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The Man Who Sued God Cast: Billy Connelly, Judy Davis, Wendy Hughes Director: Mark Joffe Producer: Ben Gannon Genre: Comedy Australia, col, 2001, 98 mins In English with Chinese subtitles Synopsis Living in an idyllic coastal town in Australia, fisherman Steve Myer (comedian Billy Connolly) is a drop-out ex-lawyer who barely makes a living and is estranged from wife Jules (Wendy Hughes) and his young daughter. Then lightning strikes - literally. During a stormy afternoon, his boat is struck by lightning and is blown spectacularly out of the water and wrecked beyond repair. Steve believes he will have no trouble getting his insurance payout and all will be well. Little does he know! The insurance company rejects his claim, saying that the accident was an "Act of God". Myers decides that if this accident was indeed an act of God then God must be responsible for the loss of his fishing boat. Thus begins the David and Goliath battle between the little man and the formidable powers of the Church and the massive legal and insurance firms in their employ. With the help of disillusioned journalist Anna Redmond (Judy Davis), he goes about proving that there is no such thing as an "Act of God"; it is merely an excuse for insurance companies to keep their profits high by refusing to pay the little man his due. Myers gathers 800 or so co-plaintiffs, all victims of the "Act of God" clause, to support him in his case. Based on a screenplay by political writer Don Watson and directed by Mark Joffe, THE MAN WHO SUED GOD is a hilarious, heart-warming tale of one man's fight against the system. 《上帝也被告》 主演： 比利·康耐力, 茱迪·戴维丝, 温迪·西丝 导演： 马克·祖非 制片： 本·甘诺恩 类型： 喜剧 澳大利亚影片, 2001年出品 彩色影片, 98 分钟, 英文道白配中文字幕 剧情简介 史迪夫（喜剧演员比利·康耐力饰）在澳大利亚沿海一个具有田园风光的小镇上生活，靠打渔勉强维持生活。史迪夫曾是位律师，但后来放弃了这个职业。现在的生活使他和妻子（温迪·西丝饰）女儿渐渐疏远。 正在这时，可能给他的生活带来转机的事情发生了。在一个风雨交加的下午，史迪夫的小船被雷电击中而遭到严重损坏，根本无法修复。史迪夫认为保险公司一定能够对他的损失给予赔偿，一切都会不成问题。然而他却大错特错了！保险公司拒绝了史迪夫的索赔要求，告诉他这次意外是"上帝的行为"。史迪夫因此作出决定：如果这次意外真的是"上帝的行为"，那么上帝必须对他的损失负责。 就这样展开了这场小人物和强大的教会特权；以及小人物和为教会服务的庞大的法律机构和保险公司之间的斗争。在女记者安娜（茱迪·戴维丝饰）的帮助下，史迪夫试图证明世间并没有什么"上帝的行为"。这不过是保险公司为了拒绝赔付老百姓的索赔要求而获取高额利润的借口。史迪夫召集了800多个同为"上帝行为"的受害者，为他提供支持。 由政治作家当·华森编剧并由马克·祖非执导的《起诉上帝的人》是一部温暖人心的反应人民与社会制度之间矛盾的喜剧。 
Two Hands Cast: Bryan Brown, Heath Ledger, Rose Byrne, David Field, Steve Vidler, Susie Porter Director: Gregor Jordan Exec Prod: Timothy White, Mark Turnbull, Bryce Menzies Producer: Marian Macgowan Genre: Drama Australia, 1999, col, 90mins In English with Chinese subtitles Synopsis TWO HANDS recounts the high-speed misadventures of Jimmy (Heath Ledger, A KNIGHT'S TALE, THE PATRIOT, NED KELLY), a dim-witted but good-natured 19-year old staving off homelessness in Sydney's seedy inner city. On the same day, Jimmy meets two people who will forever change his life: Alex (Rose Bryne), the poster girl for perfect love; and Pando (Bryan Brown, COCKTAIL, THE THORNBIRDS, DIRTY DEEDS), a local drug kingpin, who is just as content to watch origami videos with his six-year-old as he is to snuff a life at the faintest whiff of betrayal. Looking to trade his dead-end job as a strip-club bouncer for more lucrative and exciting prospects, Jimmy jumps at the opportunity when Pando offers him an entry-level position in his organisation as a courier. But what seems to be the simplest of jobs turns perilously awry when Jimmy takes a breather at the beach and allows his overrevved, adolescent libido to bury reason - and the ten thousand dollars in cash he is supposed to deliver - in the sand. The first feature film of writer/director Gregor Jordan (NED KELLY, BUFFALO SOLDIERS), and Heath Ledger's debut in a leading role, TWO HANDS won 5 Australian Film Institute Awards in 1999, including Best Film, Best Direction and Best Screenplay, as well as garnering a host of other nominations. Jordan also won the Directors' Week Award - Special Mention at the Fantasporto Film Festival in Portugal for the film. 《双手》 主演： 布莱恩·布朗, 希斯·莱吉尔, 罗丝·布莱恩, 戴维·费尔德, 史帝夫·维德勒, 苏茜·波特 导演： 格里格·乔丹 执行制片： 迪姆西·怀特, 马克·特恩布尔, 布莱斯·曼兹斯 制片：马里安·马克高宛 类型： 故事片 澳大利亚，1999年 彩色影片, 90分钟, 英文道白配中文自幕 剧情简介 《双手》描写了无家可归的19岁少年吉米(希斯·莱吉尔饰,《骑士传奇》, 《爱国者》, 《内德·凯利》)所经历的种种不幸遭遇。吉米虽然愚钝，但本性善良，生活在市中心破旧的贫民区。 吉米在同一天遇到了两个将他的生活彻底改变的人：阿里克丝 (罗丝·布莱恩), 一个梦中情人般的漂亮女孩；和潘多 (布莱恩·布朗饰- 《鸡尾酒》, 《荆棘鸟》,《肮脏的交易》), 一个当地的大毒品贩。对潘多丝毫的背叛都会招来杀身之祸，而潘多从中获得的满足不亚于和自己六岁的孩子一起看日本折纸术的录像。 吉米在脱衣舞俱乐部当保安，这是一份在他看来毫无出路的工作。因此，当潘多让吉米加入自己的组织从最基层的递送员做起时，为了得到更丰厚的报酬和更刺激的生活，吉米毫不犹豫地答应了。 这是一个看似再简单不过的工作。然而，当吉米把1万元现金暂时埋藏在海滩的沙子里，想趁机休息一下时，危险出现了。 《双手》是作家兼导演格里格·乔丹（《内德i凯利》和《布法罗士兵》）的首部故事片。希斯·莱吉尔在该片中首次出演主角。《双手》在1999年荣获 5项澳大利亚电影协会奖，其中包括最佳影片、最佳导演和最佳编剧奖，除此之外还获得了其它许多奖项的提名。乔丹还凭借此片在葡萄牙灵异片电影节中获得导演特别成就奖。 ---- Stop all the clocks,cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum, Bring out the coffin,let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes cricle moaning overhead, Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead, Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. He was my North,my South,my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon,my midnight,mu talk,my song; I thought that love vould last forever:I was wrong. The atars are not wanted now;put out every one; Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun; Pour away the ovean and sweep up the wood; For mothing now can ever vome to any good. W.H.Auden(1907-1973) 
海湾对面的哈瓦那--Wim Wenders Marco电影日记 |
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