本片改编自日本推理小说家江户川乱步1928年的同名小说。法国教授阿历克斯·法约尔（伯努瓦·马吉梅 Benoît Magimel 饰）是研究神秘的日本黑暗侦探小说家平田一郎的专家。阿历克斯自己的侦探小说在日本出版后取得了巨大成功，国产受邀来到京都参加宣传活动，国产他告诉出版社的本田（岛冈现 Gen Shimaoka 饰）他非常想拜见平田一郎，但几番努力均不得法。在一次晚宴中，阿历克斯认识了京都知名艺伎玉子（源利华 Lika Minamoto 饰），不禁陷入情网。玉子告诉阿历克斯自己的旧情人正是平田一郎。为情所动的阿历克斯全力帮助玉子排除危难，却没想到自己正陷入一场出人意外的阴谋……本片被提名2008年威尼斯电影节金狮奖。
王凡瑞
回复 :汐見夏衛による同名小説をもとにした本作は、マスクが手放せず周囲の空気ばかり読んでしまう“優等生”の丹羽茜と、自由奔放で絵を描くことを愛するクラスメイト・深川青磁のラブストーリー。自分とは正反対の青磁のことが苦手な茜だったが、彼が描く絵とまっすぐな性格に惹かれ、彼女の世界は色付き始める。しかし2人は誰にも打ち明けられない秘密を抱えていた。
徐立
回复 :Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.
回复 :三兄妹齐聚乡下为母亲Hélène（Edith Scob 饰）七十五岁生日庆祝，一家三代子孙满堂其乐融融。饭后母亲却对长子Frédéric（查尔斯·贝尔林 Charles Berling 饰）提及到自己死后如何处理遗产的事情，Frédéric有点烦躁，不愿母亲提起这个话题。然而Hélène坚持把所有的物件下落安排好，她告诉儿子这间祖屋将会卖掉，她用一生去尊敬的叔叔、画家保罗的的画作又该如何处理等等，Frédéric则坚持这件屋子将会被保留下来，留给孩子们去传承下去。几个月后，Hélène去世，一直在巴黎生活工作的Frédéric希望能保留祖屋，然而即将举家迁往中国工作的弟弟Jérémie（杰瑞米·雷乃 Jérémie Rénier 饰）和即将去纽约结婚组织家庭的妹妹Adrienne（朱丽叶·比诺什 Juliette Binoche 饰）因为不会再回到巴黎而赞成把祖屋卖掉。一切都如母亲所说的一样。Frédéric无奈地接受并着手处理事情。在屋子出手的最后一个月，Frédéric的孩子们在祖屋开了一个盛大的派对，青春在这里上演，对祖辈感情的传承也许将以另一种方式延续下去。
