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.
3.5/5 虽然不喜欢本片将解剖粘腻的器官称为艺术的表达，将手术视为新型性爱的概念，将内部器官的形态作为“内在美”的评判对象，但看完还是忍不住想说“这是一部很酷的电影”。黑夜里二人交谈时背部反射着黄光——亦正亦邪，为了“使人类获得幸福”这一使命而“奋斗”的人，真的是在前进而不是在开倒车吗？
惊了，乍看是个环保片！仔细想想，应该是在讨论个人身体的控制权，以及对于“人”的定义权。viggo叔这个角色，这个造型，换个人来演估计都会很装，他就刚刚好。
有人看完像是尝了口toxic塑料 有人看完发掘新性癖 我竟然偏向后者 body is reality. surgery is the new sex.
这几天心里有事，好烦，只想看个轻松的，这个太厚重了，进入也有点慢 36分钟弃
升级版《感官游戏》罢了，柯南伯格用老套路炒自己的冷饭而已，看完内心毫无波澜。小k全程气泡音而且仿佛得了五官多动症一样满脸抽搐；蕾老师讲话的感觉就像吃播网红，因为麦离嘴巴太近而不敢高声语；V叔，一个表面是艺术家背地里游走于黑白两道直接的双面间谍？那句“我对传统性爱不是很擅长”看得人疯狂发笑。
thanks, but no thanks
胜于概念。
本片不但炫技，还秀思想。厉害
明显银子花的颇少，没弄出来啥科幻感，全靠灯光布景做成屏幕黑，还有蹩脚的喂饭高科技摇椅和解剖机，，，，
艺术或许是没有意义的、宗教是没有意义的
哇看的我真是不明所以全程满脸肌肉抽搐，可能我还是很难欣赏身体恐怖类型的恐怖片。
脑回路非常清奇，一首环保诡歌，艺术风格的确独树一帜，但我记住的还是蕾雅的身体。。。
医疗剧粉无法接受这样不严谨的手术流程。。。
即便是被当众切开，痛觉也无法与观看者同场共鸣，仍然是限定于施刀者和受刀者之间极为私密的肉体交合及精神共振，“surgery is the new sex”由此成立。只是柯南伯格从早年对于形体本身“内”与“外”之美的极致追求到如今选择以身体为噱头服务表演艺术的转变属实放弃了他标志性的险棋，比起新器官的诞生，更想看他拿痛觉紊乱大做文章，以及探讨在死亡后主观意识上痛觉消失所带来的局限和新的可能性。
4.5，仅仅是文本层面就有着很多的结构空间。类型只是点缀，而器官是隐喻，柯南伯格正是通过这点在发出宣告。
如果人真的进化到用病态的器官改造作为艺术，那么离灭亡也就不远了。
@@完全不能理解柯南伯格对肉体的迷恋。最后吃塑料真是拯救了世界。
大都会！！大都会的续集！！！看上去像是欲望号快车的延续，但内里感觉还是大都会一样的梦呓续作。身体改造和自然进化放在现代语境对应着的现代的焦虑和麻木、错乱，快感与疼痛的对应，激进和保守的对立，到最后那滴泪水和微笑，真的很好。
看一半睡着了 身体改造+颅内高潮爱好者狂喜
我们都注意到了身体，但注意到场景了吗？所有场景都是破败的，而且是一种独特的破败，不是那些后启示录电影的崩溃和回归自然，也不是史前题材的原始和简陋，而是一种好像从意识形态深处蔓延开来的破败，大量的室内场景：每一处墙壁、每一件家具，它们的纹路、质地都是陈旧的、斑驳的，但却又给人很结实耐用的感觉。少量的室外场景，建筑物的颜色，灰暗的天空，毫无装饰的朴素城市景观，全部都是水泥墙……给人一种工业时代初期而非未来华丽图景的意象，可见这种衰败并不意味着死亡，但确实是某种社会止步不前的象征。整个影片所构造的景观，完全就是去掉了各种政治符号的前苏联或朝鲜那样的城市，它们当然不是为了暗喻前苏联和朝鲜，而只是一种想象性的挪用。我觉得，这是属于柯南伯格的独特“XX朋克”。
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