难以置信的事实
Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.  Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)  As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisonerpenitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone (I'm a mechanic), yet the symbolism is rich he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.  The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . You need a woman not a girl) is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly arty and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual am notare too argument).  Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the unbelievable truth of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.
乾隆下江南
大清康熙四十九年十一月十一日,康熙率太子与和硕雍亲王在木兰围场狩猎,雍亲王偶遇李佳氏,后李佳氏在木兰围场生下雍亲王四子弘历。康熙五十九年,康熙在狩猎中遇险,增得少年弘历相救脱险,弘历巧对对联,获得康熙欢心。  弘历继位后改元乾隆,乾隆在位时设立了四库全书馆,编篡了四库全书 。四库全书的总编纪晓岚在书房因天热未着衣工作遇乾隆驾临,只好躲在桌下,但仍被乾隆叫出来,幸好机智妙解“老头子”,乾隆准其不着衣工作。  刘墉晋见乾隆,争得“罗锅”封号,一年可多两万两俸禄,乾隆心有不愿,暗中命人出题刁难,被刘墉一一化解。最后乾隆让刘墉跳冰窟,刘墉领命后站在冰窟旁许久,后晋见乾隆,说是遇见屈原,让问问乾隆是否是逼死大臣的昏君,乾隆无奈只好放过他。  乾隆十六年,乾隆奉皇太后南巡到扬州,为体察民情,乾隆假扮商人撇下侍卫一人微服出访。在扬州最著名喝荤茶的一乐园茶楼,乾隆遇到只卖水的茶楼,在多嘴店小二的指点下,才知道原来扬州喝荤茶的茶楼卖的是各种小吃和酒水,唯独没有茶叶卖。乾隆只得去对面茶庄买茶叶。  在店小二声情并茂、沫横飞花地给乾隆介绍了“人到扬州老,船到瓜洲小”,因为扬州人客气才称他为老太爷,而在广州更是称人都称“佬”,给乾隆上了一堂趣味盎然的民间风情课。乾隆在品尝美食之时,偶尔看到茶楼下有位年青人手捧《春秋》守着菜摊,从店小二那得知年青人叫周日清,其叔是翰林院翰林,但为官清廉,退休后贫病交加,只告周日清每日卖菜糊口。正说着,遇到两官差来要捐钱,周日清交不出来。从店小二的嘴里得知,原来是叶洪昀在扬州假传圣旨设了邻捐局,凡是做生意的都要捐钱。  正说着,楼下的两官差因为收不到钱开始欧打周日清,周日清被逼无奈出手自保,而乾隆因为给周日清加油助威而受到在茶楼喝茶的众多官差的围攻。当两人打败众多官差后要去喝茶时,才发现刚才还人声鼎沸的大声已是成人空巷,众商家和老百姓为求自保户户门窗紧闭。无奈,乾隆只得坐在大街中间休息。这时,叶洪昀带众官差前来要拘捕乾隆,但被乾隆的气势镇住,随后而来接驾的鄂容安证实了乾隆的身份。  店小二因为在之前跟乾隆的谈话中痛骂乾隆,得知刚才的客气即是乾隆时,无奈之下只好上吊自杀,关键时刻被乾隆命人救下。之后周日清加官为乾隆牵马。店小二也被乾隆任命为官员。叶洪昀之流的贪官被惩治。
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