龚柯允
发表于3分钟前
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:任老乐的女儿和李老大的儿子要结婚,可在喝订亲酒的这天,两家却吵翻了。任家要招婿,李家想娶媳,互不相让。还是任老乐有眼光,出了个好主意,要两家凑钱,合买一台手扶拖拉机,这样既成全了孩子的婚事,又添了个好劳力,两全其美。谁知这事却遭到老伴乐婶和李老大的反对。任老乐既当不了老伴的家,也做不了亲家的主,最后,他只得壮着胆子,用房料换了台手扶拖拉机。就在李老大家上梁之喜的时候,任老乐的拖拉机开来了,一下把众人都吸引走了,闹得李老大好不败兴。他一气之下,把会开拖拉机的儿子拽回了家。天下大雨,拖拉机停在空场动不了窝,急得任老乐团团转,他总算把拖拉机拖回了家,又被乐婶关在门外。但是任老乐的苦心到底没有白费,那台手扶拖拉机还真给他争了口气。同李老大的锄把子“竞争”了两个回合,大获全胜。第一次是运肥,弄得李老大“独吞”不成,却累了个四脚朝天;第二次是帮工,使李老大的“竹杠”没敲成,自己倒帮了困难户弯人的大忙。后来任老乐又跟弯人合开了篾器作坊,搞起了多种经营,小日子眼瞧着往上发。为了发家,李老大又订了门亲,因为那家闺女长得五大三粗,还陪送一条带崽的牛。结果一家人病的病、跑的跑,都吵着跟他闹分家,连秧苗都插不上。他更气的是任老乐,不说帮他一把,反而趁机抬高工价。原来这是任老乐下的“以毒攻毒”的药方,为的是给李老大“治病”。李老大终于醒悟过来,认识到自己的错误,两亲家重归于好。
金贤哲
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:"The Witch Burnt Alive"After a very long, but visually arresting animated opening credits sequence, Luchino Visconti (Death in Venice) directs the first story, which is the longest of the five, taking approximately a third of the film's running length. Mangano plays a superstar actress and model who travels to a mountain resort, only to find the well-to-do inhabitants have prejudices and preconceived notions about her based on her public persona. The women are all jealous and the men all want to sleep with her, but all Mangano wants is to be left alone. It's a mostly somber satirical piece, but story-wise, it languishes in its modest idea a bit long, becoming inconsequential to all but those fascinated by the realities of being famous."Community Spirit"Bolognini's piece isn't really a story. It's more of a visual gag, in a short segment that features Mangano offering to take an injured man to a hospital, driving him at breakneck speed throughout the city, but not stopping at locations where he might find aid. I won't give away the punchline here, but it succeeds in being amusing, even if it's the kind of thing that only is interesting the first time through."The Earth Seen from the Moon"The esteemed writer/director, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Salo), crafts the middle segment, which is the most artistic and memorable of the five. Reminiscent in style to "Don Quixote", a recently widowed father and his son travel around the country in search of a new wife and mother, and after a long period, they discover the literally speechless Mangano. She brings joy into their lives, but they are poor, and in order to find a better life for themselves, they concoct a scheme to try to make some quick cash. The story is contrived, and not completely interesting, but the outlandish performances, artwork, and costumes does evoke great charm and likeability. Although mute, it's probably the most appealing of Mangano's five performances, and Toto is terrific."The Sicilian"Franco Rossi directs the fourth an shortest piece, a straight-forward revenge story that comes and goes before it ever has a chance of becoming interesting. It's violent, but easily the least satisfying of the five stories."A Night Like Any Other"Eastwood's appearance is clearly the biggest attraction here, which was filmed in between the Sergio Leone "Dollars" trilogy. It's an enjoyable departure from his normal roles, playing a comedic romantic lead, and he is affably fun to watch. Famed Italian director, Vittorio de Sica (The Bicycle Thief, Umberto D.) does a masterful job with the story, which perfectly blends the mundane and the fantasy in a visually satisfying way. The story is about a bored housewife (Mangano, of course), who tries in vain to get her husband to realize that he is not as romantic as he used to be. The scene is interspersed with comedic romance sequences revolving around the couple's past romantic interludes, and dreams of how their lives should be.