Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me; the carriage held but just ourselves and immortality” – Emily Dickinson
If Death took a holiday, the guns would go silent in Iraq, the slaughter on our nation’s highways would cease, and the news media would be compelled to cover positive events in the humanities, arts, and sciences. Unfortunately, Death has not had a vacation in recorded history, but Mitchell Leisen’s 1934 fantasy, Death Takes a Holiday, allows us to consider the possibility. Co-written by Maxwell Anderson and Gladys Lehman and based on the play "La Morte in Vacanza" by Alberto Casella, Death Takes a Holiday stars Frederic March as the Grim Reaper who takes on human form in an attempt to discover why men fear him so much. Why he has waited 5,000 years to satisfy this curiosity is not explained.
[Spoiler] After a brief tryout as a shadowy figure who scares the daylights out of those that cross his path, Death shows up at, of all places, an upscale party at an Italian villa, posing as the mysterious Prince Sirki. Only one person knows who he really is, the host Duke Lambert (Guy Standing), and he is sworn to secrecy. Sirki proceeds to fascinate the guests. Given to bursts of wit and poetry, he can just as quickly turn sullen and threatening, and some soon find out that it is better not to look too deeply into his eyes. During the three days in which the Prince is at the villa, however, people all over the world miraculously escape death and potential suicides are doomed to frustration.
To see what’s behind all the conversation about love, the suave but naïve Prince Sirki falls for the irresistible Grazia (Evelyn Venable), the daughter of one of Duke’s friends. Grazia knows who Death is but does not fear him, much to the chagrin of her fiancé, Corrado (Kent Taylor) who has developed a strong disdain for Prince Charming.
More sinister than Brad Pitt in the 1998 remake Meet Joe Black, March turns in a very convincing performance as the creepy yet strangely appealing guest. Although the ending is melodramatic, the emotions are very real and the suggestion that Death may in reality be a friend disguised as a foe is quite touching.
(Howard Schumann, talkingpix.co.uk)
In this wearisome and predictable plot line, Death falls in love and bores us to death talking about it.
(Dennis Schwartz, homepages.sover.net)
I've heard DRACULA was advertised with the tag line "The Weirdest Love Story ever told!" (this is probably a paraphrase), but at heart, I've never felt that you could honestly call that movie a love story. The tag line would be much more appropriate for this one, since it ultimately boils down to what amounts to a love story. This movie is very good indeed, particularly if you consider that it is built around a concept that could have easily been handled in a cute or facile manner. Instead, it is handled as seriously as possible, with some real thought put into how death would try to come to terms with a life and an outlook that was to that point totally unfamiliar to him; much of the credit does go to Fredric March in the title role. It's quite scary when it needs to be, particularly during the first twenty minutes. From then on, it deals with its themes with subtlety, a quiet wit, an enduring sadness, and an everpresent tension on how Death might react if crossed. It's not perfect; some of the dialogue is self-conscious and artificial, as if the writers knew they were dealing with weighty issues and were trying to be profound. But I am certainly glad they didn't try to turn it into a musical comedy of sorts.
(Dave Sindelar, scifilm.org)
See also the remake: Death Takes A Holiday (1971)
4.25/5 不愧是印度今年的抗戰神片，印度版《戰狼》、《狙擊手》、《梅爾吉勃遜之英雄本色》、《終極戰士》，打鬥偶爾還有股《殺破狼》的狠勁，諜對諜也有股《無間道》的味道。
被国家和时代的狂潮所裹挟的普通老百姓，还有人能够坚持逆流而行，就算最终失败了，也值得人发自内心的钦佩。
他们三个人溺死在牛津和柏林的夜色里，烟雾消散于晚风中。
黑夜草坪上同吸一支烟、生机勃勃的三个年轻生命，他们曾设想过历史洪流会将他们裹挟至何处吗
南印神片，跟这比起来抗日神剧就是个渣，男主双雄抵得上一个精英团了，既然那么勇猛又何必隐忍去做卧底。不过场面和特效还是蛮爽的
3.7。一个字！绝！你们印度人还真是把身体运用到了极致。特别是斗舞和两人合体那段。。。兄弟情谊感动了我，动作戏真的好有趣。剧情真的不合理，英军枪法都是什么人体描边大师？？三个小时一点我没打瞌睡，我真的爱印度电影。
配乐和情节还是蛮不错的，当然也是够神的，一个礼拜一顿饭，人家照样引体向上跟玩似的。后面二人合体惊煞我也。视觉效果不错，人物刻画鲜明。
作为电影还不错，洗白就算了吧，看完就记得bgm了，顺便摘了眼镜的Jannis真的好帅啊
美术和舞蹈设计部分非常出彩，几段转场也很惊艳。看的印度人民一本正经的开挂，确实能给人带来不少乐趣。感谢印度神片给我带来三个小时快乐。
兄弟情好好磕🤤
6分。部落首领为了救妹妹乔装为穆斯林去找殖民者算账，却和卧底警察成了莫逆之交，而卧底警察也背负着革命的重任，是善的互搏。可惜太多夸张的桥段，还拍出了史上最复杂救人场面（没有必要的复杂），但故事核还是挺有意思的，聚焦在好友相杀最后联手抗敌，有点像港片的双雄设定和火影忍者的人物关系，但更多往自然和原型叙事靠近。P.S.很多地方雷得很欢乐，但帅的时候也是真的帅。
好可惜。绥靖政策，对于好人是宽容和机会，但对坏人，那就是纵容和资助。揭穿画皮宜早不宜迟，越拖代价越大。导演对张伯伦是支持和尊敬的。因为拖延给了其他国家准备时间，也为最终的胜利奠定了基础，情感上是可以理解的，但是逻辑是未必成立的，并没有强相关。不能由结果去推导原因，这是不严肃和不科学的，当然这是文艺作品，但也不能用力过猛哦。
一、让你在战争与耻辱之间作一抉择，你选择了耻辱，而你将来还得进行战争
3.这tm什么枪，甩狙跟冲天炮似得！
类型：剧情/历史/爱情/（以及神话..）
史上最暴躁最沉不住气的间谍二人转（？）然而我还是被Paul禁欲系美色深深吸引，这可能也是因为Hugh那张朱元璋似的鞋拔子脸的衬托。党卫军专业户August Diehl又贡献了豹海豹那般恐怖的凝视和微笑。紧凑而抒情，很喜欢。
台词很棒，很多值得细细地品。这是个双男主的电影？反正我觉得是吧。在德国的他没有开枪也许是因为他被朋友的一番话打动了，而回到英国的他没有继续从事公职，的的确确是因为他终于认可了朋友的话。是行动or再等等希望？两种选择都无可厚非吧。
以及如此特别的共吸一根烟
美术和舞蹈设计部分非常出彩，几段转场也很惊艳。看的印度人民一本正经的开挂，确实能给人带来不少乐趣。感谢印度神片给我带来三个小时快乐。
黑夜草坪上同吸一支烟、生机勃勃的三个年轻生命，他们曾设想过历史洪流会将他们裹挟至何处吗
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