibleGrazia(EvelynVenable),thedaughterofoneofDuke’sfriends.GraziaknowswhoDeathisbutdoesnotfearhim,muchtothechagrinofherfiancé,Corrado(KentTaylor)whohasdevelopedastrongdisdainforPrinceCharming. MoresinisterthanBradPittinthe1998remakeMeetJoeBlack,Marchturnsinaveryconvincingperformanceasthecreepyyetstrangelyappealingguest.Althoughtheendingismelodramatic,theemotionsareveryrealandthesuggestionthatDeathmayinrealitybeafrienddisguisedasafoeisquitetouching. (HowardSchumann,talkingpix.co.uk) Inthiswearisomeandpredictableplotline,Deathfallsinloveandboresustodeathtalkingaboutit. (DennisSchwartz,homepages.sover.net) I'veheardDRACULAwasadvertisedwiththetaglineTheWeirdestLoveStoryevertolccc!(thisisprobablyaparaphrase),butatheart,I'veneverfeltthatyoucouldhonestlycallthatmoviealovestory.Thetaglinewouldbemuchmoreappropriateforthisone,sinceitultimatelyboilsdowntowhatamountstoalovestory.Thismovieisverygoodindeed,particularlyifyouconsiderthatitisbuiltaroundaconceptthatcouldhaveeasilybeenhandledinacuteorfacilemanner.Instead,itishandledasseriouslyaspossible,withsomerealthoughtputintohowdeathwouldtrytocometotermswithalifeandanoutlookthatwastothatpointtotallyunfamiliartohim;muchofthecreditdoesgotoFredricMarchinthetitlerole.It'squitescarywhenitneedstobe,particularlyduringthefirsttwentyminutes.Fromthenon,itdealswithitsthemeswithsubtlety,aquietwit,anenduringsadness,andaneverpresenttensiononhowDeathmightreactifcrossed.It'snotperfect;someofthedialogueisself-consciousandartificial,asifthewritersknewtheyweredealingwithweightyissuesandweretryingtobeprofound.ButIamcertainlygladtheydidn'ttrytoturnitintoamusicalcomedyofsorts. (DaveSindelar,scifilm.org) SeealsotheremakeDeathTakesAHoliday(1971)
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类型：爱情片
主演：凯瑟琳·赫本 弗莱德·麦克莫瑞 弗雷德·斯通 伊夫琳·维纳布尔 弗兰克
导演：乔治·史蒂文斯
语言：英语
年代：未知
简介：爱丽丝（凯瑟琳·赫本KatharineHepburn饰）和哥哥沃尔特（弗兰克·艾伯森FrankAlbertson饰）一同参加了一场盛大的派对，在那里，孤独的爱丽丝遇见了邀请他跳舞的富有男子阿瑟（弗莱德·麦克莫瑞FredMacMurray饰），看着眼前英俊潇洒温文尔雅的男子，爱丽丝瞬间坠入了爱河。 一方面，爱丽丝想要接近阿瑟，可与此同时，她又不愿阿瑟目睹自己贫寒的家境。终于，阿瑟要到爱丽丝家做客了，为了招待这位“贵客”，爱丽丝和母亲没少上下忙活。不幸的是，阿瑟显然无法适应爱丽丝家简陋的环境和寡淡的食物，聚会不欢而散，爱丽丝也陷入了悲伤之中，她觉得自己和阿瑟之间的距离仿佛越来越远ddd
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类型：喜剧片
主演：秀兰·邓波儿 Shirley Temple 莱昂纳尔·巴里摩尔 伊夫琳
导演：大卫·巴特勒
语言：英语
年代：未知
简介：年仅6岁的劳德•舍曼（ShirleyTemple秀兰•邓波饰）是一个天真可爱的小女孩，她憨态可掬，招人疼爱，父亲的士兵都戏谑地称之为小上校。劳德的母亲伊丽莎白（EvelynVenable饰）是一位南联盟军上校的女儿，她与来自北方的杰克坠入爱河，却遭致古板父亲（LionelBarrymore饰）的反对。最终伊丽莎白选择了爱情，而父亲也与之决裂。 六年后，小上校和母亲返回外公家。时间并未冲淡父女间的隔阂，老上校对女儿依然冷颜以对。小上校的出现打破了尴尬的局面，她凭着机智和可爱渐渐弥合了外公和母亲心中的裂痕…aaa