In the time of Counter-Reformation, a miller and his son come under investigation by a priest of the Inquisition, when rumors spread that their prosperity comes from working with the Devil.
　　The Devil's Trap is a film directed by František Vlá?il, based on a novel by Alfréd Technik, adapted by František A. Dvorák and Miloš Kratochvíl. It was the first of three historical dramas that Vlá?il made during the Czech New Wave (technically he isn't really a part of the New Wave, however these films were made during the same era of artistic freedom), preceding his more well known Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Valley of the Bees (1968).
　　Set in the late 16th Century during the Catholic Reformation, in the Moravian Karst, situated in what is now the Eastern Czech Republic, it tells the tale of a miller (Vítezslav Vejrazka), and his son Jan (Vít Olmer), who come under suspicion and are investigated by a Jesuit priest of the Inquisition (Miroslav Macháchek), when rumors of witchcraft are spread by the local regent (Cestmír Randa), who is jealous of the miller's prosperity and degree of respect among the local populace.
　　As expected from Vlá?il, this film is a stunning experience all the way through. From the opening shot, an ominous manipulation of perspective with a close up of a mangled figure of Christ dominating the foreground against a tiny figure in black walking along the horizon, to the breathtaking confrontational finale inside the vast stalactite filled Karst caverns, it is a wonderful display of visual mastery.
　　Maybe not quite as impressive as Marketa Lazarová, but still full of astonishing imagery. As seen from unique angles and distinct points of view which highlight the director's remarkable sense of awareness of framing, motion, and positioning on the emotional and dramatic tone of the scene. The most memorable being a repeated shot where the camera is suspended and launched with speed through the air towards the miller's door.
　　The story here is a simple one and I would say more accessible than his later works. With a conventional structure emphasized as much by its plot and characters, than by its expressionistic cinematography or authentic historical detail. The events play out without much surprise, and there is a strong underlying, almost supernatural, mysterious aspect that is left unresolved, in fact barely explored, which is slightly disappointing, but only because it's so fascinating that I wish there was more.
　　Acting is great all around. Particularly the villains: Miroslav Macháchek as the priest, casting a sinister and imposing shadow wherever he goes, and Cestmír Randa as the weasel like regent behind all the persecution. While Vít Olmer brings a charismatic leading man presence in his role as the miller's son Jan, in love with the lovely orphan girl Martina (Karla Chadimová), who becomes a dangerous object of rivalry between Jan and other young men of the village.
　　The film also features the evocative music of Zden?k Liška (perhaps the most prolific composer of the Czech New Wave). In this his second of eleven collaborations with Vlá?il, his compositions are used sparingly, but to great effect, complimenting but never overpowering a scene. The best example of which can be heard in an amazingly shot celebration and dance sequence at the end of the second act.
　　The Devil's Trap might not be a masterpiece, but it is still a strong effort, with a fascinating straightforward story and a glorious historical setting captured beautifully by Vlá?il's unmistakable visual prowess. A fine work that would also be the perfect starter plate to prepare yourself for the challenging feast of Marketa Lazarová or The Valley of the Bees. It even has an easy to digest running time. It's therefore puzzling why this gem remains largely overlooked and ignored.

　　影片承袭朱自清同名散文的父爱主题以父爱为主要线索，用电影的方式讲述一个生动的亲情故事。九十年代一个贫困的小山村。十二岁的少女春秀早年丧母，与父亲和瘫痪在床的奶奶相依为命。父亲罹患肺癌，只有短暂的生命，所以他与桂兰结婚，希望在自己离世后，将春秀托孤给她。可是没想到，桂兰在嫁过来前早已患上子宫癌，也不于人世，并且有和桂兰爹一样的目的。开始，他们相互隐瞒了自己的目的，但在三个月的共同生活中，双方都各自发现了对方的秘密，谁也没有说破。出于对孩子真挚而崇高的爱，父亲决定坚守这个秘密。没多久，桂兰和父亲病故，春秀用她羸弱的双肩，代替父亲肩起了一家的重担。本片所有演员均启用非职业演员。

　　一个生病的小男孩和一只受伤的鸽子的故事。法兰提塞·维拉席（战国英豪）的处女作。

　　Flashback story of an escape from the lonely, high-security Dartmoor Prison. A jealous barber's assistant is enraged by the attentions that his manicurist girlfriend pays to a customer. He threatens the customer with an open razor and lands in gaol.

　　十七岁的马丁（Walter Quiroz 饰）在家乡火地岛上日日过着乏味的生活，他对陈腐破败的学校毫无兴趣，和继父的关系又紧张，唯一给他希望的，是亲生父亲创作给他的连环画，画中记录着拉美大陆种种神奇的景象。马丁的女友意外怀孕，但迫于家长压力要打掉孩子并与马丁分手，愤怒的马丁丧失了留在家乡的最后理由，他收拾行装，踏上拉美大陆，开始了北上寻找生父游历美洲的旅程。马丁见识了洪水中的布宜诺斯艾利斯，经过了蛮荒的安第斯山脉……一路上，一个未知是幻觉还是真实的红衣姑娘多次现身，令马丁的神奇之旅愈发空灵。马丁沿路搜集生父的消息，同时也越来越深入到拉丁美洲大陆的幻想与现实中去。

　　这是一个流传久远的神话故事。王母（王少梅 饰）容不得牵牛星（黄宗毅 饰）与织女星（严凤英 饰）的两情相悦。金牛星（王少舫 饰）见机出来做月老，王母大怒，将牵牛星与金牛星一同打入凡尘。织女星则被关入云房，失去人身自由，每日望月空叹，好不凄凉。落入凡间的牵、金二星化身为牛郎和老牛，整日里风餐露宿，遍尝劳作艰辛。一日，织女有幸随王母出巡凡界，经金牛牵线，与牛郎栖身人间，过起男耕女织的快乐光景，不久，还诞下一双儿女。出巡归来不见了织女，王母心生恼恨，厉令天兵天将下凡捉拿。落入凡尘的牛郎织女怎对抗得了天上的神仙......

　　1935年5月，长征途中红军渡过金沙江进入四川凉山地区。这一带是少数民族聚集的地区。
　　蒋介石为了剿灭红军，调动了几十万大军妄图把红军围堵在大渡河以南。为了能顺利前进，中共党中央委派刘伯承、聂荣臻带领红军先遣队为大部队开路。一路上先遣队英勇作战，同时沿途宣传党的民族政策。
　　凉山地区，由于国民党反动派长期对彝族人民实行残酷压迫，民族隔阂较深。红军进入彝族区后，彝族群众受到蒙蔽，不明真相，对红军实行处处阻挡的政策。
　　红军坚持严格执行党的民族政策，无论受到何种困难和刁难，都坚持不向受苦的彝族同胞开枪。
　　这一切，彝族同胞都看在眼里，头人小叶丹深受感动。他们申明大义，决心军民结盟一起抗击国民党反动派。当时的红军参谋长刘伯承和小叶丹在彝海歃血为盟，先遣队胜利地完成了任务，彝族人民送红军踏上新的征途。

　　It's a wonderful spoof documentary following a team on its quest for the oil gobbler, an animal that has evolved to be the perfect denizen of a polluted world. Loathed by the locals for its voracious habit of eating anything plastic, from wellington boots to the protective sleeves farmers put round their saplings to prevent them being eaten by other animals, the ropaci is an elusive specimen and has the team - and thus the audience - intrigued. Finally, they catch it on film - and then manage to capture a young one that they want to take back home with them. The perils of their journey from the pollution-ridden Bohemian basin back through the clean, fresh air of the forest prove too much for the little creature and they come up with an ingenious way of saving it.