‘Encanto’

“Encanto,” the 60th feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, is the colorful tale of a Colombian family in which everyone has superhuman powers — everyone, that is, except for one teenager, Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz). Directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush (“Zootopia”), along with Charise Castro Smith, the film is a celebration of Colombian culture, a tribute to the literary tradition of magical realism, and a musical with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda. But at its heart, “Encanto” is one girl’s coming-of-age story.

‘House of Gucci’

Ridley Scott’s true-crime drama is adapted from a book by Sara Gay Forden. “I think this was a story where life is stranger than fiction,” Forden told Rachel Tashjian in GQ. She’s not wrong. The story begins with Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) trying to wrestle control of the family business from his uncle Aldo (Al Pacino), with the help of his ambitious wife, Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga). But a jet-setting saga of luxury fashion and dynastic feuding ends up with one Gucci hiring a hitman to murder another.

‘Belfast’

Having launched his directorial career with a run of Shakespeare adaptations, Kenneth Branagh has devoted the past decade to such splashy, big-budget studio fare as “Thor,” “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” “Cinderella,” and “Artemis Fowl.” Now, though, he has made his most personal film, a small-scale black-and-white drama which sees the Northern Irish capital through the eyes of a working-class boy (Jude Hill) in the late-1960s. Branagh himself was born in the city and lived there until he moved to England at the age of 9.

‘Drive My Car’

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s meditative drama won the best screenplay award when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Adapted from a 40-page Haruki Murakami short story, “Drive My Car” revolves around an actor-turned director, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), who was happily married to a screenwriter, despite her numerous infidelities. Two years after his wife’s sudden death, Yusuke accepts a job at a theatre festival in Hiroshima. As he is chauffeured to and from his rented house by a quiet young woman (Toko Miura), he slowly comes to terms with betrayal and bereavement.

Words to Learn 相关词汇

【常常旅游的】chángcháng lǚyóu de jet-setting denoting a wealthy and fashionable person who travels widely and frequently for pleasure

【丧亲之痛】sàngqīn zhītòng bereavement the state of being sad because a family member or friend has recently died

《魔法满屋》

华特迪士尼动画工作室第60部动画长片

《魔法满屋》讲述的是一个哥伦比亚家庭的多彩故事。在这个家庭里，每个人都拥有超能力，除了十几岁的米拉贝尔（斯蒂芬妮•比翠丝配音）。拜伦•霍华德和杰拉德•布什（曾执导《疯狂动物城》）以及查里斯•卡斯特罗•史密斯共同导演的这部电影是对哥伦比亚文化的致敬，对魔幻现实主义文学传统的礼赞，同时也是一部音乐片，歌曲出自林-曼努尔•米兰达之手。但是影片的核心是一个女孩的成长故事。

《古驰家族》

雷德利•斯科特这部基于真事犯罪事件的影片改编自莎拉•盖•弗登的一本书。弗登告诉《GQ》杂志的瑞秋•塔什吉安说：“我认为在这个故事里，真实的情节比虚构的情节还要离奇。”她说的没错。在故事的开头，莫里吉奥•古驰（亚当•德赖弗饰演）试图在野心勃勃的妻子帕翠莎•雷加尼（嘎嘎小姐饰演）的帮助下，从伯父奥尔多（阿尔•帕西诺饰演）手里抢夺家族生意的控制权。这场高端时尚的奢华传奇和家族内部的争权夺利最后以其中一位古驰（帕翠莎）雇人杀死另一位古驰（莫里吉奥）告终。

《贝尔法斯特》

肯尼思•布拉纳用一连串莎士比亚作品改编电影开启了自己的导演生涯，过去十年他拍摄了《雷神》、《一触即发》、《灰姑娘》和《阿特米斯的奇幻历险》等大片。这部《贝尔法斯特》却是他最个人化的作品。这部小成本黑白片通过一个工人阶级男孩（裘德•希尔饰演）的视角来看上世纪60年代末期的北爱尔兰首都。布拉纳自己就是在贝尔法斯特出生的，直到9岁搬到英格兰之前他一直生活在那里。

《驾驶我的车》

滨口龙介执导的这部深刻的电影在戛纳电影节首映并赢得了最佳编剧奖。《驾驶我的车》改编自村上春树的40页短篇小说，讲述的是由演员改行做导演的加福佑介（西岛秀俊饰演）和他的妻子有过一段幸福的婚姻。他的妻子是一名编剧，曾多次出轨。在妻子骤然离世两年后，加福接受了广岛戏剧节的一份工作。他雇佣了一名安静的年轻女子（三浦透子饰演）来替他开车，往返于工作地点和租住的寓所之间。在车后座上他逐渐与妻子的背叛和痛失爱人的事实达成了和解。 (chinadaily.com.cn)