Charles Burnett, one of America's most highly regarded independent filmmakers, wrote and directed this domestic drama about a black middle-class family living in South central Los Angeles. However, there are no gangs, no guns, no drugs but instead a lyrical story that draws on folklore and the supernatural. family tensions are already simmering when Harry (Danny Glover) arrives to visit his old friends. He exudes an easy charm, knows secret past and present and is soon installed in the heart of the family. However, as his stay lengthens, so does he begin to cast an even more malevolent spell, provoking turmoil, setting son against son, reviving past hatreds, and inflicting a mysterious illness. Glover delivers a career-topping performance as the garrulous family friend, full of hidden menace, effortlessly evoking nostalgia and horror in the same breath. As ever, Burnett provides a wonderful music track featuring gospel, blues and jazz and a cameo from the legendary Jimmy Weatherspoon. 'A slow-burning, soul-insinuating, 12-bar blues of a movie.' Tom Charity, Time Out 'Danny Glover is marvellous, and terrifying, as a charismatic old-timer.' The Times (from the description on the back cover of the DVD)
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family tensions are already simmering when harry (danny glover) arrives...
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argentina:102 分钟
uk:101 分钟
usa:102 分钟
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evan@@@@@old soldiers never fade away. they just drop dead.
line@@@@@没套路的家庭戏 今日来看简直一股清流 却不缺少戏剧冲突 也会很适合搬上舞台
乌鸦@@@@@前四十分钟完全摸不透到底是什么样的电影 只觉得设定很好但narrating不顺 冲突太直 声音的shifting perspective也不work 但慢慢就完全神秘紧张了起来 高潮的家庭争执像宗教画 时间的流逝参照是小儿子太太的肚子 和解时兄弟的对话是听不清的低语 非常幽默聪明 应该再看一遍
儒@@@@@看了charles burnett的killer of sheep和这一部(不同意ebert的差评)都好赞！前者是早期学生时代的情感充沛的表达,形式感更强一些；后者是时隔二十多年后的更内敛但是更丰富的表述:各有味道,同样动人。同作为黑人导演的代表,burnett相比mike lee的do the right thing需要更敏感细腻的观众。
草垛儿@@@@@在纽约看的第一场电影,fslc的影院环境很棒,零星的观众,但是连英文字幕都没有,真是没怎么听懂
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charles burnett, the great mum and pop operator. 豆瓣每天看见希区柯克很烦。there is all the difference in the world between a crowd of strangers whose paths accidentally cross– altman's territory–and the emotional interdependencies and sensitivities of a tight-knit circle of family, relatives, and close friends–which is burnett's.
charles burnett, the great mum and pop operator. 豆瓣每天看见希区柯克很烦。there is all the difference in the world between a crowd of strangers whose paths accidentally cross– altman's territory–and the emotional...
criterion channel上公测的时候看到的,非常不错
old soldiers never fade away. they just drop dead.
前四十分钟完全摸不透到底是什么样的电影 只觉得设定很好但narrating不顺 冲突太直 声音的shifting perspective也不work 但慢慢就完全神秘紧张了起来 高潮的家庭争执像宗教画 时间的流逝参照是小儿子太太的肚子 和解时兄弟的对话是听不清的低语 非常幽默聪明 应该再看一遍
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我其实一直都挺讨厌家庭伦理剧的,不过这个还是挺有意思的。里面有一个地方镜头转换真是太棒了,一开始是红色的烧水壶,然后切镜头下个是红色衣服的男主人,用color match衔接太棒了！美术十二个赞！的确像是别的短评说的,一开始不知道是什么类型的故事,但到后面主线渐渐清晰了。charles burnett 之后的panel我没去,但朋友说他自己讲一些个人经历。小号的画面很美,用sound match也...
我其实一直都挺讨厌家庭伦理剧的,不过这个还是挺有意思的。里面有一个地方镜头转换真是太棒了,一开始是红色的烧水壶,然后切镜头下个是红色衣服的男主人,用color match衔接太棒了！美术十二个赞！的确像是别的短评说的,一开始不知道是什么类型的故事,但到后面主线渐渐清晰了。charles burnett 之后的panel我没去,但朋友说他自己讲一些个人经历。小号的画面很美,用sound match也很连贯。最后结局有往戏剧方向发展。想起来学校黑人老师讲,一开始电影是给白人拍的,给黑人打光有的时候真的不容易,所以在此赞美灯光美术！
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