“人生路上步履不停，精忠为何总是慢一拍”。位于偏远小镇的横山一家，精忠生活平静祥和。父亲恭平（原田芳雄 饰）是业已退休的医生，却时时牵挂小镇诊所内的事务。长子纯平继承了父亲的事业，却在15年前为救落水儿童而溺水身亡。次子良多（阿部宽 饰）与父亲意见相左，执意前往异地当起了绘画修复师。多年的打拼换来的却是失业，困顿的良多与带着孩子的由香里（夏川结衣 饰）结婚，相互扶持，继续生活。又逢纯平的忌日，良多和姐姐千奈美（YOU 饰）带着家人分别赶回家中。平静的横山家再次热闹起来……本片荣获2009年蓝丝带最佳导演奖和最佳女配角奖（树木希林）、2008年报知电影和2009年电影旬报最佳女配角（树木希林）、2009年每日电影奖最佳男主角（阿部宽）、2008年马塔布拉塔国际电影节评审团大奖和最佳影片。©豆瓣
艾可
回复 :智商超群不一定是好事，少年维特（6岁，Fabrizio Borsani 饰；12岁，Teo Gheorghiu 饰）深深体会了这一点。维特天生拥有成为任何一个行业的伟人的潜能，父母总希望他能成为伟大的钢琴家，然而他自己却不知道未来该干什么好。在父母的压力下维特总是郁郁寡欢。幸好还有理解他的爷爷，爷爷和维特一样，充满野心，自小想当一名飞行员，可是最后却当了一名木匠。当爷爷终于驾着飞机像鸟儿一样飞翔时，他告诉维特，虽然做了一辈子木匠，但他仍然很开心，因为理想只是生活的一部分，人生在世你所要做的是顺着命运的安排勇往直前。爷爷最后幸福的逝去了。而维特，也终于领悟了爷爷的人生真谛，敲响了之前拒绝过的女钢琴家的门……
殷正洋
回复 :小驯鹿尼科相信他的父亲是圣诞老人飞行团队的一员，他时常幻想自己像父亲那样飞跃长空，来去自由，但是他的尝试屡次失败，还因此遭到伙伴们的奚落。为了实现飞行的梦想，尼科偷偷潜去野狼出没的鹿角山练习，却把黑狼团伙引到鹿群居住的山谷。尼科备受打击，独自离开迁徙的队伍去寻找圣诞老人的家。与此同时，黑狼企图吃掉圣诞老人和飞行的驯鹿，并进一步吃掉期待圣诞礼物的小孩。尼科偶然听到这个消息，危险旋即向他逼近……本片荣获2008年儿童电影节观众奖和最佳儿童电影奖、2009年芬兰影艺学院奖最佳电影和最佳剧本奖、芬兰奥陆国际儿童影展C.I.F.E.J.奖特别提及。
金悦
回复 :Due to some common interests between German and Russian aristocracy ( the Russians even had aristocrats in their past not to mention they had an Empress called Catherine the Great, as great as this German count's heiresses… ), it is not strange that this Teutonic count has understood and even enjoyed Herr S. M. Eisenstein's "Staroye I Novoye".It is not very usual that for the aristocracy to enjoy Bolshevist films full of proletarian demands that put private property at risk or as it happens in this case, a film about the Communist Party's policy on the subject of the collectivization of the Soviet agriculture. Normally this would be perfect gibberish for this German count, but thanks to Herr Eisenstein 's greatness and directorial talent, the hardships of the heroine of the film, Dame Marfa ( Dame Marfa Lapkina ) breached even the thick aristocratic Schloss walls.And that's one of the first remarkable aspects of this oeuvre; in spite of the political subject of the film, the powerful images and lyricism ( astonishing and beautiful shot compositions ), especially during the first part of the movie, preserve the artistic merits entirely while serving a propaganda purpose. The second remarkable aspect of the film is the dichotomy between the old and new, the fight to improve the lot of Dame Marfa and her countrymen. There are many discussions because it is not easy even in Russia to change ancient and conservative customs. There are superb metaphors and social criticism ( illiteracy, bureaucracy, religiosity ) which perfectly fit the film, and last but not least, "Staroye I Novoye", is a kind of archaic documentary about ancient customs established deeply in old Russia, those ones that our heroine must fight against. And there is also a lot about agriculture ( very enlightening for this German count), especially about harvesting and how to fatten Russian cows or pigs ( literally, no pun here… ).Herr Eisenstein had to bear during the last era of his film career, unbelievable censorship and mutilation of his work, as happens with "Staroye I Novoye". The film was reedited and Eisenstein accused of sympathizing with Trostky's policies but fortunately the film was restored and showed by the German-frenchified t.v. channel "ARTE", natürlich!, including an evocative music score by Herr Taras Bujewski, that fits superbly Herr Eisenstein primal artistic interests.And now, if you'll allow me, I must temporarily take my leave because this German Count must buy a tractor for one of his Teutonic heiress.
