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.
生活一如河水里那破碎浮动的月光，但终有回归平静的时刻。时光在逝去，有遗憾有错过有收获。
灵魂有时候会破碎 有时候被治愈 小心翼翼的同时恣意妄为的探寻着属于自己的路
怀旧迷人 一切都刚刚好。甘斯布女神气质太棒太迷人了
家庭里的每个人都有自己的小世界与能量，但彼此的心又是能够保持开放与连接的
Pascale Ogier hante ce film…
偶然与巧合。如梦似幻，诗一样没有标点符号地生活。非常好地诠释了人与人的相遇都只是一段际遇。
如果我们为了过去的损失而耿耿于怀，而维权所耗超过同样时间所得，那么我们可以选择关注未来，把过去放下一点。
悠扬且治愈，岁月舔食着创伤！来自于家庭的温暖与理解，度过了巴黎寒冷的夜！我们都是生命的旅人，这段旅程用怀念来填补痛苦与失意！
20h15 11/04/2022 à l’UTOPIA BDX
80年代的巴黎可以浪漫死你，故事、情调、摄影和配乐都一流啊。
我永远都会喜欢这种影像，困顿之中的温柔的力量。甘斯布仍然是这么迷人而有魅力。配乐实在太喜欢～
夏洛特真的和小时候长得一模一样，我真的想在电影里看她和女人上次床。
我以为会是放浪不羁巴黎夜，结果却是满富温馨母子情。
当旅途随故人散去，喧嚣白夜不再拥有私密慰藉的契机，烙印在瞬间的欢愉与孤独总是会在未来的情景中留下线索，成为不愿闯入的经验永远根植在下一段旅程的开场，照映着这片时空存在的绚烂……
出现，消失，生命中的奇遇就是这样不可控制，剩下的，就是平凡。当然了，那份美好值得珍视，可惜现实世界不会给这样一个家庭这么美好的过程和结局。PS：要是画幅能统一就更好了。
没故事没情绪没风格，只可以看绝美的甘斯布和80年代的巴黎。
没什么法国味的法国片，倒是充满了九十年代港片的文艺感。片中喁喁私语般的独白，配乐的声色感，以及开头那段车水马龙、嘈杂的群戏，搭配绚丽的霓虹灯和时而空旷时而拥挤的街道空镜，太有港味了。朴素的对白、简约的故事；夜半醒来四周黑暗寂静的房室、窗外漏进一缕缕若隐若现的路灯，骑着电驴拥着另一个人的腰在夜色中疾驰，这些都是超级动人的场景。整体构成了一部平淡叙事的优秀家庭片，淡而有味，少盐健康。看完之后觉得这部家庭片最牛的地方是，无论你的原生家庭是否幸福，都一定能有所触动。生活苦累交加，所幸总还有美丽的事物值得保藏。
好看好看好看。
# 72 Berlinale 主竞赛# 本片秉承该导演一贯的风格，从朋友到家人，在波澜不惊的日常生活中感受五味杂陈，观片过程就像在喝一杯温水，平静却充满舒适感。从2015 年的《夏日感悟》开始关注这个导演，再到2018年的《阿曼达》入围威尼斯地平线，今年终于进入柏林主竞赛，下一部就要拼戛纳了，陪着自己喜欢的导演一路打怪升级就像一个盼子成龙的老父亲，等他进戛纳的那一天一定要先见面抱头痛哭一场
午夜巴黎、灵魂碰撞，渡人亦渡己
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