言兴朋
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:宝钗去看宝玉,宝玉梦见黛玉来看他,晚上送帕给黛玉试探,黛玉在帕上题诗。袭人道王夫人出诉说对宝玉的担忧,王夫人很赞赏,给了她妾的许诺。薛姨妈,宝钗错怪了薛蟠,薛蟠说出宝钗金玉良缘的打算来气宝钗,宝钗委屈。螃蟹宴后,刘姥姥再进贾府,受到贾母款待。贾母带着刘姥姥游大观园,并要求惜春给刘姥姥画大观园图。鸳鸯和凤姐撺掇刘姥姥出丑给贾母作乐,众人其乐融融。一行人来到藕香榭喝酒行令,黛玉无意中失口说出《牡丹亭》中的词句。刘姥姥在藕香榭宴席上暴饮套杯美酒、莫辩茄菜何料,笑得众人前仰后合。妙玉登场,超凡出尘,竟胜宝黛,令宝玉出离神往。刘姥姥吃坏了肚子,醉眠怡红院。当夜,宝钗借黛玉行白天酒令之事,深情劝诫“女子不可看杂书”,黛玉深深感激。贾母为凤姐大办生日,学小家子凑份子,举府眷仆,纷纷迎合,尤氏总理。凤姐实仍暗中操控。小小“份儿钱”,暗藏大家族各路玄机。庆生当日,亦是金钏儿忌日,宝玉却全身缟素,茗烟快马奔至水仙庵,深情泪祭,唯黛玉心知肚明。贾琏与鲍二家的在房内白日偷欢,凤姐闻之撒泼大闹,更加罪于平儿。平儿委屈不尽,以死相向。贾琏恼羞成怒,拔剑威胁。凤姐向贾母求救。宝玉深情无限,抚慰平儿,平儿受宠若惊。在贾母微笑监督之下,贾琏、凤姐、平儿重修旧好。三人回房,惊闻鲍二家的上吊自尽。新年将至,庄头乌进孝来宁府交租,因旱涝之故,上缴的租子银两并未达到贾珍预算。租子的一年不如一年引发贾珍不满。管理家庙的贾芹去贾珍处领年货,反遭贾珍一顿数落。除夕夜,贾母带领众多儿孙去宁国府宗祠祭祖,履行两府每年的传统。元宵晚宴上,黛玉不顾体统,众目睽睽之下让宝玉代其喝酒。因女先儿的一出《凤求凰》,贾母掰谎,批才子佳人。凤姐连说两个“散了”的笑话,预示着盛宴必散的结局。
洪佩谊
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: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.