野兽的青春

1940年的伯明翰，在第二次世界大战的混乱中，汤米·谢尔比（基里安·墨菲 饰）从自我放逐中回归，直面着迄今为止最具破坏性的清算。家族和国家的未来岌岌可危，汤米必须面对自己心中的恶魔，并选择是直面它还是将其毁灭。

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　　As its title suggests THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE is an awe -inspiring, meticulous cinematic rendering of the aesthetic and conceptual inventions of proto-science fiction genius Jules Verne, based on one of the famed author's lesser known short stories. However, the real star of the film is the intricate art direction, successfully rendering the visual style of nineteenth century woodcuts and engravings into motion pictures, creating a stylized and surreal graphic world within which Verne’s fanciful tale unfolds. A brilliant scientist, Dr. Roche, perches high above a stormy sea, inventing a powerful explosive, when he and his assistant are kidnapped by an evil businessman, Artigas. Taken by submarine to Artigas' volcano headquarters, Roche is tricked into developing his experiment for evil intentions. The scientist’s assistant, Simon, struggles all the while to free himself and warn Roche. A magical world of baroque submarines and sailing ships, killer octopus, undersea bicycles dazzles audiences as human actors, puppetry, animation and fanciful scenic design interact to create a cinematic experience that is unique by any standards. Mixing slapstick comedy, action adventure pacing and Mélies style film magic, this little known Czechoslovakian gem transcends the juvenile literature at its source to create cinematic art of the highest order....

　　一场车祸夺去了父母的性命，年幼的奥斯卡和妹妹琳达发誓永不分开。成年后，奥斯卡（Nathaniel Brown 饰）漂泊来至东京，为了实现童年的誓言，他以兜售毒品赚取钱财，终于为琳达（Paz de la Huerta 饰）挣得了飞来东京的机票。兄妹相遇，却终是随波逐流的个体。在这个繁花乱坠迷人眼的大都会，奥斯卡继续进行毒品交易，而琳达则在一家夜总会大跳艳舞。在一次交易时，奥斯卡遭到警察围捕，混乱中更被枪击身亡。他的意识渐渐脱离肉体，穿梭在东京的大街小巷，关注跟随每一个在他生命中留下痕迹的人，等待着下一场不知何时才会开始的轮回……　　本片荣获2009年Sitges – Catalonian国际电影节最佳摄影奖和评委会特别奖。