六九影院

《父母心》是獨立電影人約翰．卡薩維蒂於六十年代遇上荷里活製片之產物。故事講及精神科醫生畢蘭加士打聘請了來自音樂學院的朱迪．格蘭，於兒童精神病院利用嶄新手法教導外界認為無可救助的精神病兒童吉娜．羅蘭茲。片中兒童皆來自加州其中一間兒童精神中心，將這班被遺忘的一群真實地呈現在觀眾面前。都市人面對種種生活壓力，大量社會問題備受關注。當面對社會的陰暗面時，主流社會最初會以迴避的態度面對，而經過大量之社會運動、媒體報導等以令社會更多元、開放，以積極的態度去面對。這種社會心態轉變可能用上半個世紀，甚至更長時間。其中兒童問題從來都是一個敏感議題，而卡薩維蒂早在六十年代已利用光影之間揭示社會鮮為人知的一面，廣泛引起主流社會討論。卡薩維蒂是一位極具才華的獨立電影導演，游走於荷里活製作和獨立電影之間，利用偏鋒路線打破固有荷里活電影記事模式，注重強烈的演員性格去反映現實社會。本片被評為卡氏最為大膽作品之一，其寫實性令人嘆為觀止，創新起用精神病兒童在作品中表演。深刻地勾勒出這批非主流兒童的困境，打破大眾對他們的形象。而憑藉這齣先驅作品，我們更可以反思現時香港社會在這方面的缺失。As a result of co-operation between Cassavetes and Hollywood's producers, A Child is Waiting was shown in the 1960s. Burt Lancaster, a psychiatrist, hires Judy Garland to work at a psychiatric facility for children. Garland uses an innovative method to teach a mentally retarded child, Gena Rowland, who the world has turned its back on. Patients in the film were from a real life psychiatric institution, where this group of forsaken children was being honestly presented to the audience.City life is filled with all sorts of stress and problems. When facing the dark side of society, the mainstream community usually takes refuge in escapism. It is only after waves of social movements and media coverage that the people's attitudes about these problems would change and that they would take affirmative action about it. This process might take half century or longer. Children issue has always been a sensitive subject, yet Cassavetes has already chosen to show its untold stories in his film in the early sixties to arouse public discussion.Cassavetes was a talented independent filmmaker who also engaged in Hollywood productions. His works emphasized on his actors, and through their characters, instead of traditional storytelling techniques, explored the realities of society. This film was hailed as the most daring piece of Cassavetes' works. Its realism was praised, especially of his inclusion of real life patients. The patients' difficulties were profoundly illustrated so as to eradicate the public's prejudice against them. From this avant-garde work, we can even reconsider the situation of these issues in Hong Kong.source: Hong Kong Arts Centre

Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire. They leave the station with their horse drawn pumper, arrive on the scene, and effect the safe rescue of a woman from the burning house. But wait, she tells them of her child yet asleep in the burning bedroom . . .

小夫妻张谦（印小天 饰）和陆茵(黄奕 饰)在高速公路旁经营一家小餐馆。深夜，张谦骑车回家，因接到陆茵电话，没留意路况，被许城亮(古天乐 饰)驾驶的货柜车撞到。张谦死亡，赶来医院陆茵发现自己怀孕，却决定生下孩子，重开餐馆经营。城亮对车祸心存愧疚，事隔数月，鼓起勇气走进陆茵 的餐馆用餐，更在女友苏珊(莫文蔚 饰) 体谅下，主动帮忙店内杂务，两人渐成好友。后陆茵发现城亮就是撞死丈夫的司机，着城亮被张谦弟张军痛打致重伤……城亮回到家中与苏珊矛盾加深，发现两人之间已存在差异，经常大吵。陆茵进院生产，城亮守候照顾，陆茵感动，但她深信城亮只是责任，后把餐馆结束，带儿子回家乡重过新生活，并请城亮回到苏珊身边。但城亮却发觉一切都不复从前，最终跟苏珊分手。半年后，城亮再回国内找寻他相信的东西，去餐馆找陆茵，却发现已经人走楼空……

王振威（周群达 饰）的父亲王兆兴（姜大卫 饰）曾经是名震江湖的镖师，如今已经归隐田园的他只想要过平静的生活。然而，王振威却并不赞同父亲的想法，心高气傲的他只想着能够成就一番大事业，因此同父亲之间屡次争吵。王振威孤身一人来到京城，开办了天下镖局，却因为初来乍到，而遭到了各路同行的刁难，更于无意之中得罪的千金大小姐沈飞燕（吴晓敏 饰）。为了作弄王振威，沈飞燕将一个无足轻重的香囊交付给他，命他送往保定，就这样，王振威踏上了旅途。哪知道这一个小小的香囊竟然让王振威和沈飞燕惹上了杀身之祸，其中究竟隐藏了什么秘密呢？