Jimmy Sutton, tricky publicist for Consolidated Pictures, fetches teacher Trudi Hovland from snowy Minnesota to sunny Hollywood to test for the film of the best-seller "Girl of the North" - having come 436th in a competition several years earlier she is now next choice as leading lady. She gets the part, but despite his own growing attraction for her Jimmy deviously manufactures a romance between her and Roger Maxwell, a new star who desperately needs to pep-up his image.
Summary
Bullied by his matriarchal mother, abused by his siblings, ignored by his father, Poil de Carotte's childhood is as miserable as it could be. An illegitimate child, he is the main reason for the enmity which exists between his parents, who continue to live together just to keep up appearances. In the end, Poil de Carotte's suffering becomes more than he can bear...
Review
Drawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and its inherent humanity. It is more memorable than Julien Duvivier's earlier silent version of 1925, also named Poil de Carotte.
The part of Poil de Carotte was played by 11 year old Robert Lynen, who was alleged to have been discovered whilst walking down the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Lynen is totally captivating and the film made him an instant star, launching what looked like becoming a very promising film career – until he was shot dead whilst fighting against the Germans in 1944. Harry Baur, a legendary stage and film actor (who also died during World War II, allegedly at the hands of the Gestapo), also turns in a typically fine performance. The reconciliation between father and son at the end of the film provides its most enduring image, enough to melt the heart of all but the most stoical of spectators.
侯麦著名系列作品“四季的故事”之一。菲利茜(夏洛特·海瑞 Charlotte Véry饰)和查理(费德瑞克·范丹狄德夏 Frédéric van den Driessche饰)在海边浪漫相恋之后,因为一时不留神留下了写错的地址,而导致了二人再也找不到彼此。菲利茜生下了查理的孩子,但5年来却再也没有查理的音讯。
生活还在继续,菲利茜遇上了喜欢她的一些男子,他们也不失为好男人,足够爱自己。比如成熟体贴的马桑(迈克尔·瓦雷蒂 Michael Voletti饰)和才华横溢的路易(Hervé Furic饰)。然而,在菲利茜的心中,查理却仍旧是个挥之不去的至爱之人。她不是不爱他们,只是无法爱到能和他们一起生活。她和路易一起看莎士比亚的歌剧《冬天的故事》,为里面的人物悄然落泪,也许她和剧中人一样,也在坚守着一个信念。
终于某个冬天,菲利茜和查理竟然在公车上重遇,执着的梦想等来了实现的一天。
约翰(比利·查平 Billy Chapin 饰)和佩尔(萨莉·简·布鲁斯 Sally Jane Bruce 饰)是一对苦命的兄妹,他们的父亲本(彼得·格雷夫斯 Peter Graves 饰)因抢劫和被判处绞刑。在被逮捕前,本把赃款藏在了佩尔的布娃娃里,并让他们承诺永远不泄露这个秘密。本的狱友哈利(罗伯特·米彻姆 Robert Mitchum 饰)是一个败絮其中的牧师,偶然间他得知了这笔赃款的去向,出狱后,哈利找到了本的妻子薇拉(谢利·温特斯 Shelley Winters 饰),他想方设法得到了薇拉的芳心成为了约翰和佩尔的继父,就此,哈利的阴谋开始了。哈利杀死了对于他来说毫无价值的薇拉,将他弃尸河底,又对兄妹两人威逼利诱想要套出赃款的秘密。在所有努力都没有成果之际,恼羞成怒的哈利露出的本来面目。约翰和佩尔划着小船逃离了哈利,他们一路流浪来到了一个陌生的小镇,专门收养弃婴的善良妇人理查德(丽莲·吉许 Lillian Gish 饰)收留了兄妹两,然而平静的生活没过多久,哈利罪恶的脚步也踏上了这块纯洁的土地。