Shortly before he is to wed, millionaire John Willis is visited by Dr. Harry S. Blair, a psychiatrist who informs him that years before he was married to Nancy, John's wife-to-be, and warns him that she is mentally unbalanced.
Blair then relates the following story: After a whirlwind romance in Florida, Blair marries Nancy and starts a psychiatric practice in New York. One day, artist Norman Clyde comes to his office and tells him that an innocent man is about to be executed in Sing Sing Prison and that Nancy is the cause of his unjust incarceration. A distraught Clyde then explains himself to a curious Blair:
Three years before, Clyde meets Nancy, whose maiden name was Monks, when she enrolls in his art class. The moody Clyde soon falls in love with Nancy's honest charm and beauty. Nancy, a secretary, introduces Clyde to her boss, millionaire Andrew Bonner, and persuades Bonner to showcase Clyde's paintings at one of his private showings. To Nancy's delight, Clyde's painting, a depiction of the tragic figure Cassandra for which she modeled, wins first prize at the showing. The evening is perfect until an expensive bracelet is stolen from a guest, and Clyde later finds it in Nancy's purse. After Clyde confronts a confused Nancy about the theft, she relates the following story to explain her behavior:
As a young girl, Nancy lives with her housekeeper mother in the lavish Willis home and plays with Karen, the Willises' little daughter. Although Karen wants to invite Nancy to her upcoming birthday party, Mrs. Willis refuses to allow the lower-class Nancy to attend. A true friend, Karen promises to give Nancy one of the pins her guests are receiving. When Karen realizes there are no extra pins, however, she offers Nancy the beautiful locket she has just received from her mother. Nancy's subsequent joy is soon crushed when Mrs. Willis demands that she return the locket. Later, the locket is discovered missing, and Nancy is accused of theft. Although Nancy's mother soon finds the locket in Karen's dress, Mrs. Willis refuses to believe Nancy and forces her to "confess."
The adult Nancy then admits to Clyde that this childhood humiliation caused her unconscious desire to steal the bracelet at the party. After a forgiving Clyde returns the bracelet anonymously, he and Nancy continue their romance until the next party at the Bonners'. Suspecting that the absent Nancy is spending the evening in Bonner's arms, Clyde leaves the party to look for her and sees her exiting Mrs. Bonner's bedroom just after two gunshots are fired. Bonner is found murdered, and Mrs. Bonner's diamond necklace, stolen. Although Nancy and Clyde are questioned, valet Myron Dexter is eventually found guilty and is sentenced to die. Clyde, however, strongly suspects Nancy, but she angrily maintains her innocence and leaves for Florida.
Back in his office, Blair defends Nancy to Clyde but invites him to his house that evening. When confronted, Nancy denies everything and tells Blair that Clyde is merely jealous. The next day, Dexter is executed, and a guilt-ridden Clyde jumps from Blair's office window to his death.
To avoid scandal, Blair and Nancy move to England, and after World War II breaks out, Blair volunteers his medical services, while Nancy becomes an ambulance driver. Expressing concern over Blair's health, Nancy insists that they take a vacation at Lord and Lady Wyndham's manor house. Just as they are leaving, Blair learns that one of Lady Wyndham's valuable jewels has been stolen. Blair suspects Nancy but is unable to prove anything until a bomb destroys their flat and reveals her cache of stolen jewels.
Although confronted directly, Nancy continues to deny any guilt and divorces Blair after he suffers a nervous breakdown. Back in John's study, Blair, like Clyde before him, tries to convince John to abandon Nancy, who now uses the name Patton. John, however, believes Nancy when she tells him that Blair is still suffering from his breakdown.
Moments before the wedding is to start, Nancy's future mother-in-law, the unsuspecting Mrs. Willis, gives her the same locket that she once took away, and tells her that it is a precious family heirloom. The locket causes Nancy to be overcome with guilt, and she collapses at the altar in hysterics. As Nancy is later taken away to an institution, John sadly realizes the truth of Blair's story, but determines to see Nancy through her crisis.
没有波澜起伏的情节，克制的黑白画面，城市的光影依然温暖。很多对白，舒缓而充满奇思妙想。采访和生活两条线都很棒。连孩子都知道情绪是需要表达出来的，为什么有那么多真心话，需要对着话筒才能说？
B+/79｜“如果你所构想的事情永远都不会发生，那你只能说：C'mon c‘mon c'mon c'mon…”文本构建非常巧妙，节奏紧凑但不窒息。作为一个从小就听话懂事的孩子，从来没人告诉过我“I’m not fine is a reasonable expression.”看着我们也在用的相同的耳机和话筒，想起我们同学一起聚会的时候总有人拿出zoom说我要开始录音了。温情真挚的演出让人动容，让我想起去年在家照顾小外甥的时光，情绪多变又敏感多动，精疲力尽之后，还是会紧紧地拥抱他说下次再见。#LondonCurzonBloomsbury#
补，喜欢在评论里看到的一句：这是一部能让人变得柔软的电影。
问题家庭的聪明孩子，跟录音师叔叔一起生活工作的记录。穿插了很多青少年的采访，似乎多是移民，了解大家对新生活的感受
Mike's the gentlest. Tears. More tears.
C'mon and C'mon, find and find.
除了摄影，「呼朋引伴」的台词是超越其他同类电影的关键。比如图②。事实上，图片上所截取的诗一般哲理的句子，是来自于CLAIRE A NIVOLA 的绘本STAR CHILD。虽然是引用，仍然匠心无比。
情绪的不断变化，脆弱敏感又如此吸引人，可以一直一直拍下去。
1. 孩子很像是本色出演，否则演技太高超了。
要是关于孩子的采访部分真的套拍了一个纪录片一定会更有趣
两星半。很温柔的电影，我喜欢里面的摄影空镜构图，很生活化，很活在当下。因为黑白画面又有复古感。我对华金真的没太大感觉，我爱他哥哥。但太文艺了，太啰嗦了，这大段大段的对白又长又多又矫情，每一个字我都懒得看。还有养小孩可真他妈烦人。
Very beautiful, if only we all had amazing adventures and amazing people like these when we were growing up. There will be so much for you to learn and feel, things you would have never expected to happen:)) also, I miss California and New Orleans so much.
#2021 chicago international film festival。当初在选片的时候，因为一条“美国版菊次郎的夏天”的短评，让我决定不能错过。事实证明确实拍的很棒。我只恨自己英语还不够好，这种纯靠台词推动，对白很精妙的电影，有些地方还是不能完全听懂get。生活中大家都不会用播音腔字正腔圆的说话，都是带有各种语气语音语调的吞音连音变音气声，还有很多俚语和生活化的口语，听起来就难了很多。笑点也不能每一个都踩到，经常大家笑的时候我一脸懵逼。但是不影响整体的观感，泪点的地方我还是热泪盈眶了，只是缺了很多有血有肉的细节。小男孩演的真的太好了，凤凰也确实配得上影帝级的表演。真的是很温暖治愈美好的一部电影。
看完以后一直纠结于
太细腻了. 太喜欢了. 拿捏的真好. Felix和小男孩演的真好. 女主演的也挺好的.
今日4-feature run大轴 AMC The Grove 14 最后有Woody和Mike的Q&A 本来以为Joaquin会来555 结果他首映来greet audience了 今天并没来 不过Woody也好可爱 非常能说会说 跟电影里的角色差不多都是小大人精灵鬼头哈哈哈 这电影里大概是我见过的最tender/loving的Joaquin了 Mike的电影一贯的风格 紧凑而自然的对话 有不少是spontaneous的 有些地方很touching Jesse点题的那句话我深以为然 qna时说在电影节hilary swank看了说‘我以为是女导演拍的’ Mike当作至高称赞 i thought & feel the same haha
年度最佳。爱丽丝城市漫游记+里斯本的故事。
大龄舅与幼童甥的差异、沟通和情感，用黑白色调展现，很有味道。摄影不错。
会讲话的电动牙刷
任何型男老了都变成暖男，杰昆亦如是，在表现慈父感和为了和孩子好好相处的各种细节真的是分寸太好，好演员果然经得起任何角色。电影里老少互动的和谐感，黑白片的质感也超好。
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