Palerm

　　The movie is generally lacking in character development. The film at one point follows the creepiest-looking gangster (Flavio Bucci from the "The Night Train Murders") to his home where he is shacking up with another gangster's wife and her kid, but more than character development this seems to be more an excuse for another sex scene. The Placido character has an interesting flashback of him working on a filthy fishing barge, which is contrasted with a fantasy where he is piloting a yacht. This movie is very class-conscious in the way it has this poor Sicilian boy falling for a rich, northern girl (the Italian title "La Orca" comes from the designer outfit she's wearing). Placido is pretty good here, but this handsome, light-complexioned hunk is not too convincing as a lower-class Sicilian ruffian. As for Neihaus, I can't decide if she is a bad actress, or is just playing a really obnoxious character (she's more Paris Hilton than Patty Hearst). She does get naked several times which, judging from the English, title was the primary consideration.

　　在奥利韦里奥的父母宣布离婚的那个晚上，他的父亲因动脉瘤死亡。13岁的他责备他的母亲，责备自己。所有的行为都失去了意义，一切都没有了目的。现实就是，砰的一下，你就死了。为了抗议，奥利韦里奥决定永远不再从躺椅上移开，生命的延续被他带到了池边。朋友和家人给他送来食物，试图说服他离开；他的父亲的双胞胎叔叔莱姆斯来看望他，他是唯一没有试图劝服他的成年人；他的同学玛丽安娜也来了，她起初很不情愿地帮助奥利韦里奥做功课。虚无主义、失落感和内疚感使他的心理治疗师母亲莉莉着了魔。莉莉的新男友使她把责任归咎于自己，但她皇瑟小说阅读免费阅读的内疚感以蟑螂大灾的形式表现了出来。在奥利韦里奥对静止不动的强烈追求中，他学会了原谅自己。他开始理解他已故父亲的心情，并开始与母亲沟通。最后，奥利韦里奥也坠入爱河，将躺椅和泳池抛之脑后。