InthetimeofCounter-ReformationamillerandhissoncomeunderinvestigationbyapriestoftheInquisitionwhenrumorsspreadthattheirprosperitycomesfromworkingwiththeDevil.TheDevil’sTrapisafilmdirectedbyFrantišekVlá必修ilbasedonanovelbyAlfrédTechnikadaptedbyFrantišekA.DvorákandMilošKratochvíl.ItwasthefirstofthreehistoricaldramasthatVlá必修ilmadeduringtheCzechNewWave(technicallyheisn’treallyapartoftheNewWavehoweverthesefilmsweremadeduringthesameeraofartisticfreedom)precedinghismorewellknownMarketaLazarová(1967)andValleyoftheBees(1968).Setinthelate16thCenturyduringtheCatholicReformationintheMoravianKarstsituatedinwhatisnowtheEasternCzechRepublicittellsthetaleofamiller(VítezslavVejrazka)andhissonJan(VítOlmer),whocomeundersuspicionandareinvestigatedbyaJesuitpriestoftheInquisition(MiroslavMacháchek),whenrumorsofwitchcraftarespreadbythelocalregent(CestmírRanda)whoisjealousofthemiller’sprosperityanddegreeofrespectamongthelocalpopulace.AsexpectedfromVlá必修ilthisfilmisastunningexperienceallthewaythrough.FromtheopeningshotanominousmanipulationofperspectivewithacloseupofamangledfigureofChristdominatingtheforegroundagainstatinyfigureinblackwalkingalongthehorizon,tothebreathtakingconfrontationalfinaleinsidethevaststalactitefilledKarstcaverns,itisawonderfuldisplayofvisualmastery.MaybenotquiteasimpressiveasMarketaLazarová,butstillfullofastonishingimagery.Asseenfromuniqueanglesanddistinctpointsofviewwhichhighlightthedirector’sremarkablesenseofawarenessofframing,motionandpositioningontheemotionalanddramatictoneofthescene.Themostmemorablebeingarepeatedshotwherethecameraissuspendedandlaunchedwithspeedthroughtheairtowardsthemiller’sdoor.ThestoryhereisasimpleoneandIwouldsaymoreaccessiblethanhislaterworks.Withaconventionalstructureemphasizedasmuchbyitsplotandcharactersthanbyitsexpressionisticcinematographyorauthentichistoricaldetail.Theeventsplayoutwithoutmuchsurpriseandthereisastrongunderlyingalmostsupernaturalmysteriousaspectthatisleftunresolved,infactbarelyexploredwhichisslightlydisappointingbutonlybecauseit’ssofascinatingthatIwishtherewasmore.Actingisgreatallaround.Particularlythevillains:MiroslavMacháchekasthepriestcastingasinisterandimposingshadowwhereverhegoesandCestmírRandaastheweasellikeregentbehindallthepersecution.WhileVítOlmerbringsacharismaticleadingmanpresenceinhisroleasthemiller’ssonJaninlovewiththelovelyorphangirlMartina(KarlaChadimová)whobecomesadangerousobjectofrivalrybetweenJanandotheryoungmenofthevillage.ThefilmalsofeaturestheevocativemusicofZden必修kLiška(perhapsthemostprolificcomposeroftheCzechNewWave).InthishissecondofelevencollaborationswithVlá必修ilhiscompositionsareusedsparinglybuttogreateffectcomplimentingbutneveroverpoweringascene.Thebestexampleofwhichcanbeheardinanamazinglyshotcelebrationanddancesequenceattheendofthesecondact.TheDevil’sTrapmightnotbeamasterpiecebutitisstillastrongeffortwithafascinatingstraightforwardstoryandaglorioushistoricalsettingcapturedbeautifullybyVlá必修il’sunmistakablevisualprowess.AfineworkthatwouldalsobetheperfectstarterplatetoprepareyourselfforthechallengingfeastofMarketaLazarováorTheValleyoftheBees.Itevenhasaneasytodigestrunningtime.It’sthereforepuzzlingwhythisgemremainslargelyoverlookedandignored.8686电影为您提供魔鬼的陷阱在线观看,魔鬼的陷阱在线点播,魔鬼的陷阱8686电影与您在一起,这里是您娱乐和学习的好地方!学习和工作疲惫时您可以观看搞笑的电影与电视剧和欢快的综艺节目能够缓解压力,增添您的快乐;这里有经典的欧美电视剧和日韩电视剧,标准的中,英,日,韩语和清晰的中文字幕,可以在休闲中同时间学习外语,让您的外语水平得到提高;浪漫的港台剧,让您重温昔日的浪漫情怀.
