Last at the Festival with 2017’s rural noir Dark River, a selection in the Platform programme, writer-director Clio Barnard returns to the Bradford, West Yorkshire setting of her earlier films for this tumultuous, fiercely affecting midlife love story.
　　A bundle of good humour and nervous energy, Ali (Adeel Akhtar) is a British Pakistani working-class landlord who forges close bonds with his tenants. One day, while picking up one of his tenants’ children from school, he offers a lift to Ava (Claire Rushbrook), an Irish-born teacher and single mother of five. They bond almost instantly through their love of music, though Ali favours the high energy of Buzzcocks and hip-hop while Ava takes refuge in the quieter comforts of Bob Dylan and Karen Dalton. Despite their divergent backgrounds, differences in their stages of life, and the colour of their skin, despite the fact of Ali’s failing marriage and Ava’s fraught relationship with her adult and adolescent children, each finds themself irresistibly drawn to the other. But can their mutual desire transcend a barrage of personal obstacles?
　　Inspired by people Barnard encountered while making her acclaimed features The Arbor and The Selfish Giant, Ali Ava is a film that feels profoundly rooted in lived experience, blending a tender emotional complexity with an at times bracing depiction of trauma and grief. Akhtar and Rushbrook’s finely hued performances speak to the setting’s cultural diversity and tribal loyalties while yielding a vulnerability that’s alternately heart-wrenching and joyous. Their story serves as a reminder that it is sometimes the least likely connections that are the ones most worth pursuing.

　　印度电影《结婚》（Saathiya ）是一部极具宝莱坞风格的歌舞片，讲述了一对欢喜冤家的爱情故事。

　　女孩阮清恬（冯芷墨 饰）有着十分悲惨的身世，自幼失去了母亲的她过着寄人篱下的生活，继母将她派往名为任浩铭（刘泯延 饰）的总裁身边，成为了照顾他衣食起居的小小助理。任浩铭因为患有眼疾而失去了视力，性格因此格外的暴躁，常常欺负懦弱胆小的阮清恬，在他的手下做事，阮清恬受了不少的气。
　　然而，随着时间的推移，阮清恬的善良和乐观渐渐化解了任浩铭内心的坚冰，两人相爱了。最终，任浩民接受了眼部手术，重见光明，然而，当她想向阮清恬求婚时，却被阮清恬心机深重的妹妹阮心心（金泊含 饰）捷足先登。不仅如此，任浩铭还将真正的阮清恬误认为是想要插足的第三者。

　　安东尼娅（马吉莉塔·贝 Margherita Buy 饰）是一名专门研究治疗艾滋病的医生，她的丈夫在一场车祸中不幸丧生，爱人的死让安东尼娅陷入了悲痛和绝望之中，久久的无法从阴影中走出来。
　　让安东尼娅没有想到的是，丈夫生前竟然背叛了自己。实际上，他是一名同性恋者，有一个名叫迈克（斯蒂芬努·阿科西 Stefano Accorsi 饰）的情人。无法解开心结的安东尼娅决定去见一见迈克，很快，她便发现，迈克和很多同他一样的边缘人们一起居住在一幢公寓中，贫穷和疾病深深困扰着他们。安东尼娅选择了隐瞒自己的真实身份，因为她有更重要的事情要做。

　　气氛无比凝重的1945年,刚刚经历过大战的美国社会处在一种不正常的状态,犹太人和黑人一样是受到歧视的种族,甚至不能进入游泳池。心地善良的长子阿德里安（艾德林恩·布罗迪饰）爱上了一个水性杨花的女人无法自拔颇为反叛的次子则对一个黑人女孩无比着迷,并且喜欢上了黑人摇滚,爵士乐。而父亲乔经营的脱衣舞剧场门可罗雀,之后更是因为不法交易被判处多年的徒刑,库兹曼一家就在这种氛围中艰难地生活着.。

　　维克多（皮埃尔·马格隆 Pierre Maguelon 饰）虽然有三个儿子本杰明（
　　马修·阿马立克 Mathieu Amalric 饰）、弗雷迪瑞克（让-皮埃尔·洛里 Jean-Pierre Lorit 饰）和弗兰克斯（Eric Kreikenmayer 饰），但是这三个男人让他失望透顶，父子之间的关系也十分的紧张。在年过古稀时，维克多想起了自己的私生子马丁（亚历谢斯·罗莱特 Alexis Loret 饰），希望马丁能够搬回家中和自己同住，但他从来都没有想过，这对于马丁来说是怎样一种体验。
　　在诸多的波折和意外之后，马丁在愤怒和悲伤之中离家出走，之后结识了名为爱丽丝（朱丽叶·比诺什 Juliette Binoche 饰）的女子，两人很快就坠入了情网。不久之后，爱丽丝怀孕了。

　　爱伦是夜班护士，刚与男友分手；她的母亲遂替她登了徵婚启事，结果反应热烈，但在一连串口不对心的约会后，她对男人更加失去信心。在水族馆打工的艾伦是半工读的进取男人，正当他要接纳向他展开追求的风骚女同学，竟发现她已搭上他们的教授。艾伦和爱伦在屡战屡败的爱情路上流连，终于偶然相遇，这次的缘份能让他们共度一生吗？

　　男友的多日失踪打破了台北某所大医院的眼科医生杜家珍（刘若英）以往的平静生活，为走出心情的低谷，她心血来潮在报纸的分类广告栏刊登了一则征婚启事，期望通过另一段新的恋情安慰自己。启事一出，招来众多远远超出杜家珍的过往生活经验所能想象的奇形怪状各怀目的的应征者（王朝明、纽承泽等），但在同他们一一面谈之后，杜家珍发现这些人要的只是各种各样的“欲”，而自己面对他们时的喟叹，更多是对过往情伤的不甘心。
　　当杜家珍决定为曾经的爱情做最后一次挽救的努力时，却得到对她来说十分意外或是最后一丝希望破灭或是解脱的消息。

　　保罗五年来一直无法完成博士论文，又一直搞不清楚自己是要当教授还是作家；与相处十年的女友艾丝塔，他既无法继续共同生活，又无法与之真正分手。他在消极的生活中寻求自己的所需，努力要跨过“三十而立”的门槛。最后他做出了自己的决定，他周围的同事和朋友也解决了各自的问题，关系暂时理顺，生活依然继续。

　　故事开始于20世纪30年代的好莱坞，14岁的朱迪（蕾妮·齐薇格 Renée Zellweger 饰）因为其甜美的嗓音而被经纪人梅耶（理查德·科德里 Richard Cordery 饰）看中，就此走上了星途，但此时的朱迪并不知道的是，等待着她的，除了功成名就所带来的的名声和财富之外，更多的是痛苦。 时间来到几十年后，已经40岁的朱迪同丈夫西德尼（卢夫斯·塞维尔 Rufus Sewell 饰）离了婚，独自抚养两个孩子罗娜（贝拉·拉姆齐 Bella Ramsey 饰）和乔伊（勒温·劳埃德 Lewin Lloyd 饰），经济状况十分的糟糕。无奈之下，朱迪做了一个决定，那就是将两个孩子留给前夫，自己前往英国继续打拼事业，可是此时的朱迪的健康情况已经非常的糟糕了，更糟的是，她早已经失去了粉丝们的信任。

　　信心两次问卜，都说她的丈夫是戴蒙，但戴蒙始终没有出现。但就在她结婚前十天，她的未婚夫却接到中学校友戴蒙的来信，信心知道这个就是她要等的人，于是千里迢迢的飞到意大利寻戴蒙。《休斯顿邮报》一篇影评说“本片是《缘份的天空》以来最好笑与可爱浪漫的喜剧。

　　影片描写一位诚实的警察因为遭受致命的恐吓，使他背离了原本所相信的一切事物……

　　故事发生在二战刚刚结束之际，满目疮痍的大地正在缓慢而又艰难的恢复着生计。约翰（马特·达蒙 Matt Damon 饰）和母亲过着相依为命的生活，然而，战后的日子实在难熬，为了维持生计，母亲不得不卖掉了家中的农场，约翰失去了童年唯一的记忆，陷入了深深的痛苦之中。
　　长大后，约翰和好友兰塞（亨利·托马斯 Henry Thomas 饰）一起踏上了浪迹天涯的旅途，在途中，他们结识了名为布莱温斯（卢卡斯·布莱克 Lucas Black 饰）的男孩，三人结伴而行，彼此之间结下了深厚的友谊。一行人来到了一座庄园里，在那里，约翰找到了一份牧马的工作，并同庄园主的女儿坠入了爱河。

　　根据高尔基话剧改编，但故事从俄国搬到了法国。一个贵族因境遇所迫，放弃奢华的生活，搬进巴黎贫民窟，见证了社会底层的“暗无天日”，其中有房东的乖戾、一个想当演员者梦想的破灭，还有年轻人的恋爱。

　　When school teacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen. Tomas Arroyo and his revolutionaries. An aging American, Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce also in Mexico, befriends Gen. Arroyo and meets Harriet. Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishes to keep his identity secret so he can determine his own fate. Though he likes Arroyo, Bierce tries to provoke the General's anger whenever possible in an attempt to get himself killed, thus avoiding suffering through his illness. Winslow is intrigued by both Bierce and Arroyo, and the men are in turn attracted to her. She becomes romantically involved with Arroyo. When Winslow learns of Bierce's true identity (a writer whose work she has loved and respected for years), she is singlemindedly determined to fulfill his dying wish.

　　A most pleasingly atmospheric rendition of the tale, noirishly photographed and moodily set, this is the version which probably would have delighted Conan Doyle the most. There is one important plot change which enables the beautiful Alice Brandt to enjoy both a larger role and a more intriguing part in the proceedings. This change also builds up the parts of Dr Mortimer and Lord Charles, yet at the same time provides a nice introduction to the is-he-sinister or is-he-a-good-guy Barrymore, deftly played here by Fritz Rasp.
　　Despite the sting of its well-developed story, the spellbindingly atmospheric direction and the engrossing performances delivered by the entire cast, many fans may find this version somewhat disappointing. For at least three reasons: As in the novel, the part played in the narrative by Sherlock Holmes, though vital, is minimal. And in this version, not only has no attempt been made to enlarge his role, if anything both writer and director do their best to minimize it. Holmes does not even make his entrance for half-an-hour, and when he does finally appear, he has his back to the camera. It is Fritz Odemar, as Dr Watson, who receives the more favorable camera angles. And there is a purpose in this. It is Watson, not Holmes, who figures as the main protagonist of The Hound of the Baskervilles. For the bulk of the narrative, Holmes disappears. It is Watson and Lord Henry (Peter Voss) who take up the running. The movie is almost over, before Holmes closes in on the villain. And even so, this is not the obsessed, self-important Holmes we are accustomed to see taking charge. Another problem is that the title hound itself does not figure a great deal in the action, a downgrading which will undoubtedly rate as another major disappointment for fans. And finally, it could be argued that the script gives too much attention to Conan Doyle's red herring, the escaped convict, and not enough to the real villain.
　　This said, it must surely be admitted by all, that Odemar's interpretation of Watson—intelligent, charming, level-headed, courageous and resourceful—is much closer to Conan Doyle's conception than either the bungling, inveterately stupid Nigel Bruce or the self-effacing Ian Fleming.
　　One other player deserves special mention: Erich Ponto (Dr Winkel in The Third Man) who seems exactly right for Stapleton. A difficult part, superbly played.
　　- JohnHowardReid, imdb

　　母亲的死让莎拉（朱丽娅·斯蒂尔斯 Julia Stiles 饰）不得不放弃了舞蹈的梦想，她只身来到了芝加哥，在那里，她名义上的父亲正等待着她。新生活来得如此之快，还没有走出丧母阴影的莎拉感到手足无措，就在她濒临崩溃的边缘时，一个叫德里克（西恩·帕特里克·汤玛斯 Sean Patrick Thomas 饰）的黑人男孩出现在了她的身边。
　　和莎拉一样，德里克对舞蹈有着狂烈的热情。德里克的开朗和乐观引领着莎拉渐渐走出了阴影重拾了跳舞的热情，两人在一来一往之中也产生了炽热的感情。可是，肤色的迥然不同为两人的爱情蒙上了阴影，他们要挑战的不仅仅是刻板保守的社会，还有他们深爱着的亲人。

　　明治中期，长崎游廓不减当年繁荣，各层次的艺妓仍是富人心仪和追求的对象，而两大花魁菖蒲太夫（亲王冢贵子 饰）与扬羽太夫（川口小枝 饰）则为其中翘楚。然即使身为花魁，却也要为了钱财接待一些猥亵、无趣的客人。菖蒲深爱贩卖草纸的年轻人喜助（真柴さとし 饰），碍于身份只能偷偷幽会。
　　另一方面，刺青师清吉（伊藤高 饰）四处寻找能令他满足的完美肌肤，为此不惜将妓女迷晕。在浴场，清吉无意间看到菖蒲的细腻肌肤，顿时为之绝倒。但他粗鲁的举动遭到菖蒲拒绝，在扬羽的劝说之下，菖蒲主动回到清吉面前……

　　虽然佐妮（卡卓尔 Kajol 饰）的双目患有失明的残疾，但终日生活在黑暗里的她却并没有放弃寻找真爱的渴望。一次偶然中，她遇见了名为雷汉（阿米尔·汗 Aamir Khan 饰）的男子，虽然看不见这男子的面貌，但佐妮相信，他就是她一直在等待的那个人，很快，佐妮和雷汉踏入了婚姻的殿堂，诞下了一个可爱的小男婴。
　　婚后，雷汉筹钱治好了佐妮的眼睛，可是，当佐妮睁开双眼的那一刹那，得到的却是雷汉已死的噩耗。心碎的佐妮带着孩子回到娘家，发誓终身不再嫁。一晃眼七年过去，佐妮意外的和雷汉重逢了。原来，雷汉当年系诈死，他的真实身份，竟然是一名遭到通缉的恐怖分子。

　　本片与70年代整个西方世界青少年时髦的生活风气相吻合，充斥着毒品、性、同性恋等热门话题。故事发生在荷兰一个小镇，三个酷爱摩托车竞技的男孩同时对一个时髦女郎产生爱意。这个女郎是个卖热狗的服务生，她精明地利用这些男孩来改变她.

　　Young Felicity lives in a monastic school. The only way to live out her sexual fantasies is together with her girlfriend Jenny. But then she receives an invitation to her sister in Hong-Kong and can't wait to finally do the real thing.

　　该片反应当下社会常见的隐性话题“约炮”，把大电影中看似柔和的偶遇和邂逅落地到现实，以一个最普遍的屌丝形象来展示大部分想约而约不成的窘相。噱头十足。

　　Filmed on the beautiful islands of Greece, "With a Kiss I Die" is a dark love story about Juliet Capulet (from Shakespearean fame) who is forced to live for all eternity knowing that her true love died in her arms nearly 800 years ago. Broken and numb, she meets a young woman who captures her heart again, and teaches her that love and loss are all a part of life, and that a life without love is no life at all.

　　克里斯（罗宾·威廉姆斯 Robin Williams 饰）与安妮（安娜贝拉·莎拉 Annabella Sciorra 饰）深爱着彼此，这对让人艳羡的夫妻有个美满的家庭，聪明可爱的孩子们，坚贞不移的爱情。可是一切都在孩子们意外死亡后打碎了。
　　自从孩子们逝世后，克里斯与安妮每天都活在痛苦之中，他们心里惦记的始终是死去的孩子，他们的生活彻底失去了快乐的根源，都变得郁郁寡欢，但两人依然互相依靠着生活。可是，厄运并没有就此停止。安妮最心爱的克里斯也在意外当中逝世，死后的克里斯在天堂上看到了自己的孩子，仿佛生活又回到了当初快乐的样子，但他的心里仍记挂着尚在人间的妻子。
　　丈夫的逝世，使安妮心痛不已，生活变得更加难熬了。终于，她还是无法忍受独自生活的寂寥，自杀了。生前的她经常凭想象画出天堂的样子。可是由于自杀，她只能堕入地狱。克里斯誓要留在妻子身边，不让她继续受折磨。于是，他到地狱去了……