威尼斯之旅

 本片本讲述的是：乔治·柯汉是本世纪前期著名的百老汇表演艺人，身兼演员、作家、作曲家与舞蹈家于一身，他的生平故事可以说反映了四十年代以前美国娱乐事业的生态。本片是导演迈克尔·柯蒂兹与编剧爱泼斯坦尼兄弟合作的另一佳片，描述柯汉从一个地位卑微的儿童演员力争上游变成百老汇巨星的一生。以出色的制作和歌舞场面重现当年的娱乐圈面貌，并侧面反映了当时的美国社会脉动。在三十年代以主演黑社会片享有盛誉的詹姆斯·卡格尼改变戏路，在银幕上又唱又跳，生动而细腻地注释了主人翁的形象和个性，因而勇夺奥斯卡最佳男主角金像奖，片中出色的歌舞表演亦令人看得眉飞色舞

　　A hit and run of an 18 year old girl becomes the hub of a wheel that sets into motion many a spoke - a journalist , a raging mother, a cop and a system all caught in an ethical dilemma. Questions raised only to realise that truth is rarely pure and never simple.

　　Joseph Fulton, a well-regarded fifty-eight-year-old director of romantic comedies, wants to become assistant groundskeeper at a local cemetery. He wants to work outdoors and be close to nature. Meanwhile, he thinks it’s important to have his last will and testament drawn up. But his highly dramatic actress girlfriend thinks he must be dying and that he is just too brave to tell anyone. The rumor spreads and soon everyone he knows—and some he doesn’t—are crowded into his small apartment to say their last farewells.

  第一集中，少女克莉斯蒂（Ashley Laurence 饰）的家庭遭受魔鬼赛诺贝斯的摧残，亲人相继死亡，她本人也被送入精神病院治疗。除了医生助手凯尔（William Hope 饰）外，没人相信克莉斯蒂的离奇故事。当疯狂的医生菲利普•切诺德（Kenneth Cranham 饰）从助手口中得知少女的经历后，他决定将恶魔重新带回人间。业已死亡的继母朱莉（Clare Higgins 饰），在这个变态狂人的喂养下再次复活……