史崔特先生的故事

 改编自赛珍珠的普立兹奖小说，是好莱坞在三十年代开始注意东方题材的代表性作品。影片虽是描写中国农村夫妇的悲剧故事，但主角均由美国人扮演，导演悉尼．弗兰克林也采取西方古典电影的风格来处理，在制作上相当严谨认真。剧情描写保罗．茂尼与路易丝．莱娜本来是贫困的农民，面对饥荒的威胁甚至以烤土充饥。后来茂尼得到了一笔财富，竟整天花天酒地迷恋情妇，莱娜只有发挥贤妻的耐性期待丈夫浪子回头。今天看来类似故事已显得老套，但本片的拍摄与特技表现杰出，路易丝．莱娜亦获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。

　　影片是台湾同时期乡土文艺电影中的一部优秀的代表作，虽说质地在如今看起来已然不能同日而语，但在当时的台湾电影界里，还是具有相当强烈的创作影响。由于正值台湾国民党当局开展"净化道德运动"，鼓励政宣剧本创作，乡土文艺片则开始抬头，以民族和睦、理解、互通的面貌呈现给大众，虽然这三点在当时实现起来根本就是无稽之谈，但影片所流露出来的浓郁的人文关照，还是给予人们诸多心理填充。在八十年代初期，陈坤厚与侯孝贤联袂创作的《就是溜溜的他》、《在那河畔青草青》等电影，都是改编自同样或类似的题材，本片对台湾乡土电影的创作影响由此可见一斑

　　Bernhard, the father of Julian, Dick and Anne organized an exhibition to Egypt. Here, discover the friends after an attempted burglary an old gold amulet. So they fly with Elena, a colleague of his father, to Cairo. In Cairo Julian's father falls into a trap and is then accused of theft. Until the trial, he goes to jail. The five are trying to prove innocence Bernard and take Auni, a young pickpocket to help. This raises the question of whether they can liberate Bernhard.

　　Smart and quick-witted Julie is in her mid-twenties. She marches to the beat of her own drum and has her own manifesto: do nothing. And with nothing, she really means NOTHING: no work, no ...