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.
这结局处置太细腻了，对女主一个多小时的隐忍给出了最完美的答案
桑德拉还是那个桑德拉 多给一分是给一个在现实中永远求不到的底层人的公证
幸好，因为他 她 他 她。。。的一意善念，才没让这世间的悲剧一个接着一个地发生。无比扎实的本子！导演不徐不疾地把故事展开，桑德拉·布洛克的表演依然是影后级的。
一度想要放弃，反转后，我感觉一切情有可原了，
苦情，不过是在亲情上。桑德拉演技是好的，心近如死灰，受尽屈辱和摧残，忍辱负重的样子还是很有说服力的。就是剧情本身的基点，如果当时不去顶罪，以妹妹的年龄根本无须承担多少责任，本来就是一个意外，隐姓埋名，带着妹妹远走他乡，陪伴和照顾她成长不是更好吗？
观看过程五味成杂。女性版“海边的曼彻斯特”，女主演技爆棚，光是眼神就能体会出那种有苦不能说，有苦不想说，有苦说不出的无奈。
女主一直隐忍着自己的情绪，只有见到自己妹妹的那一刻，情绪迸发了出来！
换做是我也会做同样的事，没有一个父母是不愿意牺牲的
为了亲爱的妹妹承担了一切也无怨言
女主可以拿奥斯卡了。剧情虽然有点为对而对，但她的演技的确是无可指责
全程憋屈 还好最后happy ending 再次思考禁枪有多么必要。桑姐nb。
4.5 仇恨会毁掉一切…法律的罪和真正的罪是不一样的。有罪的是那把上了膛的枪，是爱戏弄人的命运。
为了曾经的女神看的。剧情太痛苦了，看得很抑郁。
2021年12月25日观看。桑德拉演的很好，情绪拿捏到位。
生活碾压我们一次还嫌不够，还要持续性的，是嫌我们还不够苦逼吗？
Sandra 无懈可击的表现，把人与人的情感发挥到极致，感人至深却不催人泪下，不过度煽情，理性的结局让你沉默不语。09年剧集改编的：https://movie.douban.com/subject/3286084/。
拍得细腻，桑姐演得细腻。 // 比较典型的生活化悬疑，露丝冲老家之前我还真没想过是这种发展。 // 被保护得那么好的妹妹，有没有些当今美国人的影子？ // 结尾妹妹要是不认识露丝就好了……哎呀我真残忍。 // PS 又是一部没有人错的电影，那到底谁错了呢？
这个演技配得上这大女主的戏，全程心疼这个角色，多希望她得到一个拥抱啊，好在最后如愿。如何被这个社会重新接纳，想起《奥斯陆，八月未央》
看的很难受，是因为家庭的琐碎和艰辛，将近2/3才告诉观众是妹妹犯下的罪，片尾的闪回交代了小孩子的记忆很清晰，知道姐姐为她顶罪。姐姐出狱为了知道妹妹过的如何尝试了各种方法，本以为警长的儿子会冲动复仇，但是life will go on。
描述底层白人真实冰冷的生活，充满爱和挣扎。桑德拉·布洛克会是今年奥斯卡最佳女主吧 演技绝了
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