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.
3/8/2022 开头一出来就不是很喜欢 镜头和整体影片感觉很不搭 很多镜头角度和构图有点刻意 与整体故事和剩下镜头脱离 很漂亮但是很刻意
——我会长久地记得Judi Dench说这句话的那张脸。
很喜欢 是我一直都想要的周正的构图！！！
难道黑白色的童年与故土回忆都很真实，电影与舞台上的想象力才能带来彩色吗？多的是影像上的调度，但置身动乱中的临场感稍弱，还是说我们都代入了天真无邪的童年视角呢？60年代爱尔兰的贝尔法斯特从时间、空间上都距离当下的我太遥远了～
“你真的挺爱电影的啊小家伙，我像你这么大时候也是”第一次动心的姑娘，回不去的故乡，肯导写就北爱版“天堂电影院”一封给故乡的电影情书💌比《米纳里》《罗马》少了些沉重多了些跳跃活泼和时代音乐（BGM太赞了）一家人的表演都情感真挚动人，祖父母的金句最多，小演员无比灵，“我的父亲母亲”倒令我感受到了南叔的魅力，果然还是喜欢这种中年疲惫人生中的温柔啊～～
三星半，对历史背景过于陌生，很难带入情感。刻意的配乐和镜头让人看不清本属于电影的纯粹和自然。有些用力过猛的电影，不是不好只是不够好。
跳跃的情节，犹豫不绝的父母和没有下文的结局，仿佛导演翻出小男孩日记挑选几个片断拍的。正片用黑白表现出历史感，他们看的电影反倒是彩色的。满脸深深皱纹的奶奶不知是熟悉的演员真的已经垂垂老矣还是化妆效果。妈妈不仅漂亮，身材也太好了，和奶奶站在门口的一场戏，镜头从远处仰拍，哇，修长优雅
或许或许，因为我不喜欢这种戏剧化的表演方式，而这一段历史用小孩子的角度去讲述或许有点冷漠了，以及作为一段回忆参杂着浪漫，不喜欢这种感觉（Colin只有四五场戏sad)
但是，看到本片的男孩在即将离开Belfast之前的家中，喊出“I don't want to leave Belfast”。能感到这才是本片作者最接近表现情感的时刻。
救命！不是黑白+社区生活+小男孩+年代暴乱就是《罗马》！这可能是个骡子！
4星
昨天的移民故事会给今天的困境找到一些答案吗？未来存在于过去中
【8】一个地域内新旧宗教的更迭与冲突，以及由其造成的各种混乱的社会现象，聚焦于具体的一个家庭内，甚至是一个小男孩，这种处理让全片的感情变得更加真挚，黑白片独有的精妙构图和光影也是锦上添花，在平淡中细腻、动人的一部片子。
故乡是血地。//但我没明白弄成黑白片的必要性？
Go. Go now. Don't look back. I love you, son.
BGM相当不错，一首接一首的，让我这似曾相识的半吊子一直在搜歌，朱迪丹奇饰演的奶奶结尾的台词让人感动，仿佛好生活永远在别处，但可是别处为啥总是那么几个地方呢......试问谁不想在故土之上欣然久住，可是总有一些十足的畜生打着非常好听的名号在破坏最基础的根基，满足他们称霸世界却包装成复兴荣光的狼子野心，这或许才是好生活不能得行的原因。
救命！不是黑白+社区生活+小男孩+年代暴乱就是《罗马》！这可能是个骡子！
影厅里时不时传出笑声｜妈妈好美｜影片播放之前看到Downton Abbey的预告片，本人作为Judi和Maggie奶奶的粉丝真是双厨狂喜（又想去再刷一遍《女爵印象》lol）
这部电影，个人觉得还是很文艺很文艺的。
二十分钟以后，Colin出现了，他演的是一个恶棍。dear Merlin ！对爱尔兰不了解真的很难进入。爱尔兰有天主教、新教，有共和军，有凯尔特文化，St. Patrick，吉普赛魔法……他们平时说话像念诗，念诗像唱歌……法鲨演的羞耻里面兄妹俩也是来自爱尔兰……爱尔兰到底是个什么存在啊。have a wee think...
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