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《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

在大街上，彷徨着一个落魄潦倒的青年（巴斯特·基顿 Buster Keaton 饰），他饥肠辘辘，无事可做，并且运气糟糕透顶。即便是免费的救济面包，也阴差阳错拿不到手。他四处闲逛，来到一家照相馆前。真是霉运当头，此时里面正在给一个杀人犯（Malcolm St. Clair 饰）拍照，杀人犯却耍花招让摄影师拍到了青年的脸，自己则趁乱溜之大吉。在此之后，他又偶然惹上了警察，以至于被他们连追了几条街，甚至不得不条上火车逃跑。当他来到另一个城镇却惊讶的发现，印有自己头像的通缉令贴满了大街小巷。他成了杀人在逃的重大杀人犯……

君蝶是名色艺双绝的艺妓。其妹妙子与之相反，是京都市观光科的一名本分老实的办事员。姐妹俩的母亲阿菊原是当地一流的艺妓，后成为染色公司总经理渡边的小妾，渡边处于困境时，阿菊被迫牺牲了大女儿使之成为艺妓。年轻美貌的君蝶先是迷倒了美术商人笠间，接着又俘虏了速神丸本铺的总管山下。这时，妙子与同事孝次相爱，却因为遭到其母千代的反对而无法结婚。妙子的朋友雪子从东京回来，知道此事后，劝两人一起去东京脱离这个旧环境。然而孝次却没有离家独立的自信。君蝶为了报复千代，勾引了她的丈夫。千代前往指责却于事无补。遭到抛弃身败名裂的山下一怒之下用菜刀砍伤了君蝶。君蝶倒在病床上温柔地目送着妹妹和孝次远去的背影，低声哀叹自己的命运……吉村公三郎被称为女性电影的大家，他一直致力于描绘二战后新时代的女性形象，本片就是他的代表作之一。影片以京都为舞台，这个昔日的国都在二战中没有受到战火的蹂躏，然而很多古老的陋习也跟随那些古老的建筑一同残...

When Twilight Sparkle and her friends arrive in Hope Hollow, they find the town and all its residents completely devoid of color their dream vacation is starting to feel more like a nightmare. The Mane 6 will have to solve the mystery behind this washed-out world if they hope to bring the 'rainbow' back to the Rainbow Festival and color back to the lives of their new friends.