我杀的那位的剧情简介
Haunted by the memory of Walter Holderlin, a soldier he killed during World War I, French musician Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes) confesses to a priest (Frank Sheridan), who grants him absolution. Using the address on a letter he found on the dead man's body, Paul then travels to Germany to find his family.
As anti-French sentiment continues to permeate Germany, Dr. Holderlin (Lionel Barrymore) initially refuses to welcome Paul into his home, but changes his mind when his son's fiancée Elsa identifies him as the man who has been leaving flowers on Walter's grave. Rather than reveal the real connection between them, Paul tells the Holderlin family he was a friend of their son, who attended the same musical conservatory he did.
Although the hostile townspeople and local gossips disapprove, the Holderlins befriend Paul, who finds himself falling in love with Elsa (Nancy Carroll). When she shows Paul her former fiancé's bedroom, he becomes distraught and tells her the truth. She convinces him not to confess to Walter's parents, who have embraced him as their second son, and Paul agrees to forego easing his conscience and stays with his adopted family. Dr. Holderlin presents Walter's violin to Paul, who plays it while Elsa accompanies him on the piano.
The film's original title, The Man I Killed, was changed to The Fifth Commandment to avoid giving "wrong impressions in the minds of the public about the character of the story." It ultimately was released as Broken Lullaby.
我杀的那位的短评
原来这部就是《弗兰兹》的翻拍原本,刘别谦确实厉害多了~ 看开头游行和教堂短短几个镜头就知道,虽然电影短很多,内容却一点不少。作为早期的有声片,也完全不觉得哪里糙。而且翻拍版的结尾确实画蛇添足了吧,这种很要求观众走进情绪的故事,停在恰好的位置就好了... —— 米粒
开场甚是惊艳。大街上伤兵断腿下的鼓乐行进,教堂中格格不入的士官佩刀,祈祷时突兀成排的军靴马刺,礼毕人去后空空如也的教堂坐席上只露出一双互握的手掌,镜头锁定开始推进……所谓惊艳,首先在于它的艺术想象力,特别是断腿取景视角!刘别谦名言:摄影机千种摆法但只有一种是对的;教堂部分“坐满vs独留”的高反差也似乎影响过卡赞萨巴塔传中马龙白兰度的亮相?再就是它所释放的“世人不知反思枪炮依然长鸣”的轮回警讯在八年... —— 赱馬觀♣
一个法国士兵,因在战争中杀死了一个德国士兵,良心一直受到折磨,于是来到德国士兵的家中,试图向德国士兵的父母坦白,希望获得原谅,却爱上了他的未婚妻。应该属于刘別谦的反战片,对战争进行了较深刻的反思,特别是莱昂纳尔·巴里摩尔的一番台词。虽然不是喜剧,但刘別谦的触动依然可见。 —— stknight
https://m.weibo.cn/5428678727/4410591294982303 —— brooklynlele
一位良心备受震撼的“平庸之恶”拒绝用平庸之恶来解决忏悔之意义和为罪责开脱,刘别谦对战争的反思也没有止步于微妙触动,一曲破碎的摇篮曲变奏为真正救赎的镇魂歌,也蕴含着美好的希望和可能的解答解救之道。 —— 给艾德林的诗