今天也辛苦了

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.

「黒い暴動▼」の宇賀那健一が監督と脚本を担当した本作は、NYLON JAPANの創刊15周年プロジェクトとして製作された青春映画。渋谷の片隅にある古い家で、夢を追い求めながら共同生活を送る3人の女性が描かれる。吉川愛、萩原みのり、今泉佑唯が主演を務めた。このたび公開されたビジュアルは、メインキャストの3人が散らばるビー玉とともに寝転ぶ姿を捉えたもの。「どこにも行けない、私たちへ」というコピーも添えられた。

太宰治與蜷川實花的組合，一字記之曰：色。蜷川並不服膺於太宰治半自傳小說《人間失格》的隔靴搔癢，借書之名直接拍他本人和三個女人的故事。太宰治的妻子美知子、有志成為作家的情人靜子和他最後一位情人富榮，分別由演技派女優宮澤理惠、澤尻英龍華和二階堂富美飾演，襯托著蜷川分別為三女精心設計的主題色調，色彩濃烈絢麗的畫面是一場流動的視覺盛宴。為了對抗生命的無力感，太宰治沉溺於女人與酒精，在靡爛晦暗的生活中追逐死亡之光。在蜷川的鏡頭下，他既是才子，亦是賤男，他的不堪，反而折射出人間的脆弱和美好。

著名的珠宝商人岩濑庄兵卫（宇佐美淳也 饰）拥有一枚极其罕见、珍贵的钻石——“埃及之星”，在受到世人称羡的同时，他也因此惹火上身。传奇大盗黑蜥蜴（丸山明宏 饰）发出公告，要绑架岩濑的女儿早苗（松岡きっこ 饰）作人质，要求对方用埃及之星交换。岩濑无奈之下，只得高薪聘请名侦探明智小五郎（木村功 饰）保护女儿。然而到了预定时间黑蜥蜴却未现身，原来他早已化名绿川夫人接近早苗并将其绑架。小五郎继续追踪，与黑蜥蜴展开连番智斗。传奇大盗遇上名侦探，最终鹿死谁手……本片根据江户川乱步的原作改编，三岛由纪夫担任剧曲一职，并在片中出演角色。