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 prisoner/penitent 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 not"/"are 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.
事後諸葛，洗白傾向十分明顯。但是青年演員真的很棒，只靠演技就能表現出少年成年時不同的差距，恍若真實。面對主動且動機明顯的敵人，一位地退讓避戰幻想就是一種錯誤甚至罪惡！學學邱吉爾吧！！！
本片改编自罗伯特·哈里斯的国际畅销书。1938 年的秋天，欧洲正处于战争的边缘。阿道夫·希特勒准备入侵捷克斯洛伐克，内维尔·张伯伦政府拼命寻求和平解决方案。眼见局势升温，英国公务员休·莱格特和德国外交官保罗·冯·哈特曼前往慕尼黑参加紧急会议。随着谈判开始，这两位老友发现自己落入了政治诡计布下的巨网，正面临异常的危险。在全世界的注视下，战争能否避免？如果可以，需要付出什么代价？
拍摄画面道具表演都无功无过。但是“the extra time bought by the munich agreement enabled GB and her allies to prepare for war and ultimately led to Germany's Defeat”？当真大家没读过历史书么?又想起高中课本里百团大战下一课就是日本投降，差点让我以为正是因为百团大战才导致了日本战败呢
没死一个却这么紧张。我们上帝视角当然知道发生了什么，这个片子换了一个视角就是在我们历史教材里绥靖代表人物张伯伦，就算他知道要发生了什么真的就能一把梭哈，美国也是在珍珠港后才能全国上下总动员的。再有表现那个时代的贵族真贵族，表率而为理想、主义比命主要。前面德国人民狂热是不是现在赎罪的心理，毕竟开始真是自己投票投出来的纳粹党。捷克不光没有参加瓜分自己的会议，在电影里连脸都没露一下。还能感觉当初克里米亚真的很像苏台德，都是当地多数人要求“改籍“，这东西都能随便改就没有暴乱了。
美如画的兄弟爱情片，开场很像《巴黎烟云》。We have no chance to choose the times we live, the only thing we can choose is how we respond. Hope is waiting for others else to do sth. 真的很让人伤心的片，但小狗一直在搞笑，我都伤感不起来…
心脏不好 数次在党卫兵搜查环节暂停 演技精湛 CP我站
由于汉内。。。哦不，由于张伯伦首相的功劳，英国赢得了备战的宝贵时间
有惊喜，没有硝烟战火，简单几场戏却把希特勒和他的德意志帝国描绘得如此令人窒息和恐惧。
且不说对张伯伦的描绘，看时恰俄乌战争刚起，而每一个年轻人的命运因战争而失去了控制
镜头故意晃，营造紧张氛围。但是并没有紧张~
不得不说，后世评判起当时的人物来确实有种上帝视角的傲慢，但是作为身处那个时代的领导人，制定前瞻性的战略可太需要全局观和充分的信息了。还有，这几位主角真是too handsome to play historical figures。
第一眼很像是那种典型的英国片：调度冷静有秩、演员卖力表现，但立意却只是隔靴搔痒，其实不然。当然，电影本身的情绪还是克制的,但不乏充满情感力量的时刻，大人物们一边心存幻想，一边努力添点筹码；小角色们从魏玛时期走出，那是末日降临前的狂欢，眼看相信的一切被碾作尘土，最后只能沦入籍籍无名，或者去当那扑火的飞蛾。从上到下，所有人用尽全力，在万众疯狂面前仍嫌太少。
2022.7.29 演员太喜欢了😘 觉得拍得理想主义又温柔…战争（现实上）更为残酷和黑暗，结尾的失败柔情表达更像是想象力的产物…坦白讲影片中所有人都失败了，但落脚就是不抱希望的去努力—我们没有办法选择时代，但我们可以选择对时代的回应。或许是这部片对当下的回应。
这么严肃的一件事情，整的像小孩过家家似的。
本片改编自罗伯特·哈里斯的国际畅销书。1938 年的秋天，欧洲正处于战争的边缘。阿道夫·希特勒准备入侵捷克斯洛伐克，内维尔·张伯伦政府拼命寻求和平解决方案。眼见局势升温，英国公务员休·莱格特和德国外交官保罗·冯·哈特曼前往慕尼黑参加紧急会议。随着谈判开始，这两位老友发现自己落入了政治诡计布下的巨网，正面临异常的危险。在全世界的注视下，战争能否避免？如果可以，需要付出什么代价？
情节不算特别精彩，四平八稳的历史同人，不愧是《王冠》导演，最大看点和亮点不是两个年轻的主角，而是杰瑞米艾恩斯饰演的张伯伦，毕竟以他的立场展现慕尼黑会议的影视作品并不多。
历史总是惊人的相似，当紧张气氛弥漫在凌晨的夜空之上，真得分不清历史和现实哪一个更加贴近我的生活……
明明是已经发生的历史，为何在观影时依然感受到那份惊心动魄。是因为害怕主人公会舍身吗，我们既然知道他取了义的道路？是因为我们珍视并且汗颜吗，为他极富勇气且甚为罕有的信念？还是我们察觉到，这层境界，在如今更为稀薄，要觅得它，更为困难？
电影挺精彩的，虽然是杜撰，但还是有很强的代入感。有点美化张的感觉。保罗才是真正爱国的人，键盘侠们看看吧
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