Haunted by the memory of Walter Holderlin, a soldier he killed during World War I, French musician Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes) confesses to a priest (Frank Sheridan), who grants him absolution. Using the address on a letter he found on the dead man's body, Paul then travels to Germany to find his family.
As anti-French sentiment continues to permeate Germany, Dr. Holderlin (Lionel Barrymore) initially refuses to welcome Paul into his home, but changes his mind when his son's fiancée Elsa identifies him as the man who has been leaving flowers on Walter's grave. Rather than reveal the real connection between them, Paul tells the Holderlin family he was a friend of their son, who attended the same musical conservatory he did.
Although the hostile townspeople and local gossips disapprove, the Holderlins befriend Paul, who finds himself falling in love with Elsa (Nancy Carroll). When she shows Paul her former fiancé's bedroom, he becomes distraught and tells her the truth. She convinces him not to confess to Walter's parents, who have embraced him as their second son, and Paul agrees to forego easing his conscience and stays with his adopted family. Dr. Holderlin presents Walter's violin to Paul, who plays it while Elsa accompanies him on the piano.
The film's original title, The Man I Killed, was changed to The Fifth Commandment to avoid giving "wrong impressions in the minds of the public about the character of the story." It ultimately was released as Broken Lullaby.
野心和良心不能共存，再伟大的英雄失德失势以后也不过疯子，居然在战斗中去拣王冠被砍头，这一幕设置的太好了。近距离话剧加黑白影展的配置，大爱。演员们的脸和演技全部经受特写镜头考验，还如此干净流畅，厉害啊
以后别改了吧。
极简的城堡风，极致唯美的摄影，莎士比亚的经典台词。这无疑是电影史上迄今为止最好的麦克白。
丹泽尔华盛顿演得确实是不太行……灯光真漂亮，女巫那几场戏非常好。
还挺希望乔尔大胆改一下的。可惜本质上是旧剧场的。转场的手段有意无意地强化了段落感，人物的出现和退场也都被严密安排。调度执拗（僵硬）到甚至像能读到剧本一般：“地点，城堡。麦克白上。与大臣争吵。下。”所以只能看到场景，而难以形成情境。几乎是一个步调，没有强弱，缺乏变奏。视觉是好看的，像不断翻新的舞台布景。但极致形式的背面，是情感的虚无。于是注定会缺乏宿命感：过分冷漠从来不是悲剧的根源，过分的渴望才是。
把戏剧搬入电影
这版的麦克白夫人被改的很有人性，死因也更加神秘
极简的布景反而更衬演技 大量的独白不抓马也不违和 算是优质的改编了
Life's but a walking shadow，a poor player，
莎士比亚的话剧对白 配上乔治德基里科似的画面，体验非常奇妙
相对于耳熟能详的故事，画面真是出彩。和2015年的那部相比是完全不同的风格。舞台效果极端明显，黑白反差和层次优秀至极。数码摄像机下人物质感清晰富有层次。但没有突破既有的故事框架，只是中规中矩的把大家都知道的故事讲完了。开场的女巫的表演令人惊叹，恰到好处地表现了命运对主人公的嘲弄。而后面大段的莎翁式的独白反而疏远了与观众的距离。画面是教科书级别的，男女主人公的表演也是教科书级别的。又是一部我可以临摹借鉴的黑白大作，看了非常过瘾。
麦克白真是黑色电影的母题 科恩兄用现当代的表现主义手法打着Noir之光照亮古典叙事
极致形式感，视觉控的享受，摄影彰显魔力，浓浓的奥逊威尔斯味儿，表现主义手法去拍古典戏剧，悲悯苍凉，戏剧台词可以汇成诗篇。（另外女巫没提奥斯卡女配真悲哀）
ps.科恩嫂什么都好，就是走路姿势注意一下，自身走路方式太有标志性了
1.4 Seattle 在举起王冠的时候 细的缝隙和走廊 去床上 褪去的水和声音
没看过其他版本的，至少这个版本我看着质感非常不错，相当震撼。
影像风格拉满，舞台感极强，棚摄感很强，建筑颇有表现主义和极简风的糅合。可以看出很努力想打造一个全新的视觉效果来当新酒瓶，来装这个故事。但故事性确实很弱，麦克白的改变不流畅，有一种被导演控制的感觉，但依旧因为摄影想打高分。
仿佛看了一个舞台剧，黑白片也不显得沉闷。喜欢配乐，另外表白弗兰西斯·麦克多蒙德，如果不是三封了，也许阿姨还能再来一个奥提
总的来说，该片舞台剧不像舞台剧，电影不像电影。
棚拍制作出来舞台美学
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