In the time of Counter-Reformation, a miller and his son come under investigation by a priest of the Inquisition, when rumors spread that their prosperity comes from working with the Devil.
The Devil's Trap is a film directed by František Vlá?il, based on a novel by Alfréd Technik, adapted by František A. Dvorák and Miloš Kratochvíl. It was the first of three historical dramas that Vlá?il made during the Czech New Wave (technically he isn't really a part of the New Wave, however these films were made during the same era of artistic freedom), preceding his more well known Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Valley of the Bees (1968).
Set in the late 16th Century during the Catholic Reformation, in the Moravian Karst, situated in what is now the Eastern Czech Republic, it tells the tale of a miller (Vítezslav Vejrazka), and his son Jan (Vít Olmer), who come under suspicion and are investigated by a Jesuit priest of the Inquisition (Miroslav Macháchek), when rumors of witchcraft are spread by the local regent (Cestmír Randa), who is jealous of the miller's prosperity and degree of respect among the local populace.
As expected from Vlá?il, this film is a stunning experience all the way through. From the opening shot, an ominous manipulation of perspective with a close up of a mangled figure of Christ dominating the foreground against a tiny figure in black walking along the horizon, to the breathtaking confrontational finale inside the vast stalactite filled Karst caverns, it is a wonderful display of visual mastery.
Maybe not quite as impressive as Marketa Lazarová, but still full of astonishing imagery. As seen from unique angles and distinct points of view which highlight the director's remarkable sense of awareness of framing, motion, and positioning on the emotional and dramatic tone of the scene. The most memorable being a repeated shot where the camera is suspended and launched with speed through the air towards the miller's door.
The story here is a simple one and I would say more accessible than his later works. With a conventional structure emphasized as much by its plot and characters, than by its expressionistic cinematography or authentic historical detail. The events play out without much surprise, and there is a strong underlying, almost supernatural, mysterious aspect that is left unresolved, in fact barely explored, which is slightly disappointing, but only because it's so fascinating that I wish there was more.
Acting is great all around. Particularly the villains: Miroslav Macháchek as the priest, casting a sinister and imposing shadow wherever he goes, and Cestmír Randa as the weasel like regent behind all the persecution. While Vít Olmer brings a charismatic leading man presence in his role as the miller's son Jan, in love with the lovely orphan girl Martina (Karla Chadimová), who becomes a dangerous object of rivalry between Jan and other young men of the village.
The film also features the evocative music of Zden?k Liška (perhaps the most prolific composer of the Czech New Wave). In this his second of eleven collaborations with Vlá?il, his compositions are used sparingly, but to great effect, complimenting but never overpowering a scene. The best example of which can be heard in an amazingly shot celebration and dance sequence at the end of the second act.
The Devil's Trap might not be a masterpiece, but it is still a strong effort, with a fascinating straightforward story and a glorious historical setting captured beautifully by Vlá?il's unmistakable visual prowess. A fine work that would also be the perfect starter plate to prepare yourself for the challenging feast of Marketa Lazarová or The Valley of the Bees. It even has an easy to digest running time. It's therefore puzzling why this gem remains largely overlooked and ignored.
不是很能欣赏磕药画面表达，但是被一些个人身份追寻、平行宇宙抱憾选择的设定以及虚无感触动了。wait a minute，怎么就？？？和解了？？？怎么和解的？？？你告诉我说是爱？？？？？？？？
最喜欢悬崖上那段对话和王家卫滤镜下街角歌星角色和丈夫的对白。从刚开始开始，每个人就都代表一个尽头。生活冗杂的、光鲜耀眼的、底层的、怪诞的、哲理的、庸碌的都都差不多守恒的难过和开心。
你看遍了各个宇宙，看遍了宇宙间的各种物质。却不愿正视，其实你和孩子，也是彼此可分的两颗物质。
和turing red一样，亚洲移民妈妈做事的方式看得人血压升高。只是turning red在写女儿，而这部，是在说妈妈。这里很多让我想起我的女孩子朋友们提起的和妈妈的相处，只能说沉重的爱，各有各的沉重。所以才有人最后选择“it doesn't matter”，被那巨大的虚无的黑色bagel所吞噬，不要这爱，也一并摆脱了这爱之束缚。也有人走向“it's ok”，哪怕表面的和解，亦是和解。看到电影后半部分哭的眼镜上起了雾，牵一牵物理大哥的手，想起来我以前读到某本书里的一段致谢，奇妙地呼应了起来“ In the vastness of space and the immensity of time, it is still my joy to share a planet and an epoch with Annie. ”
它的时代精神似乎正是多元文化主义与后好莱坞普世主义间的悖论，在无数个与一个之间的不断游离，而焦虑来源于不存在的坍缩，所/有的爱与所/有的恨......另外，贝果黑洞是比石头宇宙更接近gen z的。
很有意思！实际想传达的并没有超过《青春变形记》，还是那样的华裔设定，那样的母女关系，那样感同身受的和解方式。但和一个多重宇宙的科幻概念融合得如此自然有趣。点子倒不新（因此倒方便解释），意识转移想到《超感猎杀》、做小概率事件激活跃迁条件类似《黑之契约者》里面的“代价”、乃至贝果黑洞像是《钢之炼金术师》真理之门混搭飞面神教，但敢于逼近极限是科幻的一个特点，这里表现得很好。Everything，Everywhere，All at Once三幕剧的形式将一地鸡毛、一锅乱炖、一个收束融入较为规整的结构，形散神不散。最后是杨紫琼，真是各种“人生”信手拈来。在中段伊芙琳高速切换平行世界的人设和Boss斗法时，突然觉得这整个故事很像《物语》的风格，比如某天垃圾君为了救妹妹可能会激起的西尾维新宇宙崩塌……
总有某个平行宇宙里，你从小喜欢的阿姨正在搅姬😉
无法言喻的震撼感，不仅这是关于多重宇宙的平行世界线的世界观，也融合了华裔移民以及原生家庭，亲子关系夫妻关系各方面的一些思考，以及自身价值的结合。父女→母亲→女儿这些不一样的角色所蕴含的身份所代表的的痛苦以及快乐，太多令人深思的对白可能性，每个宇宙里面的背景，还有这出神入化的剪辑手法，上次震撼的还是《梦之安魂曲》真的太绝。
明明确实没什么意义。
“不管在哪个宇宙 我还是想跟你一起报税”awwwwww戳笑点了hhhh 喜欢石头的那段QAQ 很平静很zen （16号礼拜六夜晚的16个吻也很好
能把一个简单的家庭伦理问题拍成这样我真的respect🙏大震撼
拍得太松了，并没有获得预想的快感。华裔标签疯狂贴在皮肉上，内核表达却与“华”“亚”二字都不搭界。对“多元宇宙”这个概念的想象力很贫乏，全靠风格找补，用自我解构请求观众放弃追问。还有很可惜的一点是，杨紫琼演技不能做到演什么像什么，虽然她很努力了。这几天大家都有点捧过了吧。
我曾经梦想成为一块石头。现在看到有人替我去做到了我真的很激动。这好像是我的一种渴望！but当奖杯出来后我第六感就感觉它可能是什么意思了、果然那么用了。后三十分钟吧、不太喜欢，最喜欢石头，直接泪目了…有创意有表演，核心易猜但到底还是用各种创意和小故事去穿起来，但符合多重宇宙的逻辑。因为太放飞，秀莲人物的神没聚到一块去，因此情缺点儿真，反倒没有彻底B面的女儿真实痛快。女儿cue出场后就感觉是另一表现的《青春变形计》，同样是东亚家庭在美丽国。fine午夜看精神了、、我想继续追我的it狂人了…我会不会笑癫在床上流一床口水进另一个世界里呢、、谁知道呀
脑洞大到离谱。这电影为什么可以做到明明我没太看懂的前提下却感动得一塌糊涂？是不是有什么情绪是无法用语言形容的，但却可以通过画面和音乐直达内心？
两星全给石头那一段 电影给我的感觉像那种连环噩梦。。。。。感觉是嗑嗨了之后编出来的情节
中年妇女发疯文学，虽然最后还是 Love&Peace老套路，但真的让我找回了小时候热爱电影在录像厅激情澎湃又哭又笑的初心。
华裔移民家庭的焦虑压迫窒息感太强了，导演的kinky趣味让影片轻松不少。
强烈推荐！两个导演真是开悟了呢，在电影里也是各种放飞自我！最后我们还是要修好自己，修好了自己，就可以感染到身边的所有人，大家一起通关。有很明显的黑客帝国和云图，2001太空漫游的影子，棒棒的。笑中带泪。很牛的是1小时39分31妙到1小时39分38妙的7妙需要几乎逐帧播放才能看到每个多重宇宙的模样，里面还有一帧居然是揭露共济会的！还有男主角是时隔20年后再次演主角，这部电影几乎是给杨紫琼度身定做的电影，也是她演员生涯中最触动人心的一部作品了吧！再次膜拜一下这对导演！
脑洞实在是开得太大了！但是内核跟《青春环游记》是一样的，只是比那个闹得还大。那个砸了体育场，这个闹了全宇宙！她老公也太像成龙了！
太喜歡這部片了!華麗繽紛的奇想，多重宇宙的可能，其實都有著微妙互通之處。前面笑開懷，後面哭濕口罩。即使場景是瘋狂的，但感情真實到刺痛。雙導很懂華人家庭的別扭親子關係，以及永遠焦慮尋求認同的心情。所有的東西甚至搞笑梗(例如熱狗宇宙)，實際上都緊扣著人物。最妙的是其實是帶有哲學思考的劇本，用最通俗的方式表達出來了。電影中的一家人都好棒! 楊紫瓊文武戲俱佳，生涯代表作了。"七寶奇謀"童星出身的關繼威久違復出，貢獻了精彩的演出，本可能被處理得很刻板的男性角色，在片中卻十分令人動容。希望楊關二人都能提個奧斯卡啊! 演女兒的Stephanie Hsu也是好戲，即使身處各種荒誕的場景，但忘不掉她神色中濃濃的悲傷...資深華裔演員吳漢章演的外祖父亦是一個驚喜!
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