This early 70's giallo by Umberto Lenzi is certainly among the best in his filmography and also in the whole genre. Personally I think Lenzi's best films are the funny cartoon-turned-film Kriminal, the stylish giallo Seven Blood-Stained Orchids, the explosive Napoli violenta and this. In the eighties he did plenty of film trash in form of Eaten Alive, Hitcher in the Dark or Black Demons, all of which are ripping something off and/or very dull and slow moving. Knife of Ice came when the giallo boom was at its hottest and the result is convincing.
Technically the film is superb, containing great cinematography in the beginning when we learn about the main character's trauma towards trains. From this point on, Lenzi shows us his ability to benefit the widescreen and, for example, the bicycle ride near the forest is genuinely beautiful! This scene also shows Lenzi's ability to build suspense, very slowly but meaningfully. After all, there aren't so many murders in the whole film, only the suspense circulating around the murderer's identity.
One suspect is a devil worshipper which brings new aspects to the mystery. Since the final scene takes place in a church, one can wonder if Lenzi wanted to comment on something, maybe the hypocritical morale of church and superstition. The main character (Carrol Baker) is mute which demands a lot from her face and eyes. The actress works very well, giving us a believable performance circulating around the emotions of fear and mental pain. The other actors are good, too. The finally, however, may not give too positive a sight about female sex since they all are expressed rather negatively in the film, one way or another. Still this is easily among the most noteworthy in the genre, not as bloody as the Argento films, for example, but equally suspenseful and visually also interesting.
I don't ever say a final goodbye. I always just say I will see you down the road.
不是传统的homeless的故事，更多的是自我选择的放逐
美方，华裔导演女赵婷虽出自中国精英家庭，但其电影才华仍在中国难以施展。来到美国更自由的环境后，创作出了金狮奥斯卡级别的作品。无论种族性别，只要有理想才华总能在美国施展。
借用了一个美国的故事来讲述一种非常普遍的生活选择和方式，每个在路上的人应该都能感受到相似的情感；人们总因为各种原因上路，在快递仓库与自然美景、房子与van之间，不断挣扎又喘息，可能真是上路了，而能更深刻体会到这种感受，有时候，有些情绪无处言说；赵婷还真是挺厉害的，情感把控很到位，平和也可以很有力量。
“You leave a big hole by leaving.” “That one is on me.” searchlight上面没有20世纪真不习惯。威尼斯获奖影片也终于有中国人拍米国鸟不拉屎的地方和苦痛挣扎的底层人民了（我这扭曲的心理..）基特里奇之后，科恩嫂再次塑造这样顽强倔强孤独的女性：不得不告别的无家可归的黑狗，小溪里岩石间雀跃的自己，像大神却也有痛的张不开口的伤痕的RV Community组织者，朋友传来的视频里那个让她觉得一辈子没白活的燕子窝群。坐在Dave家客厅设想自己在这里生活下去的背影，最后还是决定离开。她开去海边，悬崖风暴里飞翔的鸟，她脸上带着笑。无论是Dave还是储物空间里过去的家具，那些都代表着family life in house, 她最后一个都没选
一处悬崖下有上百个燕子窝，燕子飞来飞去倒映在水中，那一刻彷佛我和燕子一起飞翔。如果心是一片旷野，活着便为了这样的瞬间。（再次，她不叫科恩嫂，她叫Frances McDormand
质量不错的，但是评价是不是过誉了？老年《天涯沦落女》➕失落的美国工业之歌。里面的原声音乐有时候挺多余的
画面好美，羡慕这些行走在路上人们对人生看得很通透的想法。如果这部电影得奥斯卡，应该是最有诗意的一部吧……
配乐很加分，她举着烟花对着空无一人的房车基地说“Happy NewYear”的时候眼泪就流下来，自她的爱人去世以后，她的故乡只有流浪和自由。其中最喜欢的一段“我75岁了，在划皮划艇的时候见过许多美好的事物，在艾达荷河边，我见过一家子麋鹿，在科罗拉多的湖上，白色的鹈鹕落在我眼前，雏燕刚出壳，小小的蛋壳从悬崖落向水面，白白的在水面上浮着，那一切简直太美妙了，哪怕我即刻死去也值得”
何止是流浪，在都市里独居，举目无亲的孤独感在钢铁丛林里蔓延，每到深夜都想尝试放纵自己，用感官的刺激来弥合精神上的空虚。
不得不上路的原因是，无法停止思念。——女之耽兮,不可脱也。
了不起，镜头和人物情绪都特流畅，看得出来赵婷视听语言还是相当老到的，就是匠气有点重，看到后面某些地方还是太矫揉造作，真正想登堂入室还少了点个人风格，当然，这不妨碍无依之地仍然是一部优秀的在路上电影。
回忆在，人犹在。每一次分别不是诀别，我们路上见。献给那些不得不在路上的人。
《无依之地》所让人感动的，并不是电影制造了多少戏剧化的泪点，而是随着剧情的展开，在细腻的情感表达，其电影让观众融入到了一个中年女性的漂泊生活中，让人意识到人生终究是一场孤独的旅行，每个人都只能陪伴你一程。平静克制的情感表达下，电影的孤独有着苍凉，也有着温柔。
拒绝港湾，回到最初梦碎的地方，然后再转身继续走下去。真正的公路片。
当一个人同时失去了家人和家园时会体验到的孤独，公路旅途也是探索生命意义的路途，关于丧失与疗愈、羁绊与放手、关于生死。其实片中涉及的每一种问题和状态都让人不忍去触碰和细思，但导演不仅有勇气触碰，而且处理得极为克制，哀而不伤，灰凉中又有光亮。
Happy new year。
身体和心灵
整个故事讲得很节制，镜头表达和主角主观的距离感刚刚好，认识这种真实事件对个人生活也有警醒作用
无依之地的fern才真正的活着
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