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.
对舞台形式太强的影片始终有偏见；演员整体略显僵硬；不同时段的衔接也比较突兀；期待的是一生的故事，结果到壮年的时候就结束了
2022/01/25 hxwy
但就从审美和美学的角度而言，叹为观止、惊为天人。
大自然中一切讲究生物的平衡，而《鬼灭之刃》正是采用了这一法则。在剧情中除了九柱逐个阵亡之外，作者还将画笔转向了主角炭治郎，使其变为了即鬼舞辻无惨之后新任的鬼王，在人类牺牲巨大代价之后将大家心心向往的主角进行转变
前半段更为震撼。其实非希望这个故事更颠覆一些，更超现实，不必按着正史走，抗争可以多一些，甚至架空历史。
不是罗生门，是同一个真相的不同位面，最终在女性视角叙述下堆叠出讽刺意味。所谓真正的骑士或奸佞之人的生死相搏，从高台上看去都显得可嗤且无足轻重。精致扎实的百年战争皮囊下是颇现代的故事。
对应TV剧的6～10集，初遇大BOSS鬼舞辻无惨。
#ffmuc 电影学院周六早场，影厅没有坐满。两年多没回家的我在黑暗中听见乡音，从一开始就哭哭笑笑。说是川剧版《霸王别姬》，表现手法却十分当代，除了权力边缘的视角，还有川人特有的坚韧和达观。如若走时也是牛头马面来接我，黄泉路上可以和旧友搓麻将赌钱，酆都城里有人想念有人给唱戏，死又何惧？
05/22/2022@Anthology Film Archives
从第一章就能看出来这个故事有多难讲了
能在影院看到这样的华语片是一种巨大的幸福。 #SGIFF
为啥这种故弄玄虚的电影会被刷那么高的分呢？电影不是要娱乐大众的吗
这究竟是一个什么样的国度，一片什么样的土地，一群什么样的人民，一段什么样的时代？ 2022/7/1 @ Anthology Film Archives
挺特别的一次观影体验，想到门德斯的话剧《雷曼兄弟三部曲》，很多纯平的光影很有感觉，可惜并不统一。想知道用了多少箱烟饼，20箱应该有
无论谁的一生拉长看都是悲剧，在这片土地上就更显荒诞了。文本上没太多意外的地方，倒是形式与风格令人惊喜，依赖视觉美学、剧场感和人物表演形成的间离体系。
新戏从来演旧事。
很有意思的电影，没想到可以这样讲述一个人（一群人）的故事，阴阳交错，嬉笑怒骂，人生如戏，人死如戏。即便是三个小时的长片看下来也不会无聊。看的时候脑子里蹦出了一些其他类似的作品：画面和表达有一点韦斯安德森的感觉，故事的结构让人联想到《戏梦人生》，阴间故事人物的妆造和行为好像有寺山修司电影里那种怪异感。
TV版 Ep6-10 展开其实还是不及格。
从来没想到雷德利·斯科特居然能拍出如此干巴巴而食之无味的片，更加没想到居然在半个多世纪后还能拍出这样一部对《罗生门》拙劣的效法。拿历史故事硬蹭#metoo也不是不行，但是又要一本正经板着脸，又找一帮完全错位的波士顿土包子来演，it just doesn’t work
#2021.137#还是得雷老爷子，三段视角叙事，对玛格丽特审判的那段质问我真的，你愉悦吗？只有愉悦才能怀孕！那你被强暴的时候感到愉悦吗？那你咋怀的孕！真的丑陋男性，一堆蛆虫（虽然最后也没交代孩子是谁的，不过都不重要了，重要的是玛格丽特的孩子
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