这是90年代日本投资最高、抓住场面最大的经典时代剧之一，抓住由老牌导演隆旗康男(《铁道员》《车站》)执导，绪形拳、千叶真一、松方弘树、长门裕之、丹波哲郎主演。尽管影片属于时代剧类型，但是和传统的时代剧不太一样。影片的情节更加紧凑了，连场的血腥杀戮和追杀打斗叫人紧张的喘不过气来，影片没有丝毫冷场的地方。影片讲述了德川幕府时期，将军家光认为自己的长子竹千代与自己长的不像，便起了废长立幼的念头，并派高手伊庭庄左卫门去北部东照宫藩刺杀竹千代。藩主崛田手下的侍卫石河刑部率领一众高手一路保护竹千代前往江户，与家光对决……
李卓庭
回复 :伊斯麦（路易斯·加瑞尔 Louis Garrel 饰）和茱莉（露迪芬·莎妮 Ludivine Sagnier 饰）是一对产生裂痕的情侣，因此异想天开找来伊斯麦同事爱丽丝（克劳迪德·埃斯曼 Clotilde Hesme 饰）加入他们，试图用三人行为爱情增加激情。但三个人的爱情，终究只是烦恼的叠加，一场争吵之后，茱莉突发心脏急病倒在酒吧。如今剩下伊斯麦和爱丽丝的二人世界，可是愧疚和想念令伊斯麦无福消受，茱莉的家人也开始以“关怀”的姿态进入伊斯麦的生活，尤其是其姐珍娜（基娅拉·马斯特洛亚尼 Chiara Mastroianni 饰）近乎骚扰地出现在他家里，令他快要发疯。为了逃避一切，伊斯麦躲到好友家，却又引来好友弟弟伊旺（格雷戈瓦·勒普兰斯-林盖 Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet 饰）的热烈追求……巴黎的雨总是不停息，正如伤心的男人永远走不出一段已死情感的阴影……
王喜
回复 :1960年代的香港，报馆编辑周慕云（梁朝伟 饰）与太太搬进一间住户多是上海人的公寓，和某家日资公司的贸易代表陈先生与太太苏丽珍（张曼玉 饰）成了邻居。因为发现各自在外工作的配偶背着他们有了婚外情，周慕云和苏丽珍开始见面商讨未来可能发生的事情以及相应对策。起初两人是君子之交淡如水就事谈事，可是日子一日接一日过去后，在周围一帮上海邻居的闲言碎语中，他们发现配偶的事早空出了他们的脑袋，彼此眼里只剩下了对方，而刻意回避已生出的感情的结果，是更加刻骨的相思。
张国强
回复 :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.
