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Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake 1965 16mm film 90minsThis was the first attempt to cinematize the works of Irish author James Joyce. Based more on a stage adaptation by Mary Manning than the Joyce novel itself, the film concentrates on Dublin pubkeeper Finnegan (Martin J. Kelly), who while in the throes of inebriation has a vision of his own death. As the bemused Finnegan lies in his coffin, his friends gather for his wake. The "corpse" tries to cut through the keening and platitudes by probing the innermost thoughts of those closest to him. The surprising aspect of this film is that so much of its difficult text works on screen--a tribute to the loving care of scripter/director/ editor Mary Ellen Bute, who, while preparing this film spent her waking hours picking the brains and burrowing through the resource materials of the James Joyce Society.Although director Mary Ellen Bute’s highly regarded Finnegans Wake (aka Passages from Finnegans Wake) is a unique film that is likely to baffle anyone unfamiliar with James Joyce, it cannot be dismissed merely as a literary exercise. The director was right in claiming that her film was “not a translation of the book but a reaction to it”. It is actually based on a stage play by Mary Manning, who was also responsible for the screenplay. Joyce’s elliptical rhetoric and intricate punning, which might be considered a formidable barrier to the filming of this most opaque of his works, proved to be an attraction to Bute, whose enthusiasm for the ‘visual’ and ‘kinetic’ quality of his language led her to the surprising but well-judged move of running subtitles from the original text to support the dialogue.Visual music pioneer Mary Ellen Bute's final film was also her first feature film. James Joyce's classic story of Irish tavern-keeper who dreams of attending his own wake is brought to the screen with a sparkling energy which highlights its maker's career-long exploration of kinetic abstract animation. Perhaps best described as a 'film poem,' Passages from Finnegans Wake was the first attempt to 'cinematize' the works of James Joyce, featuring the author's highly original language spoken by characters and presented as text on screen.

在一个滂沱大雨的夜晚，辣手干探Chul-jung在监视行动中突然人有三急，却找不到「解决」的地方。当他躲在灯柱完成「解决」后，一个穿著雨衣的神秘男人与他擦身而过。Chul-jung认为此人形迹可疑，上前查问，突然间神秘男子手中的利刀一闪而过，Chul-jung眼角流血，神秘男人亦瞬即不见了踪影。一星期后，Chul-jung驻守的地区发生了一宗凶杀案。死者是一对年老的夫妇，警方发现他们是被捅多刀致死的，现场亦留下了行凶的凶器。可是，大家对这宗案件仍毫无头绪。Chul-jung仔细观察尸体，突然想起当晚曾在雨中被神秘男人击倒的事，并认得凶器和那个男人手持的刀一样。Chul-jung因此锁定了那个男人便是杀人凶手。经过连番调查，Chul-jung直觉认为投资公司顾问Kyu-hwan的嫌疑最大，可是却苦无证据。Chul-jung利用了自己的职权，不顾一切的派员跟踪Kyu-hwan，甚至不惜任何代价，都要令Kyu-hwan露出马脚，找到杀人的证据。然而，Kyu-hwan亦并非等闲之辈，他利用了自己的权势，令Chul-jung被降职，以求令Chul-jung停止对自己的滋扰。就在这时，另一宗谋杀案又发生了，手法跟第一宗亦一模一样……全片充满北野武式的暴力影像与黑色幽默，血液喷涌的枪伤、利刃狂插的杀人场景，在怵目惊心之余，也质疑所谓公理正义的真谛。

香港最近出现了一个变态杀手，他专门针对年轻的单身女性，在午夜用她们脚穿的白色渔网袜将其残忍杀害。警方追查多日而一无所获，一时搞得人心惶惶。猛龙探长的女友西西（张艾嘉 饰）是电台的女主播，为了尽快破案缉拿真凶，猛龙探长（郑则士 饰）决定利用女友将凶徒引出来。当他们布下了天罗地网等待凶徒出现时，等来的却是一名对西西一片痴心的男听众。众人都垂头丧气放弃行动时，真正的凶手正藏在暗处，紧紧的盯着西西……

馬鹿な女と阿呆な男ーー刹那の情交。夫とその愛人を殺して逃げ出した夜、果純は突然車にはねられる。車を運転していた容一は、同乗していた後輩・鎌田に言われるがまま、ぐったりと動かない果純を地中深く埋めようとするが、果純は死んでいなかった。行くあてのない果純を自らの家に招き入れる容一。そこから「殺人犯」と「ひき逃げ犯」の奇妙な同居生活が始まる。恋人も友だちもおらず、職場では後輩にバカにされてばかりの容一。美しく奔放な果純は、彼の冴えない日常に舞い降りた天使だった。一方、夫とうまく行かずアルコール中毒にまで陥っていた果純にとっても、容一の素朴な優しさはかすかな希望の光に思えた。互いに依存し、深い情交に溺れていく2人。しかし、そんな生活は長くは続くわけもなく、破滅はひっそりと、でも確かに、2人のすぐ近くに忍び寄っていた。