斯坦顿(布莱德利·库珀 Bradley Cooper 饰)是一个穷困潦倒的男人,误打误撞之中来到了流动马戏团,在这里,他凭借着自己的聪明才智为自己某得了一份差事——为塔罗牌占卜师赞娜(托妮·科莱特 Toni Collette 饰)和她的情人皮特(大卫·斯特雷泽恩 David Strathairn 饰)工作。从这两个人身上,斯坦顿学会了如何依靠巧舌如簧和敏锐观察来施展观众们眼中的“魔法”。
与此同时,斯坦顿还在马戏团里邂逅了名为茉莉(鲁妮·玛拉 Rooney Mara 饰)的女孩,随着时间的推移,斯坦顿和茉莉之间产生了感情。最终,斯坦顿带着茉莉离开了马戏团,他们坚信他们能够靠自己的双手打开一片属于他们的天地。一晃眼多年过去,虽然斯坦顿在占卜圈已经小有名气,但他并不满足,渴望更多的金钱。此时,一个名叫莉莉丝(凯特·布兰切特 Cate Blanchett ...
杰克(科林·福特 Colin Ford 饰)是一名事业十分成功的商人,然而,每时每刻,死亡的恐惧都笼罩着他,因为他的血液中流淌着家族的诅咒,杰克的家族里,没有人能够活过三十岁,这也就意味着,每当一天过去,杰克就离死期又迈近了一步。在三十岁生日来临之际,杰克与偶然之中发现了一具巨人的尸骨,这个发现彻底改变了杰克的命运。
原来,在很久很久以前,第一代杰克准备卖掉家中唯一的一头奶牛,以维持生计,杰克遇见了一个神秘的老人,老人用五颗豌豆换走了杰克的奶牛,当杰克种下豌豆,长出的竟然是一根高耸入云的豆苗,杰克顺着豆苗往上爬,来到了充满了魔法的神奇巨人城堡。杰克偷走了巨人的鹅和竖琴,虽然凭借着这两样宝物发家致富,却也令家族背负了诅咒。而能改变这一切的正是如今的杰克,他所要拯救的不仅仅是自己的性命,还有整个巨人世界。
看似光鲜的国际大都会,阳光照不进的角落里顽强而卑微的生命竭力求生。干瘦邋遢的比利(托马斯·哈登·丘奇 Thomas Haden Church 饰)是流浪大军中的一员,他沉默寡言,人生无望,偶然得到的一本留着灼烧痕迹的日记,给了他些许慰藉。日记似乎出自一名无父无母的小女孩之手,女孩将心中喜怒哀乐诉诸笔端,不知不觉中她变成了威利的知心好友。在此期间,浪荡少年们驱车来到流浪汉聚集点,悬赏50美金看他们互殴。挣到钱的威利无心存款,选择将钱挥霍一空。另外他还认识了在战争中失去双腿的退役军人小脚趾(托马斯·哈登·丘奇 Thomas Haden Church 饰),为了照拂对方的面子,他花钱请小脚趾阅读女孩的日记,却又让这个战斗英雄想起了痛苦的战争经历。
凛冬来临,如野狗一般求生的流浪汉们,寻求着哪怕一丁点的尊严与希望……
They do not show war in this film, they show people and their dreams and hopes ruined by the war. It is not just another "war film", but it rises to the level of a true Tragedy. Not a propagandist or a sob story. Many critics compare this film to another famous Russian war drama, The Cranes Are Flying. I still think that The House I Live in is better, though, if you've seen The Cranes and liked it, most probably you'll love this one either. Both films were shot in 1957 and treat the war theme from the similar humane perspective. I wouldn't cut a single shot from the film, all of them are just in place. I do not know if it can be found outside Russia, if yes, don't miss it.
Many critics pointed out resemblances between Dom, V Kotorom Ya Zhivu (The House I Live In) and the better-known Soviet film The Cranes are Flying. Set in the years prior to and during WWII, the story centers on the various residents of a co-op house. Though the directors never show the war itself, its tragic impact is felt throughout the film. And despite the potential for Soviet propaganda, what sticks in the mind is the universality of the experiences endured by the leading characters. Dom, V Kotorom Ya Zhivu was one of Russian's entries in the 1958 Brussels Film Festival.
Siccin 5 tells the story of a family returning to their nightmare after the ceremony that took place years ago. Hale is a young girl of 12 years old and lives in a historic house in Nevsehir- Turkey with her family.