曼哈顿9月情

 唐初，太子李建成亲随石彦生（吴兴国饰）与秦王李世民旗下大将霍达（张丰毅饰）交好，二人于郊祭狩猎时邂逅公主红萼（陈冲饰），红萼风情万种，自此在石彦生心中留下印迹。不久玄武门之变事发，石彦生早由霍达处得知消息，却无力改变局势。

       太子被杀，石彦生为保石家清白，立誓绝不侍大唐，与五名下属剃度为僧，隐居寺庙，伺机起兵反对秦王。不久红萼到访，一行人在山下的繁华世界流连，始知大势已去，天下太平。一行人在归途中被官军截杀，红萼死于刀下，石彦生万念俱灰，寻至一处破庙，得孤老僧人（李名炀饰）收留，但石彦生终日只被往事纠缠，心苦不得脱。未几，一名酷似红萼的女子在庙中削发为尼，再次将石牵回记忆的羁绊。

　　Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ...
　　“Irresistible” is the term that springs to mind when describing this light-footed and humorous story of an impossible love affair between a thief and a lady. Director Nicolette Krebitz handles the fragile balance between the dictates of society and the heart with great care. The fresh breath of freedom blows through a narrative that makes room for a nod to old West Berlin, some gentle teasing of Germany’s French neighbours, and even a ghost that is chased away to make way for new possibilities. But most of all, A E I O U is a passionate love letter to Sophie Rois and, perhaps through her, all the brilliant actors neglected by an industry all too fond of young blood. Well, it turns out that these young players, embodied here by newcomer Milan Herms, not only look up to their more experienced peers, they truly love them.