Haunted by the memory of Walter Holderlin, a soldier he killed during World War I, French musician Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes) confesses to a priest (Frank Sheridan), who grants him absolution. Using the address on a letter he found on the dead man's body, Paul then travels to Germany to find his family.
As anti-French sentiment continues to permeate Germany, Dr. Holderlin (Lionel Barrymore) initially refuses to welcome Paul into his home, but changes his mind when his son's fiancée Elsa identifies him as the man who has been leaving flowers on Walter's grave. Rather than reveal the real connection between them, Paul tells the Holderlin family he was a friend of their son, who attended the same musical conservatory he did.
Although the hostile townspeople and local gossips disapprove, the Holderlins befriend Paul, who finds himself falling in love with Elsa (Nancy Carroll). When she shows Paul her former fiancé's bedroom, he becomes distraught and tells her the truth. She convinces him not to confess to Walter's parents, who have embraced him as their second son, and Paul agrees to forego easing his conscience and stays with his adopted family. Dr. Holderlin presents Walter's violin to Paul, who plays it while Elsa accompanies him on the piano.
The film's original title, The Man I Killed, was changed to The Fifth Commandment to avoid giving "wrong impressions in the minds of the public about the character of the story." It ultimately was released as Broken Lullaby.
看得好费劲啊…明明是一个赌博片儿，生生弄成了文艺片，然后配乐我真的想问一句，老搞的那么rua何必呢……
《第一归正会》的模式延续，亦或该将故事追溯至《出租车司机》。只剩下与昔日罪孽搏斗的死去的心灵在对另一颗伤痕累累的心灵拯救上看到了与自我和解的希望。逼仄，压抑，故事发展缓慢，一如倾注于牌局的那份极致的冷静与控制，却也投射向回忆书写里往日监狱的折磨与狂虐。算牌和审讯都是博弈，即便被无情却空洞的眼神骗过，萦绕于影片中的喘息声也昭示着负罪的灵魂在这两个禁锢的空间中徘徊。爱情戏是败笔，而除了主角外的人物塑造也并不成功，但在施拉德一贯的故事模式和这鲜明的上世纪好莱坞风格下，让人仿佛回到了昔日斯科塞斯的世界里，而在那里，我们曾经何等感慨不已。
整个事件就是环环相扣的系统性悲剧，看得令人无力。本来其实拍得很好，前半段的视听效果什么的都非常厉害，即trippy也让人好几次想起出租车司机。但是后劲无力，编入俗了，从某一个配乐很好的桥段开始慢慢走上了下坡路。男主角基本上独角戏吧，演得虽然看得出用力但是很优秀，男二不太行（又或许演太好？），完全没有什么存在感。想给四星但是扣一扣，因为女性角色都是工具人。
在3和4之间。
施拉德是一位优秀的编剧 但不是优秀的导演 剧情太散且闷… 广角监狱那段是唯一亮点 ？
说的是啥呢 148#2021年看104部电影
新黑色电影与赌片杂糅，鱼眼广角下的战争创伤与幽闭恐惧直直展现在眼前。
ᐈ一个好的牌手能看穿你的想法，无论你是戴上耳塞，穿连帽衫，带上棒球帽，眼镜还是面具，都不能阻挡他看穿你的视线
配乐是真好听
理解把Oscar拍得帅得没边了，但拿拍太空戏的劲儿拍小赌场牌桌和廉价霓虹灯花园是不是太过了，“他不仅又帅又神秘还很有深度，真的很深哦（配乐起）”，最后一幕做作到想掀桌。
极简调度带来的张力几乎只维持了开场的二十分钟，之后就全面崩塌。难以想象保罗施拉德这种级别的创作者会做出这等简陋的分镜，所谓奇观时刻不及琳恩拉姆塞的尾尘。政治议题的融合较之《第一归正会》更加生硬。年度最失望之一
赎罪的本质是悔恨，而沉浸在计算里的是麻痹，到最后，只有在挣扎着以为原谅自己的一瞬，真正的原谅才刚刚开始。如何克服罪恶的过去，如何击败路上潜伏的恶魔，或许爱很重要，但只有死亡会终结一切。
算牌是一层幌子，掩盖了痛苦，在Cirk那条短信后创口被活生生撕裂血肉模糊，走向黑暗的方向，我看的时候整个人都在抖。结尾有点看到《好时光》，“I’ll take you home”，对这种注脚是爱与温情的实在没有抗拒力。对伤痛电影的理解愈发深刻了….
本子太糟了。起初镜头带来的游离感被Tye的引入逐渐消解得了无踪影，随之叙事也被感情戏彻底打乱阵脚；盯着奥斯卡的脸撑完了后半部分。
故作深沉，什么事情都没有讲好，ptsd，赌博，感情，犯罪，全都没有说清楚。
就，看到最后二三十分钟前其实都还不错，结尾拍的太空了（？就让整部电影显得有点弱智起来……
赌场精算钱稳赚，自律蒙布尘不染。
是不是有点类似
在干净，顺滑的数字平面上，许多调度都极为迷人，别的没了
为了Oscar daddy看的 朋友给我说才知道导演居然是出租车司机同一个
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