九零激荡年代

A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.

殿试在即，应天书院却传闻书生被“阎罗索命”，包拯在收到恩师的奇怪信件后，动身前往书院一探究竟。然而，这座书院并没有看上去的那么简单，院长不知所踪，书生接连身亡，整个书院笼罩在诡异的气氛之下，包拯为寻回恩师，阻止阎罗的杀人行动，决心将此事调查清楚。随着真相的逼近，线索逐渐交织在一起，而包拯发现朝堂之上还隐藏着更大的阴谋……

Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument).Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.

迥异的片名，并置着看实在有趣。背景俱是当年日本经济萧条，毕业生六成失业。《我毕业了，但...》仅留存十分钟残本，但故事尚算完整，仍可窥见失业青年瞒着妻子与母亲强装上班的穷途落泊。野本彻夫是一个大学刚毕业的学生，他得意满满的到一间大公司去应征工作，但是那里的董事长告诉他，现在工作没什么职缺，不过还缺了些业务员。野本生气的认为，自己是大学毕业生，怎可做业务员这种比较低下的工作？于是他愤而离开该公司，把履历表撕成碎片。等他回家时，发现母亲把他的未婚妻町子带来了。原来野本以为自己可以顺利就职，就发了一封电报先告诉母亲说他已经找到工作了，母亲认为儿子一个人一定生活不便，才带町子来照顾他。野本不想让母亲失望，在母亲停留的这段时间，都佯装著每天朝九晚五的生活。直到他和町子正式结婚，母亲回去家乡后，他才开始天天窝在家里不出门。町子觉得奇怪，明明不是假日，丈夫却不工作，一问之下得知原来是丈夫根本从来就没有找到工作。野本依然过著找工作的日子，但始终都没有著落。町子一天拿出了一笔钱给野本，说是母亲给的钱，要充当家用。这一阵子町子每天都穿著光鲜亮丽出门去，野本也不疑有他。直到野本的朋友杉村请他上酒店喝酒，野本隐约看见町子有在酒店里工作，心里虽不高兴，又不敢当面戳破，气愤之下便先回家去。晚上町子回家，野本怒骂她怎可在小酒店里工作，町子才说出其实是因为要贴补家用才去打工赚钱，这让野本非常惭愧。野本心想町子可以为了赚钱而屈身在酒店打工，自己不应该排斥做业务员的工作，于是回到原来的那间公司表示他愿意做业务员。此时老板才告诉他，当时是为了考验他才跟他说只有业务员的工作；如今他已经成熟稳重许多，懂得处世之道了，公司可以让他当办公室里的文书职务了。至此，大学毕业的野本，终于找到一份工作了。《我落第了，但...》讲高桥和三个死党没法毕业，却因祸得福继续在校园快乐打滚；高桥另外的三个宿友毕业却变失业，百无聊赖在家打发闷日子。小津曾是问题学生，上电影院也不考入学试，影片无疑是他青春的写照。一勤一懒的两帮学生身上，有笑刺肚皮的夏劳哀式喜剧语言。难忘是笠智众初见担演重要角色，看他在小津影片中渐渐吃重，是另一重乐趣。