华容道
老实巴交的驴肉馆老板孙三使尽浑身解数,仍然无法说服风骚的老婆大丫还清拖欠乡亲们的驴肉钱。大丫和多次上门讨债的乡亲周旋,盘算着开一家新店后再说还钱的事。嗜赌如命的混混王锁假扮警察到驴肉馆骗吃骗喝,风情万种的大丫误以为王锁是派出所所长,一步步上了王锁骗财骗色的圈套,最终失身于王锁。普普通通的社区治安员王平没有做出过什么像样的大事业,整天痴迷于侦查小区自行车被盗的案件,可自己的自行车却被王锁屡次找人偷走。王妻牛丽对他英雄主义的梦想不屑一顾。王平拯救为情自杀的律师的事迹,也丝毫没有动摇王妻离婚的决心,郁闷的王平到驴肉馆吃孙三的招牌菜居然上了瘾。狠角色二秃子自认为不干杀人犯法的事,只是受乡亲们委托向孙三大丫讨要五万元驴肉欠款。二秃子带着愣头愣脑的大胖绑架了孙三,在遭受一番痛苦折磨后,孙三侥幸逃跑回家。被逼无奈的孙三无法忍受大丫的冷漠和贪婪,打了大丫一耳光,从大丫手中抢走驴肉钱存折,打算天亮还给乡亲们。大丫在孙三睡梦中带着所有的驴肉钱逃走,寻找到王锁的庇护,并打算和孙三离婚开始新的生活。孙三一夜之间失去所有的生活希望,在无意中发现王锁和大丫在一起,愤怒的孙三不仅没能要回钱和大丫,反倒被王锁一顿殴打羞辱。被逼到生活底限孙三从采石场的堂弟手里弄来一包炸药,打算开始最后的挣扎,和王锁大丫同归于尽。王平苦心守侯,终于抓住了偷车贼。得知王锁是幕后主使,便前往捉拿王锁,正好被身上缠满炸药的孙三撞个正着。疯狂的孙三连同王锁王平一起绑架,面对警察的包围和狙击手的枪口,要求在一小时之内找到大丫,否则就引爆炸药。大丫在那里?王平如何脱身?王锁究竟能否活命?最终的危机能否化解?每个人的生活能否继续?谁走上了华容道?谁又能够脱身?
肖邦拯救人生
肖邦的《G小调第一叙事曲》总长仅九分钟,诞生至今已有近二百年,却依然有着特殊的魅力,不但在视频网站上创下数百万的点击率,更影响着今天许多人的生活。本片讲述了两个普通人——苏格兰青年保罗和日本中学生桃香,在各自经历了人生的不幸之后,因肖邦的叙事曲而重新振作,勇敢面对今后的生活。伊莫金·库珀、弗拉基米尔·阿什肯纳齐、朗朗、斯蒂芬·霍夫等钢琴演奏家也将轮番登场,详细剖析这首不同寻常的钢琴曲,为我们揭开音符中的奥妙。Thishour-longdocumentary,directedbyBAFTAandEmmyawardwinningdirectorJamesKent,meetsJapaneseteenagerMomokaandScottishmusicstudentPaulMurraytoexplorehowChopin’sextraordinaryBalladeNumber1transformsthelivesofordinarypeopleandillustrateshowclassicalmusicstillpenetratescontemporarylifeinunexpectedandpowerfulways.Momoka,isa15-year-oldpianistfromSendai,Japan,whosecommunitywasdecimatedbythe2011tsunamiandearthquakes.ForMomoka,theBalladeembodiestheanguishandrebellionshefeelsbutdoesn’tallowtosurface.For22-year-oldPaulfromGlasgow,thepieceislife-changing.PaulgrewupinBellshill,aworkingclasssuburbofGlasgow.Hefirstplayedpianoat15,anditopenedupawholenewworldforhim.DuringhisfirsttermstudyingontheB.Mus(Hons)degreeprogrammeattheUniversityofAberdeen,PaulwasdiagnosedwithabraintumourandthenMSwhichbotheventuallycausedhimtolosetheabilitytowalkandtoplaywithhisrighthand.Waitinginhishospitalbedinbetweenoperationsoverthreemonths,heplayedtheBalladeagainandagainontheiPodhisdadStephenhadgivenhim.Itwasthatsinglepiece’semotionalpullthatPaulcreditswiththereturnofhismemory.Paultoldussomemoreabouthisinvolvementintheprogramme:"IhavebeenforsometimenowtranscribingtheBalladeingminorfortheleft-handalone.ThereasonbeingIplayedthispiecebackinhighschoolandwiththemedicalcomplicationslosttheabilitytoplayperhapsmyfavouritepieceofalltime.LuckilyformythispiecewasgoingtobethesubjectofamajordocumentaryandwithmystoryandattachmenttotheBalladeIwasselectedtobeinvolved!"Thefilmincludesinterviewswithsomeoftheworld’sgreatestpianistsincludingStephenHough,LangLangandVladimirAshkenazy.ItwasshownonChannel4inAugustandtrailerscanstillbeviewedonYouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6KDmTE0F0,http://youtu.be/4JM_KELsU4cThedocumentarywasawarded2ndplaceinthe’Halo’BestArtsDocumentaryawardcategoryattheawardsceremonyonMonday,4November2013attheQueenElizabethHallatLondon’sSouthbankCentre.TheceremonywasfilmedandshownonSkyAtlantic.
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