黑金速递

Robert Altman offers his unique take on the institution of marriage with this raucous comedy about a wedding reception that quickly turns chaotic. When the Corellis and Brenners--two completely opposite families--convene to watch their children tie the knot, everything seems too good to be true. But when the Brenner family matriarch dies before the reception has even begun, the boozing Dr. Jules Meecham (Howard Duff) decides that they better wait to break the news to friends and family, and as everyone continues to celebrate, it becomes evident that things aren't what they appear to be on the surface. Affairs are initiated and alcohol is ingested, leading up to a thunderstorm--and the most shocking secret of all. Altman assembles a who's who of American comediennes with this star-studded farce in which he compassionately mocks marriage and family life.

故事发生在公元前480年，精明强悍的波斯士兵在波斯国王薛西斯一世（大卫·法拉尔 David Farrar 饰）的带领下正来势汹汹地朝希腊进军，斯巴达城国王列奥尼达斯（理查德·伊甘 Richard Egan 饰）带领三百勇士和四千联军镇守最前线温泉关。叛徒的出卖让列奥尼达斯的军队成为了瓮中之鳖，情急之下，列奥尼达斯命令联军撤退，自己带领着三百勇士孤军奋战，死守温泉关。面对敌方无边无际的列队，列奥尼达斯和他的勇士们早已经知道了此战的结局，然而，他们并没有胆怯，反而因为势单力敌而燃起了格外高涨的气势。经过两天两夜的殊死搏斗，波斯大军伤亡惨重，而斯巴达三百勇士亦长眠于温泉关之中。

初中毕业生田金生（安琪 饰）和米玉兰（李萌 饰）回到家乡跑马堡村过暑假，发现村里的农业生产合作社面临严重问题。合作社的账目混乱，导致无法及时分配麦子给社员，造成了农业损失。社员们对合作社的管理不满，公粮也缴不上，情况变得十分紧急。合作社主任梁满仓感到焦急，但由于社里能够处理账目的人只有会计米三多一个，他们被迫由着米三多搞。然而，米三多的工作一直磨磨蹭蹭，导致社里的账目一团糟，社员们无法分到应有的麦子和红利。原来，米三多与反动富农勾结，密谋破坏合作社的发展。他们通过偷偷抽取合作社的资金，私下操纵粮食，进行投机倒把的行为，从而导致合作社的财务困境。

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.