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)
的确影后级别的表演，当然也没有对比金秋影帝太差。这故事本身是真没意思。
“他在生命的每个阶段，都说了他相信的东西，那你要他怎么样，什么都没做错”
忙着看色彩搭配和室内装饰：大开间、低进深，超大采光，层高二米八，开关高度一米四，墙壁线条造型典雅；浅绿、嫩黄、淡紫、纯白……自然色系很清新；而且众多场景的色感都很有特点，比如超市、街道、会馆等地；家具、灯具都很不错，就是隔音太差，前功尽弃。
传记片已经看腻了，但劳模姐的表演确实不错，看好冲奥！
开头还有点复古的感觉，结果后面越来越单调空洞乏味，充斥着刻板偏见和陈词滥调。
女导演首部长片已经非常出色了，通过镜头调度、光线调节、稳定的节奏、不通的语言、密闭空间的延展等手段把惊悚恐惧的情节一步步推向高潮最后戛然而止。是直觉感极强的女性的胜利，在没有人理解女人的时候只有女人拿起枪自保。个人很喜欢这部电影，虽然剧情并不出色，但在营造氛围上很让人着迷。
在劳模姐的映衬下，加菲过于稚嫩了。/合唱诉说情感实在是共情的好办法。/你们丑国传销不违法吗？
片子太过平庸，三星全给劳模姐，那么厚的妆也不影响她发挥，最后唱歌的那一场真的绝了，带着幻想的荣光和过去的种种唱出悲美之感，神圣也好，可笑也罢，一切都在她的心中。
网络很差，断断续续的导致最后半小时的影片没有完成，但整部电影也有点拖拉。Tammy在同性恋问题上的发言还是很大胆的，他们夫妻俩以宗教之名所挣的钱就和寺庙收受捐款一样，自己也深信不疑。
三星半 看完电影才发现是劳模姐演的 妆发完全看不出 最后20分钟太感人了 经历了人生最低谷 拯救你的依然还是自己的信仰。Gods love you.
“最好的结果也许是不得不与那种不确定性共存”
有信仰的人是幸福的，但其却既可能善良也可能邪恶。不过如果认为宗教不等同于善恶，其只是一种现象、文化亦或社会组织形态，那么就无法信仰宗教了吧。
看完我很感动的，我觉得女人看了能更理解女主吧，哎
故事的内容一般，似曾相识。不过最后的子弹很解气，男友的固执和成见差点酿成大祸。女人的直觉真心是个很准的东西。变态佬选的好，一看就是个变态猥琐男，只是隐藏的太深，这个反向报警也蛮厉害的
为了男女主的演技给好评 从小缺爱的女孩 只是想依靠上帝指引方向 有没有深刻的挖掘 但能看出来基本形象化妆都还原了现实人物 以上帝之名 误入歧途重整人生的夫妇
劳模姐终于棒回一座小金人，这应是对她多年来勤奋工作的奖励。
劳模姐全片演技slay! 奥斯卡欠她一个提名！
劳模姐演技绝绝子，加菲也可爱。不过故事比较表面化，不太能共情，而且看完也并没有对塔米菲有太深入的了解，眼睛的符号化含义也并没有很凸显。大概就能感觉到塔米菲对宗教中爱的理解确实很包容，是真正在站在博爱大爱的角度。
网络很差，断断续续的导致最后半小时的影片没有完成，但整部电影也有点拖拉。Tammy在同性恋问题上的发言还是很大胆的，他们夫妻俩以宗教之名所挣的钱就和寺庙收受捐款一样，自己也深信不疑。
跟《里卡多一家》太撞了，彼此半斤八两，但演的也是真好
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