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.
老乌说，我们现在是这里的主人，但前三代可是客人。上海外来人员的奋斗史，到了反客为主的这一代可以调侃和自嘲，背后还是深知和体察人的不易，才有这般通透和轻盈。电影很难得没有架空城市背景，人物扎根在电影构筑的城市空间，随着空间流动而生成新的情感。这个故事不会出现在闸北，只能出现在永康路一带。
如此纯熟自然的轻喜剧，对现代两性关系做了恰到好处的典型化，成熟得不像是一个非科班出身导演的处女作
下半夜回家，在昏暗的楼梯被突然一阵水声吓得半死，转过头看到熟悉的大红色水桶，原来三楼又把那只乌龟放到家门口站岗……属于上海的烟火气啊，这也算其中一件吧～
感觉这剧本是坂元裕二写出来的，当然还有这北电戏文专业练就的会写段子的伶牙俐齿。最后的镜头挺好，最让人感动的老乌的故事感觉像是“青年破处”版广岛之恋。
最后小型追悼会上大家看《爱情神话》这段很妙，太写实了哈哈哈哈！
还是觉得大可不必放那么多歌。放歌把每段以对话驱动的场景变成了独幕剧，场景之间的弄堂生活变成了幕间休息，像情景喜剧一集结束了开始放主题曲（这也是为什么看完大家都觉得这个本子可以拍成电视剧），但电影可以不那么 episodic，话痨电影不一定要通过这种方式给观众的感官放松，或者对城市声音的捕捉亦可以撑起那几段的听觉空间，歌也能有，但可以退居二线。影片整体好也好在坏也坏在它的「格局」相当狭小而暧昧，塑造了一些可爱的女性形象说出了一些伶牙俐齿的台词，但又因为她们的线索是个老白这样的男性，使得影片呈现的女权主义有那么一点《欲望都市》般难经推敲；在很多时刻你能感觉到它（可被原谅地）欲言又止，这大概就是华语喜剧。至于神话，那确实是没有的。
＃2022院线观影No.1
很久没有看到过这样的国产电影了，没有道德绑架，没有把手伸出屏幕对着我们观众指指点点，没有明确的「谁要跟谁在一起」，有的只是生活。这才对啊，这才是一个经济水平达到“发达”的城市所应当交出的答卷。以一场饭局始，以一场饭局终，《繁花》早已告诉过我们：「食色性也」。悬而未决的故事，只能在觥筹交错间吐露一点点真心；爱情无关乎真假，而是一种体验——经历它，忘记它。其实我一直觉得自己不像上海人，也在于我很难做到这种「轻松」，我的感情太重了，所以很难在上海故事里找到知音。这是我背负的枷锁，但并不妨碍我欣赏这个故事。
又相信爱情了（bushi）
外地人在上海生活
到外滩十八号剧场聊天那段像是抽离出来的一段议论；结尾电影里的人看着电影院的我们，我们看着电影里的人
徐峥做监制还是厉害的，题材选的好，生活中的小细节可以说是面面俱到了。演员请的好，各有特色的35+女演员。上海话说的也好，方言出来的一瞬间，市井味儿扑面而来，这部电影错不了了。
在上海取景的电影很多，但全篇台词上海话，又把上海话里的口语运用到位且换作其他方言则没办法发挥到极致的电影就不多见了，（虽然字幕翻译并没有办法完全展现出部分用词的幽默精髓），尽管没有地域限制，但本土观众多多少少占点优势。
舞台剧上海故事，假装没装滤镜，其实都快变形的伪上海生活，过于精致时髦，而没人间烟火。徐导就是骗炮的猪八戒，对话露骨比西方还西方，邻居打听一夜情，熟女自爆老公有外遇，什么个做人逻辑。一看混搭复杂培根鸡蛋早饭就反胃。妈个姘头，马上见女儿，婆婆，十三思路无与伦比。说徐导上海男人温柔，但看倒是像癞蛤蟆吃到天鹅后感觉内疚做出的补偿。狗血，晚上约炮，来神经病女人说自己老公事情，人家以为3P。一起为了模仿伍迪艾伦的局。暗含男性自大与虚伪，非找小老外比徐还矮，约炮给钱，暗示徐很壮？虚伪。第二次饭局还致敬费里尼，中国男人一夜情。还用老友去世来神化剧情。陵园道路，与一起看电影，致敬几部经典。既像玩成年人爱情观，又模仿经典电影，野心很大。只是略不伦不类，还有故事转折有点生硬，不自然。
自从老乌讲述不知是否真实的索菲亚·罗兰开始，电影的市井气息就遭到了“破坏”，进而变成了一场关于上海的梦了。老乌死去，新闻上的索菲亚·罗兰幸存，媒介与现实交织，在虚构的魔法以后留下荒凉与悲伤，承担这一切的是老白对于老乌的怀念。
get到了马伊琍，想念一位诗人和我给他的洋甘菊，想念老大昌苔条花生蝴蝶酥恒隆修鞋摊和咖啡，并且觉得原来中年的生活也可以过得有滋有味。
绝对的惊喜之作！把上海人的精致、精明、生活趣味，描绘的淋漓尽致。与其说是爱情故事，不如说是属于这座城市的人文小传。迷影情结也是很精彩的彩蛋了~全片沪语非常棒，看完了简直想搬去弄堂里的小洋房住住
全片沪语，老弄堂，小资情调，海派风情，金句频出。或许有些标签化，有些片面，可两个小时的电影，展现一面已经足够。
片如其名，小资的矫情YY。另，导演这个山西人的皈依者狂热真是可怕，然而真像片中那样终日兮闲极无聊、普通话一句不说的人哪会看得起你这外地B。作为观众倒是又一次确认了对方言的无感（当然，比粤语片好些），国产电影搞出了看外语片的效果，那我为什么不直接看外语片呢。
舞台剧上海故事，假装没装滤镜，其实都快变形的伪上海生活，过于精致时髦，而没人间烟火。徐导就是骗炮的猪八戒，对话露骨比西方还西方，邻居打听一夜情，熟女自爆老公有外遇，什么个做人逻辑。一看混搭复杂培根鸡蛋早饭就反胃。妈个姘头，马上见女儿，婆婆，十三思路无与伦比。说徐导上海男人温柔，但看倒是像癞蛤蟆吃到天鹅后感觉内疚做出的补偿。狗血，晚上约炮，来神经病女人说自己老公事情，人家以为3P。一起为了模仿伍迪艾伦的局。暗含男性自大与虚伪，非找小老外比徐还矮，约炮给钱，暗示徐很壮？虚伪。第二次饭局还致敬费里尼，中国男人一夜情。还用老友去世来神化剧情。陵园道路，与一起看电影，致敬几部经典。既像玩成年人爱情观，又模仿经典电影，野心很大。只是略不伦不类，还有故事转折有点生硬，不自然。
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