8.0 英语 · 1987 · 英国 · 剧情片 

詹姆斯·维尔比,休·格兰特,鲁珀特·格雷夫斯,丹霍姆·艾略特,西蒙·卡洛,比莉·怀特劳,巴里·福斯特,朱迪·帕瑞福特,菲比·尼克尔斯,帕特里克·戈弗雷,马克·坦迪,本·金斯利,姬蒂·奥尔德里奇,海伦娜·米切尔,凯瑟琳·拉贝特,彼得·爱,迈克尔·吉恩,Mark Payton,奥兰多·威尔斯,玛丽亚·布里特涅娃,米尔斯·理查森,Phillida Sewell,哈里特·索普,朱利安·沃德姆,Richar

　　少年莫里斯·霍尔（奥兰多·威尔斯 饰）在海滩接受了性教育之后，却宣称自己不会结婚。1909年，在剑桥读大二的霍尔（詹姆斯·威尔比 饰）结识了大三的克莱夫·达勒姆（休·格兰特 饰）。1910年，两人的感情突飞猛进，而霍尔也因此被康沃利斯院长（巴里·福斯特 饰）赶出了学院。1911年，眼看着朋友里斯利（马克·坦迪 饰）子爵被判刑，达勒姆承受了巨大的精神压力。1912年，经过一个半月的深思熟虑，达勒姆结束了与霍尔的恋情。1913年，达勒姆邀请霍尔作为傧相参加自己的婚礼，但他没有想到，他的猎场看守亚历克·斯卡德尔（鲁伯特·格雷夫斯 饰）将会与霍尔相爱……

5.0 英语 · 1972 · 英国 · 恐怖片 

乔·芬奇,巴里·福斯特,芭芭拉·雷吉-亨特,安娜·玛西,亚历克·马克温,维维恩·莫坚特,比莉·怀特劳,克莱夫·斯威夫特,伯纳德·克理宾斯,迈克尔·贝茨,吉恩·马修,埃尔茜·伦道夫,杰拉尔·德西姆,迈克尔·比尔顿,哈里·弗雷德尔,阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克,罗伯特·里耶蒂,迈克尔·谢尔德,苏珊·特拉维斯,丽塔·韦伯,理查德·怀勒,Madge,Ryan,John,Boxer,Jimmy,Gardner,No

理查德是一名飞行员，退伍后，他在一家酒吧打工，认识了同事芭芭拉（安娜·玛西 Anna Massey 饰）并与之相爱。性格粗暴的理查德同老板发生口角后被开除，身无分文的的只得投奔前妻布伦达（Barbara Leigh-Hunt 饰）。布伦达经营着一家婚姻介绍所，她友善的接待了理查德并偷偷的在他口袋里塞了一些钱。没想到几天后，布伦达在介绍所中被她与理查德共同的朋友鲍伯（巴里·福斯特 Barry Foster 饰）玷污并用领带勒死，原来鲍伯就是伦敦臭名昭著的领带勒杀狂魔。　　布伦达死了，理查德成了最大的嫌疑人。为了将更大的罪嫌推到理查德身上，鲍伯又趁机杀死芭芭拉，一时间理查德成为了全城通缉的对象，最终落网。负责此案的奥克斯福德（埃里克·麦克文 Alec McCowen 饰）觉得事有蹊跷，经过夫人的提点，他发现真正的罪犯已经露出了马脚。

8.0 英语 · 1964 · 英国 · 剧情片 

德克·博加德,汤姆·康特奈,莱奥·麦凯恩,巴里·福斯特,彼得·科普利,詹姆斯·维利尔斯,杰瑞米·斯宾塞,Barry Justice,Vivian Matalon,基思·巴克利 ,James Hunter,Larry Taylor

The last time Britain was a major force in world cinema was in the 1960s; a documentary of a few years back on the subject was entitled 'Hollywood UK'. This was the era of the Kitchen Sink, social realism, angry young men; above all, the theatrical. And yet, ironically, the best British films of the decade were made by two Americans, Richard Lester and Joseph Losey, who largely...

7.0 英语 · 1964 · 英国 · 战争片 

德克·博加德,汤姆·康特奈,莱奥·麦凯恩,巴里·福斯特,彼得·科普利,詹姆斯·维利尔斯,杰瑞米·斯宾塞,Barry Justice,Vivian Matalon,基思·巴克利 ,James Hunter,Larry Taylor

ThelasttimeBritainwasamajorforceinworldcinemawasinthe1960s;adocumentaryofafewyearsbackonthesubjectwasentitled’HollywoodUK’.ThiswastheeraoftheKitchenSink,socialrealism,angryyoungmen;aboveall,thetheatrical.Andyet,ironically,thebestBritishfilmsofthedecadeweremadebytwoAmericans,RichardLesterandJosephLosey,wholargelystayedclearoftheperiod’smoretypicalsubjectmatter,which,likeallattemptsatgreaterrealism,nowseemscuriouslyarchaic.’KingandCountry’,though,seemstobetheLoseyfilmthattriestobelongtoitsera.Like’LookBackinAnger’and’ATasteofHoney’,itisbasedonaplay,andoftenseemscumbersomelytheatrical.Like’Lonelinessofthelongdistancerunner’,itsheroisanexploited,reluctantlytransgressiveworkingclassladplayedbyTomCourtenay.Like(theadmittedlybrilliant)’ChargeoftheLightBrigade’,itisahorrified,near-farcical(thoughhumourless)lookatthehorrorsofwar,mostparticularlyitsgapingclassinjustices.PrivateHampisayoungvolunteersoldieratPachendaele,havingservedthreeyearsatthefront,whoiscourt-martialledfordesertion.Increasinglyterrorisedbytheinhumanpointlessnessoftrenchwarfare,thespeedy,grisly,violentdeathsofhiscomradesandthemedieval,rat-infestedconditionsofhistrench,heclaimstohaveemergeddazedfromonegruesomeattackanddecidedtowalkhome,toEngland.HeisdefendedbythearchetypalBritishofficer,CaptainHargreaves,whoprofessesdisdainfortheman’scowardice,butmustdohisduty.Heattemptstospinadefenceonthegroundsofmadness,buttheupper-crustofficershavehearditallbefore.Thisisaverynice,dulyhorrifying,liberal-handwringing,middle-classplay.ItpanderstoalltheclichesoftheGreatWar-thedisgracefulworking-classmassacre,whiletheofficerssupwhiskey(Haig!)-figuredinsomecharminglyobvioussymbolism:Hargreavesthrowingadyingcigaretteinthemud;Hamphystericallyplayingblindman’sbuff.Thesetsarepicturesquelygrim,medieval,amoderninferno,asthesemenlietrappedinanever-ending,subterraneanlabyrinth,litbyhellishfires,withratsforcompanyandtheconstantsoundofshellsandgunfireremindingthemoftheoutsideworld.Theplay,inaverymiddle-classway,isnotreallyabouttheworkingclassatall-Hampismoreofasymbol,anessence,lyinginthedark,desolatelyplayinghisharmonica,anoteofhumanityinascoreofinhumanity.Hedoesn’tdevelopasacharacter.TheplayisreallyaboutHargreaves,hisrealisationoftheshabbyinadequacyofnotionslikeduty.Hedevelops.Thisrealisationsendshimtodrink(tastierthandying!).Likehisprolesubordinates,hefallsinthemud,justasHampissaidtohavedone;heevensaystohissuperior’Weareallmurderers’.Thisisallveryeffective,ifnotmuchofadevelopmentofRCSherriff’screaky’Journey’sEnd’,filmedbyJamesWhalein1930.Itsearnestnessandverbositymayseemalittlestiltedintheageof’PathsofGlory’and’Dr.Strangelove’;wemayfeelthat’Blackaddergoesforth’isatruerrepresentationoftheGreatWar.ButwhatIhavedescribedisnotthefilmLoseyhasmade.Heistoosophisticatedandcannyanintellectualforthat.ThefilmopenswithalingeringpanoveroneofthosemonumentalWarmemorialsyouseealloverBritain(andpresumablyEurope),asiftosayLoseyisgoingtoquestionthereceivedideasofthisstatue,thehumancost.Butwhathe’sreallyquestioningisthisplay,anditswoefulinadequacytorepresentthemanifoldcomplexitiesoftheWar.ThisisBrechtianfilmmakingatitsmostsubtle.Weareconstantlymadeawareoftheartificeofthefilm,thetheatrical-thestilteddialogueisspokenwithdeliberatestiffness;theatricalritualsareemphasised(theinitialinterrogation;thecourtscene,whereactorsliterallytreadtheboards,enunciatingthepredictablespeeches;themirror-playputonbythehystericalsoldiersandtherats;thereligiousceremony;thehorriblefarceoftheexecution).Prosceniumarchesaremadeprominent,audiencesobserveevents.Thisisaplaythatwouldseektocontain,humanise,explaintheGreatWar.Thisisahopelesstask,asLosey’sprovisionalapparatusexplains,’real’photographsofharrowingdetritusfadingfromthescreenasifeventhesearenotenoughtoconveytheWar,nevermindawell-made,bourgeoisplay.Losey’svisionmaybeapocalyptic-itquestionsthepossibilityofrepresentationatall-thevarioustagsofpoetryquotedmakenoimpactonhardmenmenwhorattledthemoffwhenyoung;theShakespeareandualityof’noble’dramacommentedonby’low’comedy,effectsnotranscendence,nogreaterinsight.Losey’scameraworkandcompositionrepeatedlybreaksourinvolvementwiththedrama,anywishwemighthaveformanlysentimentality;inoneremarkablesceneanofficertakesanAubreyBeardsleybookfromthecameraman!Thisideaofthetheatricalevidentlymirrorstherigidclass’roles’playedbythemaincharacters(Hamp’sfatherandgrandfatherwerecobblerstoo;presumablyHargreaves’werealwaysSandhurstcadets).Loseyalsotakesasideswipeatthekitchensinkproject,byusingitstools-historyhasbornehimout.