二战胜利后，纳粹军人克劳斯隐藏了起来，他通过服用抗衰老药，活到了20世纪90年代，他与双胞胎弟弟布拉格一起研制时光机器，计划利用时光机器返回1944年的德国，并将氢弹现给希特勒，使他战胜盟军，彻底改变现代历史... 　　http://i.mtime.com/2859432/blog/7710970/

本片根据卢斯蒂格的小说《一个来自安特卫普的女孩》改编。 　　1973年，居住在纽约的捷克犹太作家威利·弗雷德知道儿子女朋友的母亲也曾被关押在奥斯维辛集中营，父子俩登门拜会，威利见到了苦寻三十年的集中营恋人科莱特·科恩，威利的记忆闸门再次被打开…… 　　1943年7月威利被转押到奥斯维辛·比克瑙集中营，不久比利时犹太女孩科莱特也被火车送来。威利在火车站台上叮嘱刚下车的科莱特要自称缝纫工，这使得科莱特免遭进毒气室。后来科莱特被分配去检查犹太人衣物中藏匿的贵重物品；威利则利用送取衣物之机偷偷在营内传递食品和药物，共同的命运使两人很快相恋了… 　　比克瑙集中营司令官韦杰斯克凶残无比，动辄开枪杀人，任何违规行为都要当场处死，他也盯上了科莱特，软硬兼施占有了她… 　　1944年9月，随着苏军的逼近，纳粹加紧执行对犹太人的“最终解决方案” ，剩下的犹太人将被转到豪森集中营。这时，科莱特怀孕了。威利好容易找到藏在往外运木材车上逃跑的机会，就在一切安排妥当之时，科莱特却因被韦杰斯克缠住未能及时赶到，为了心爱的人，威利放弃了这次机会。 　　科莱特最终还是被押上了开往豪森集中营的火车，被解救后科莱特生下了韦杰斯克的女儿汉娜。 　　1945年1月，威利在被转押途中遇到苏军，韦杰斯克因仍枪杀逃跑的囚犯而被愤怒的囚犯打死。战后威利四处寻找科莱特无果… 　　剧中还描写了一批曾帮助过他俩的人：波兰医生大卫因知道科莱特怀孕而遭灭口；彪悍管理员弗里茨多次帮助威利；虽爱财但暗中帮助科莱特旳波兰女管理员布罗德因为帮科莱特搞到通行证被发现而被处死……

八岁的艾达和父母在城市过着安逸的生活，由于父亲拒绝与入侵捷克斯洛伐克的纳粹军队往来，全家人被迫搬到了父亲的乡下老家。二战对成人来说意味着痛苦与死亡，而在艾达和他的朋友们眼中，战争似乎距离他们很远。随着军队入侵乡村，艾达全家有了面对战争的勇气，成人和孩子的世界由此交织在一起。

1988年的布拉格，大提琴手路卡（Zdenek Sverák 饰）丢掉了乐团的工作多时，只能靠为殡仪馆伴奏和修补墓碑为生。这位大龄单身汉在女人面前颇有魅力，他也乐此不疲，但困窘的生活让他不得不违背初衷，与一位苏联女子假结婚以获得报偿。婚后几日，苏联女子转道投奔西德，将五岁幼子科里亚（Andrei Chalimon 饰）丢给路卡抚养，路卡有一搭没一搭的用对方听不懂的捷克话向科里亚抱怨苏联人的霸道，同时还要应付警察对假结婚的追查以及敌视苏联人的母亲。路卡拜托多位女友照顾科里亚，这对父子也慢慢产生了对彼此的依赖，不久苏联政府要接回孩子，路卡趁着八十年代末混乱的形势，带着科里亚离家出走…… 　　本片获1997年奥斯卡最佳外语片奖，1996年威尼斯电影节荣誉奖等十几项褒奖。

In the time of Counter-Reformation, a miller and his son come under investigation by a priest of the Inquisition, when rumors spread that their prosperity comes from working with the Devil. 　　The Devil's Trap is a film directed by František Vlá?il, based on a novel by Alfréd Technik, adapted by František A. Dvorák and Miloš Kratochvíl. It was the first of three historical dramas that Vlá?il made during the Czech New Wave (technically he isn't really a part of the New Wave, however these films were made during the same era of artistic freedom), preceding his more well known Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Valley of the Bees (1968). 　　Set in the late 16th Century during the Catholic Reformation, in the Moravian Karst, situated in what is now the Eastern Czech Republic, it tells the tale of a miller (Vítezslav Vejrazka), and his son Jan (Vít Olmer), who come under suspicion and are investigated by a Jesuit priest of the Inquisition (Miroslav Macháchek), when rumors of witchcraft are spread by the local regent (Cestmír Randa), who is jealous of the miller's prosperity and degree of respect among the local populace. 　　As expected from Vlá?il, this film is a stunning experience all the way through. From the opening shot, an ominous manipulation of perspective with a close up of a mangled figure of Christ dominating the foreground against a tiny figure in black walking along the horizon, to the breathtaking confrontational finale inside the vast stalactite filled Karst caverns, it is a wonderful display of visual mastery. 　　Maybe not quite as impressive as Marketa Lazarová, but still full of astonishing imagery. As seen from unique angles and distinct points of view which highlight the director's remarkable sense of awareness of framing, motion, and positioning on the emotional and dramatic tone of the scene. The most memorable being a repeated shot where the camera is suspended and launched with speed through the air towards the miller's door. 　　The story here is a simple one and I would say more accessible than his later works. With a conventional structure emphasized as much by its plot and characters, than by its expressionistic cinematography or authentic historical detail. The events play out without much surprise, and there is a strong underlying, almost supernatural, mysterious aspect that is left unresolved, in fact barely explored, which is slightly disappointing, but only because it's so fascinating that I wish there was more. 　　Acting is great all around. Particularly the villains: Miroslav Macháchek as the priest, casting a sinister and imposing shadow wherever he goes, and Cestmír Randa as the weasel like regent behind all the persecution. While Vít Olmer brings a charismatic leading man presence in his role as the miller's son Jan, in love with the lovely orphan girl Martina (Karla Chadimová), who becomes a dangerous object of rivalry between Jan and other young men of the village. 　　The film also features the evocative music of Zden?k Liška (perhaps the most prolific composer of the Czech New Wave). In this his second of eleven collaborations with Vlá?il, his compositions are used sparingly, but to great effect, complimenting but never overpowering a scene. The best example of which can be heard in an amazingly shot celebration and dance sequence at the end of the second act. 　　The Devil's Trap might not be a masterpiece, but it is still a strong effort, with a fascinating straightforward story and a glorious historical setting captured beautifully by Vlá?il's unmistakable visual prowess. A fine work that would also be the perfect starter plate to prepare yourself for the challenging feast of Marketa Lazarová or The Valley of the Bees. It even has an easy to digest running time. It's therefore puzzling why this gem remains largely overlooked and ignored.

65岁的布拉格老文学教师托克伦（德内克·斯维拉克 Zdenek Sverák 饰）看上去有些落后于时代，学生的叛逆让他忍无可忍，在他向学生小施惩罚时也丢掉了自己的工作。赋闲的托克伦也许是为了摆脱沉闷的家庭气氛，找到了快递员的工作，然而很快就遭遇了车祸退出。已婚的女儿最近情感出现挫折，托克 伦一边在超市中回收酒瓶，一边替女儿照料外孙；他的两位同事，退休老军官和兼职小伙子，虽然表达方式不同，但同样有感情的苦恼，托克伦为他们牵线搭桥，在顾客中也人缘颇好。托克伦时常幻想和形形色色的女子交往的画面，妻子觉察到他们彼此疏远的感情，但又无能为力。女儿和新男友驱车带两位老人郊游，这对老夫妻乘坐的热气球突然失去了控制…… 　　本片获2008年捷克狮子奖最佳导演。最佳摄影等多项褒奖。