Louis Daquin — Director (7)

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The Thistles of The Bărăgan (1957)
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other title: Les chardons du Baragan / Ciulinii Bărăganului …
The title translates as Fools of Bărăgan, in reference to a band of beleaguered feudal Rumanian peasants. But these are no fools: instead, they are fearless freedom fighters, organizing a brave (though foredoomed) revolt against the tyranny of the landowners. The parallels drawn between the people of Bărăgan and Russia's revolutionary leaders are all but impossible to miss. It would have been nice, however, if the story had not been told in such a heavy-handed, spell-it-all-out fashion.

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Homeland (1946)
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other title: Patrie / 祖国 …
Brussels in the year 1568, as the Flemish people are fighting against the tyranny of the Spanish occupiers. Led by Count de Rysoor, the revolt against the ruthless Duke of Alba, is meant to help Prince William of Orange to get into the city and come to power. Now, the count's lieutenant, has an affair with Elisabeth, Rysoor's wife. For the time being, the count, who thinks of his homeland first, turns a blind eye. But such a relationship might well undermine the whole rebellion movement.

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Skipper Next to God (1951)
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other title: 仅次于上帝的人 / Maître après Dieu
大西洋利比里亚海岸。一艘货船以上帝的名义让当地的黑人免费装上一船椰子,椰子运到德国汉堡,船长接到一项特殊的使命,要带150名犹太人去亚历山大 港。船长亲眼看到党卫军枪毙了一个犹太人。船长带着船驶向大海,圣诞夜,船长带着犹太的孩子们欢快的唱歌,跳舞,还燃放了烟火。船到了亚历山大港,意外发生了,这150名犹太人被认为持假护照,荷兰领事馆拒绝难民上岸,他要让船长把船开回汉堡,两小时以内离开码头。船长知道只要回到汉堡,这些犹太人一定是死路一条,船长坚决不同意返航。那么,船要驶向何方呢?船长受到圣约的启示,决定向美洲进发,他说:我看那里有没有人可以救他们,如果失败了,我从此就臣服于魔鬼。船到了美国海岸,船长期待上帝派天使来拯救这些犹太人,可上船来的巡逻兵却把船赶出美国海域。为了150人的生命安全,船长把船上的人用救生小船送上正在比赛的帆船队,自己放火炸掉自己的货轮,难民会因船难被接收,可船长只能远远地看着自己的船慢慢沉入海底。 本片中船长的角色塑造非常成功,他颇具性格特色的台词格外出色,关于上帝的对话尤为精彩。

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Bel Ami (1955)
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Louis Daquin actor: Johannes Heesters / Gretl Schörg …
other title: 漂亮朋友 / 漂亮的朋友 …
In the 1880s, Georges Duroy, back from the Colonies, arrives in Paris with the firm intention of conquering the capital through his power of seduction, his selfishness and cynicism. Entering into journalism through the back door he will soon rise to the top with the support of several women: Madeleine Forestier, the wife of his journalist friend Charles; Clothilde de Marelle, his first mistress; Virginie Walter, the wife of a newspaper owner; Suzanne Walter, her daughter who eventually marries Duroy.