Citizen Kane
Recognized as the greatest film in the history of cinema, it was the screen debut written and directed by the ghost talent Orson Wells at the age of 26. The film tells that after the death of the American newspaper tycoon Kane who left the "rose bud" in the sauna manor, a young journalist was commissioned by the media to investigate the meaning of these four words, that is, he visited Kane's former colleague and friend, from the mouth of the newspaper chairman Bernstein, learned about Kane's origins and how to create public opinion to involve the United States in the war of 1897. He is also known for his complicated relationship with his second wife ,singer) Susan and her defeat in the presidential race. After listening to a lot of narration, the reporter went to the library to check the detailed information about Kane, more of Kane's side, his youth experience and relationship with his mother were also known to him, however, the meaning of the four words "rose bud" was still unknown to him.
Rashomon
Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, released in 1950, is a masterpiece in the Japanese film industry. The film tells the story of Rashomon Gate, the main south gate of Kyoto, Japan. The monk, the firewood cutter and the beggar sheltered under the city gate, and the three of them chatted, and the topic began, and the prelude to the story began: a samurai and his wife passed through a barren mountain and encountered an accident. The wife was insulted, and the samurai was brutally killed. How did the tragedy come about? The murderer, the wife, and the witch who testified by the ghost of the samurai all have their own accounts. There is only one truth, but the purpose for which each person gives testimony is different. In order to beautify their own morality, alleviate their sins, and cover up their mistakes, everyone begins to narrate a version of the story that glorifies themselves. The tragedy on the barren mountain has become a fog that cannot be clearly seen. After talking, the rain passed. The woodcutter found a weeping abandoned baby next to Rashomon. He decided to adopt it and carried the baby into the depths of the setting sun.
Once Upon a Time in America
"Once Upon a Time in America" is a very classic film, which tells the story of the United States in the twenties, new York teenager "Noodles" and a few friends of the same age met the clever and cunning "Maida", they began to engage in smuggling activities. Soon after, Noodles was killed in a gunfight and imprisoned. A few years later, "Noodles" was released from prison, and the friends at that time had become able-bodied young people, and under the leadership of "Makda", they began a series of robbery, theft, and extortion activities. As the criminal activities continued to deepen, "Maida" seemed to be carried away by the victory and even included the US Federal Reserve Bank in the target of the operation. "Noodles" can't bear to see his friend going to ruin, and secretly calls the police to force "Mai Da" to give up. The police engaged in a fierce gun battle with Noodle's friends, and "Mai Da" and others were all killed. "Noodles" leaves New York with deep remorse and pain, returning to the place where he grew up as a teenager...
Mulholland Road
The film tells the story of a car accident in Mulholland Road late at night, in which the woman Rita loses her memory. She stumbled into an apartment to hide. One man said he often dreamed of a place called Yun qi, where a demon was staring at him. So he came to Yunqi, and if he really saw a monster appear behind the wall, the man fainted on the spot. Another killer killed the man in front of him, but the crappy one caused a lot of trouble. The story returns to Betty, a woman who has just arrived in Hollywood to "find her dreams", and her uncle and aunt have a wide range of popularity in the film industry, which makes Betty's development more powerful and the audition is well received. Meanwhile, the apartment she lives in happens to be Rita's hiding place. Betty takes Rita in, and the two get along. Faced with Rita, who can't remember who she is, Betty decides to help her find her memories back. A director wants to decide the heroine of a new play for himself, but is forced to arrange the candidate. When his work was not going well, he also found his wife sleeping with the cleaner. These seemingly loose events, like a labyrinth, lead to a world that people can't guess...
The Godfather
The film tells that in the United States in the 40s, the "godfather" Vito Don Corleone was the leader of the corleone family of the mafia, leading the family to engage in illegal activities, but at the same time he was also the protector of many weak civilians, deeply loved by people. By rejecting drug lord Soloso's demands for a drug deal, the conflict between the Corleone family and several other mafia families in New York intensified. On Christmas Eve, Soloso kidnapped The Godfather's staff officer Tom and sent someone to assassinate the "Godfather"; because of the betrayal of the traitor, the "Godfather's" eldest son Sunny was killed by the enemy; the younger son Mike was also involved and lost his beloved wife. The contradictions between the mafia families are getting more and more intense...
Two Big Smoking Guns
The film tells the story of Eddie, who is quick-witted and a master of playing cards. With the support of three friends, Eddie participated in the high gambling game of the underworld with huge funds, did not want to fall into the trap, and owed 500,000 gambling debts. In order to pay off the gambling debt, Eddie and his friends racked their brains to finally calculate a group of drug dealers and buy two old-fashioned smoking guns for the robbery. Not wanting this restless group of drug dealers, they were thinking about the money of their drug suppliers and carried out a robbery on the same day. After the drug dealers took the trouble to get the neat money ironed by the drug supplier, Eddie and they were lucky enough to enjoy it. But they don't know that behind this seemingly simple robbery, there are more powerful characters involved. The two smoking guns in their hands also hide many stories. Can they get away with being in the vortex of ignorance and recklessness? The occasional incident of laughter is interspersed with the poignant humor of small people and big people.
"East Evil West Poison"
The film tells that on the night when the lover married his brother, Ouyang Feng left Baituo Mountain and walked into a small town in the desert to become a killer intermediary. His friend, the swordsman Huang Yaoshi, came to the town every year to drink with him, and the news about Baituo Mountain in the wine conversation made his thoughts of forgetting the past gradually turn into self-deception. Huang Yaoshi is only superficially windy. He had a crush on his friend Taohua, the wife of a "blind warrior", who left him forever after her husband's death, and to murong Yan, the woman who was infatuated with him, he was unwilling to fulfill the promise he had made casually, which made Murong Yan lose himself in his identity. Hong Qi, Village Girl, and others who formed a brief "buy murder" relationship with Ouyang Feng also had a painful past that only they themselves knew and did not want to look back on.
The Biography of Gandhi
The film tells the story of the epic legendary life of The Indian Mahatma Gandhi. In 1893, at the age of 24, Gandhi was invited to south Africa to work as a lawyer, determined to lead Indian immigrants in a non-violent and uncooperative protest there, and was imprisoned for it. After his release from prison, Gandhi returned to his homeland, established a high monk's ashram in the Sambalang area, and joined the Indian independence movement led by the Congress Party to promote the concept of non-violent and non-cooperative struggle. Gandhi was imprisoned four times during the movement; through his tireless efforts and under the leadership of the Congress Party, India's independence was finally on the agenda, and Gandhi traveled to London in 1931 to attend a round table on independence. However, with the approach of independence, the religious contradictions between Muslims and Hindu peoples in India have become increasingly prominent, and Gandhi's concept of non-violent non-cooperation has faced more serious new challenges...
The Biography of Mozart
The film tells the story of the life of the genius Mozart from the perspective of a court musician, Sarrieli. Sarielli is a well-known figure in the Viennese music scene, and since he met Mozart, the fire of jealousy in his heart has burned and cannot be calmed. Mozart has always won the amazement of the audience with his extraordinary musical works, and his operas such as "The Marriage of Figaro" have become classics that have been passed down through the ages. Sarrieli's envy and envy of Mozart has developed to the point of almost distorting. He repeatedly obstructed Mozart's career — deliberately shortening the opera stage, maliciously deleting Mozart's works, and mercilessly torturing Mozart when he was suffering from the loss of his father. In the last years of his life, the poor and weak Mozart wrote his posthumous work "Requiem", and a generation of masters died at the age of 35, leaving immortal works. Sarielli, on the other hand, had long awaited his fateful end.
Truman's World
The film tells that Truman is an ordinary person who can no longer be ordinary, except for some strange experiences - the sudden disappearance of his first love girlfriend, the father who drowned suddenly seems to appear in front of him again, and he is no different from most American men in their 30s. This made him feel very disappointed. He also tried to leave the place where he had lived for many years, but he could not do it for various reasons. Until one day, he suddenly realized that he seemed to be being followed all the time, no matter where he went or what he did. This feeling is getting stronger and stronger. Truman decided to run away at all costs from the place where he had lived for more than 30 years in search of his first girlfriend. But he found himself unable to escape. The truth is actually cruel.