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《父母心》是獨立電影人約翰．卡薩維蒂於六十年代遇上荷里活製片之產物。故事講及精神科醫生畢蘭加士打聘請了來自音樂學院的朱迪．格蘭，於兒童精神病院利用嶄新手法教導外界認為無可救助的精神病兒童吉娜．羅蘭茲。片中兒童皆來自加州其中一間兒童精神中心，將這班被遺忘的一群真實地呈現在觀眾面前。都市人面對種種生活壓力，大量社會問題備受關注。當面對社會的陰暗面時，主流社會最初會以迴避的態度面對，而經過大量之社會運動、媒體報導等以令社會更多元、開放，以積極的態度去面對。這種社會心態轉變可能用上半個世紀，甚至更長時間。其中兒童問題從來都是一個敏感議題，而卡薩維蒂早在六十年代已利用光影之間揭示社會鮮為人知的一面，廣泛引起主流社會討論。卡薩維蒂是一位極具才華的獨立電影導演，游走於荷里活製作和獨立電影之間，利用偏鋒路線打破固有荷里活電影記事模式，注重強烈的演員性格去反映現實社會。本片被評為卡氏最為大膽作品之一，其寫實性令人嘆為觀止，創新起用精神病兒童在作品中表演。深刻地勾勒出這批非主流兒童的困境，打破大眾對他們的形象。而憑藉這齣先驅作品，我們更可以反思現時香港社會在這方面的缺失。As a result of co-operation between Cassavetes and Hollywood's producers, A Child is Waiting was shown in the 1960s. Burt Lancaster, a psychiatrist, hires Judy Garland to work at a psychiatric facility for children. Garland uses an innovative method to teach a mentally retarded child, Gena Rowland, who the world has turned its back on. Patients in the film were from a real life psychiatric institution, where this group of forsaken children was being honestly presented to the audience.City life is filled with all sorts of stress and problems. When facing the dark side of society, the mainstream community usually takes refuge in escapism. It is only after waves of social movements and media coverage that the people's attitudes about these problems would change and that they would take affirmative action about it. This process might take half century or longer. Children issue has always been a sensitive subject, yet Cassavetes has already chosen to show its untold stories in his film in the early sixties to arouse public discussion.Cassavetes was a talented independent filmmaker who also engaged in Hollywood productions. His works emphasized on his actors, and through their characters, instead of traditional storytelling techniques, explored the realities of society. This film was hailed as the most daring piece of Cassavetes' works. Its realism was praised, especially of his inclusion of real life patients. The patients' difficulties were profoundly illustrated so as to eradicate the public's prejudice against them. From this avant-garde work, we can even reconsider the situation of these issues in Hong Kong.source: Hong Kong Arts Centre

本片改编自芥川文学奖得主又吉直树的舞台剧作品《凜》。在日本的某个小镇，流传着一个不祥的传说——每隔一百年，就会有一个孩子消失。某年冬天，有个男孩从东京转校到了镇上的高中二年级就读。虽然冬天的转学很不常见，但班里的男生很快就和东京来的转校生交上了朋友。突然有一天，他们中有一个人消失不见了，小镇顿时陷入了混乱之中，而那个传说也在这时浮上了所有人的脑海。紧接着，又有一个孩子不见了。人们把怀疑的目光投向了那个转校生，但男孩们却想要相信并守护他们之间的友谊……

许多土地庙都因为有求不应逐渐成为荒凉之地，可是有座挂着“有求必应”匾额的土地庙却从没断过香火，因为这座庙里的土地公婆老两口会想方设法满足人们的祈愿。某月初五，烈日当空，土地公吃过腾云豆上天见玉帝，庙里只剩土地婆一人。船夫、果园主、农夫和小商贩分别来求刮风、不要刮风、下雨和不要下雨时，土地婆想起土地公临别时的话，一一满足了他们的要求，可如此一来却是谁的要求都满足不了。一气之下，土地婆砸了匾额，土地公回来后大吃一惊。问明情况后，土地公笑呵呵说有办法将问题解决。

城市女孩安娜（艾米·亚当斯 Amy Adams 饰）与男友杰里米（亚当·斯科特 Adam Scott 饰）相恋四年，共同申请购买波士顿顶级豪华社区的高尚住宅。安娜本以为杰里米要向自己求婚，失望后听从父亲建议，飞往爱尔兰首都都柏林，打算依照爱尔兰传统，在闰年的2月29日这天向在都柏林参加医学会议的杰里米求婚。没想到飞机遭遇气流，迫降威尔士加的夫。安娜从加的夫雇船航行至爱尔兰丁格尔半岛，狼狈不堪中投宿当地青年德克兰（马修·古迪 Matthew Goode 饰）的海滨旅店。德克兰同意次日开车带安娜前往都柏林，一路上二人相互看不顺眼，争吵不休。争执中又遭遇车坏、暴雨、误点、假扮夫妻投宿农家等爆笑事件，可这一对冤家却也在不断的摩擦中彼此了解，情愫渐生。2月29日终于到来，安娜的一颗芳心究竟要托与何人呢？