地球,还是这个地球。美利坚,也依然叫做美利坚。可眼前“这个”世界,却似乎总有点古怪。撒谎是啥玩意?没听过!骗人是什么意思?没概念!无论是政客还是广告商,无论是觥筹交错的客套名流还是街头的男男女女,在“这个”世界都有一个共同点:直来直去。人与人之间总是坦诚相待,任何人都不会掩饰自己内心的想法,欺骗根本就不存在,就算安慰别人的善意谎言也压根没有,“这个”世界的人类甚至于从来就没有想到过还有骗人这档子事。
在这个只有真实的世界里,有一个名叫马克(瑞奇·贾维斯)的倒霉蛋。这个其貌不扬的家伙成日庸庸碌碌,据没一点同情心且只会说大实话的同事反映:老板(罗伯·洛伊)恨他,助理(蒂娜·菲)讨厌他,连过往的路人甲乙丙丁都对他没啥好脸色。好不容易碰到梦中情人珍妮弗(珍妮弗·加纳)吧,用脚趾头也想得到,人家好端端一只天鹅断看不上他这个体重超标的癞蛤蟆。看来,万念俱灰的马克除了混吃等死之外估计也没别的出路了。
可据说老天爷关了一扇门,总会给你打开一扇窗,不知不觉中,狗屎运终于轮到了马克身上。偶然某次去银行取钱的时候,不知是灵感突发还是神经通窍,账户里本来只有三百大洋的马克,居然破天荒说出了史上第一句胡话:“我账户里有八百块。”毫无怀疑,银行出纳乖乖支付了八百美金,还为工作上的“失误”连连道歉。得意洋洋走出银行,马克突然发现世界格外阳光灿烂。从此,一个接着一个的谎言脱口而出,马克毫不费力就成了衣食无忧、钱财地位齐全的社会名流,美女争相投怀送抱不说,他胡诌乱造的段子居然还被信徒顶礼膜拜。但是,千谎百计总难自圆其说,没撒一个谎就必须用更多更大的谎言去填补,当全世界都等待着他发号施令,完美的肥皂泡似乎也渐渐有了失控的前兆。不过,真正令马克头疼的还不是这些,他最纠结的反而是面对心仪的珍妮弗,任何谎言都变得无所适从……。In this bitingly satirical film Peter Slovan, a continuous source of trouble for the film functionaries of the socialist Slovakia, tackles an evergreen topic – the corruptive effects of power. Barnabáš Kos, a triangle player at a symphonic orchestra, is suddenly promoted to serve as the head of the said institution, even though both he and his superiors deem him completely unfit for the task. Encouraged in equal parts by this unexpected recognition and the servile praise of his colleagues, Kos’s modesty starts to gradually vanish. The erstwhile bashful and aloof percussionist quickly becomes aware of the advantages of his new office, and begins to realise his increasingly ludicrous artistic ambitions. Ultimately, the submissive marionette turns into a source of public humiliation, and his astonishing career finds an abrupt end. Orchestra serves here as a microcosm that grotesquely reflects the absurd and tragicomic mechanisms of the paranoid apparatus of power.
Digitised in 4K and restored in 2K, based on the 35mm camera negative, by the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute. The original film elements are preserved by the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute.
Eva Näripe。由连续并相互构陷的恐怖元素和花絮构成。此次《恐怖故事3》跨越时间将故事呈现,“过去”设置在恐怖故事“狐狸窟”,“现在”聚焦在路怒症Road Rage,“未来”段落围绕人工智能“机械力”。向观众展现不同的元素,释放不同恐怖刺激时本片的内容和目标。。