大唐女巡按唐敏

At the invitation of the mainland Chinese government, Shirley MacLaine took a contingent of seven American women of multiple races, ages and socioeconomic levels to China for a tour. Accompanied by government guides, these personable women toured Beijing, Shanghai, Canton and Hangchow. Among the highlights: a Caesarian childbirth under acupuncture anaesthesia, farms, homes, schools, and day-care centers. Clearly a propaganda piece, various outrageous claims by officials are made for the wholesomeness of Chinese life. Nonetheless, the film is well-photographed and the individuals involved in the tour are personable and charming.

本片是山中貞雄的遺作，也是他的“時代劇的庶民電影”的代表作之一。他在片中吸取了美國電影和法國電影的影響，並受到摯友兼老師小津安二郎的“小庶民電影 ”美學影響，將歷史上江戶時代的小人物形像注入現代庶民的語言、性格、行止、靈魂，成就了一部難得的社會現實主義的佳作。故事發生於十八世紀德川幕府時代，以悲涼調子訴說德川幕府時期低下層的生活，開頭與結尾都是自殺場景，映照出舊時日本社會草根階層的悲哀。另外，山中的剪輯流暢自如，視覺風格鋒如日本繪畫，演員表演也很自然。此片公認為山中最好的作品，也是他僅存的三部電影之一。Humanity and Paper Balloons,unlike most other Japanese films of this period,is a historical film with a critical edge.Refusing to glorify samurai,the film insteaddeflates the myth around them with a gentle humanity. The film opens directly after a penurious ronin samurai has taken his own life.At his funeral his neighbors from his slum mourn his death. Here the film introduces another ronin samurai who lives in equal poverty. Having pawned his sword for food,the samurai searches for work but to no avail. The family's only income comes from the little balloon children's toys made by the wife.Out of desperation,the samurai abets in an attempted kidnapping. After finding out,the wife kills him in his sleep and then takes her own life, closing the film's narrative circle.Brian Whitener, All Movie Guide.

20世纪30年代，日据时期的朝鲜。朝鲜京城（今：首尔）广播电台（JODK）的当家主播PD（柳承范 饰）连同一群吊儿郎当的同好聚在一起，每日混吃等死，百无聊赖。为了向普通民众推广自己的电台，PD请来了朝鲜顶尖的爵士乐手玛丽（金莎朗 饰），在室内进行现场转播。玛丽动人的歌声抚慰了遭受日本人压迫的朝鲜人的心灵，人们纷纷购买收音机，沉浸在那曼妙的歌声和遐想中。亲日的电台社长受到启发，于是鼓励PD制作朝鲜首部广播剧——《爱的火焰》。与此同时，革命党人K（李钟赫 饰）逐渐认识到电台的力量。为了宣扬朝鲜独立的思想，他想方设法参与到广播剧的制作中来。一群人就这样为了各自的理想走到一起……

1995年春节临近时，在北京某餐馆打工的河南民工王小山（王宏伟）因一心回家无心工作被老板开除。在回家前，他想找个老乡作伴。为此，他一一走访了他的建筑工人、票贩子、大学生、服务员、妓女等老乡，然而他们各自有留在北京不回家过年的理由（有想趁年关卖多些黄牛票多挣些钞票的，有很想回家但因为现在的工作觉得无脸见家人只让王小山把钱捎回去的，有觉得回家过年很没有意思的，不一而足），王小山费劲口舌也没能将他们说服，只落得无可奈何的失望。