林智文
发表于1分钟前回复 :Wunder der Schöpfung is an extraordinary, fascinating Kulturfilm trying to explain the whole human knowledge of the 1920s about the world and the universe. 15 special effects experts and 9 cameramen were involved in the production of this film which combines documentary scenes, historical documents, fiction elements, animation scenes and educational impact. It its beautifully colored, using tinting and toning in a very elaborated way. Some visual ideas in the sequences with a space shuttle visiting different planets in the universe seem to have to be the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.In the context of Germany's Kulturfilm phenomenon, Wunder der Schöpfung was among the greatest achievements of the 1920s. The production was constructed, rehearsed, and shot over a period of two and a half years, under the supervision of Hanns Walter Kornblum. The idea to describe the universe and man's place in it well suited UFA's Grossfilm mentality, one year before the Metropolis catastrophe. Hundreds of skilled craftsmen participated in the project, building props and constructing scale models drawn by 15 special effects draughtsmen, while 9 cameramen in separate units worked on the historical, documentary, fiction, animation, and science-fiction sequences. Without star roles or even protagonists, the film's plot is crowded with meticulously structured and skillfully acted single scenes an artful mosaic of small vignettes. No less than four credited university professors ensured the factual background behind the scientific and historical events portrayed.The film's symbol of progress and the new scientific era is a spacecraft, travelling through the Milky Way, making all the planets and their inspiring worlds familiar to us, with the extravaganza of their distinctive features. The film's educational intentions, however, become steadily more obscure, humorous, or even campy as this popularization project proceeds. With the excuse of presenting the end of the world a not-so-new concept as a new, undeniably scientific truth, the film veers happily along a new path, displaying detailed apocalyptic scenes of the end of mankind. For today's audiences, this amazing film demonstrates how the universe was comprehended in the 1920s, and how that view was sold to contemporary audiences.
芳华十八
发表于2分钟前回复 :Cuma(罗伯特·维凯威兹 Robert Wieckiewicz 饰)在一次盗窃事件中被警察逮到,由于掩护了同伙Julian(波利斯·席克 Borys Szyc 饰)而使Julian逃过了牢狱之灾,狱中的Cuma这天收到医生开出的健康证明获得假释。原来是老主顾上门,让他盗走波兰博物馆镇馆之宝——达芬奇的名画《抱银鼠的女人》。Cuma去找Julian合作,Julian已经是一名警察,还上夜大读法律,一片向上的生活。怀有强烈爱国心的他不愿意帮忙,然而Cuma既是他的兄弟更是他的恩人,他心生一计,决定暗中掉包,也不会让国宝落在自私的收藏家手中。忙碌的准备工作开始了,找人画复制品,准备炸药,遇上形形色色有趣的人,到了动手的那一天……那一天,乌龙百出,却又皆大欢喜。