"The work is a found footage work: i.e., a montage of short clips from existing films. The films are from all over the world, including Fran c e, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, the US, etc. Each of the clips shows an image of a clock marking the time. The work lasts for 24 hours, and it is synchronized with the time of the location where it is shown. For instance, if you see the work in London and it is now 11:25 AM, then you will see on the screen a clock or watch pointing at exactly that time. 　　It has been shown in London, New York, and Venice. It received an award in Venice. " 　　- Hector RODRIGUEZ 　　 　　http://www.whitecube.com/exhibitions/cm/ 　　http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Marclay

这部史诗式巨作描述20年代美国著名的左翼记者约翰·里德的传奇故事，共分为上下两部，上部描述他亲身感受墨西哥劳工暴动后，致力于记述这段故事（1910-1915年期间），同时与一个美丽而富有的女人相遇并相恋；本片就是第1部

在遥远的卡拉斯马亚小山村里，人们载歌载舞，无忧无虑，过着幸福快乐的生活。某天，一个贪心的马戏团老板来到这里，他看中了村中一口西藏喇嘛赠送的吊钟，希望将其运出去巡回展览，大赚其钱。但是村民们拒绝了他的要求，铤而走险的贪心鬼想出了偷盗的办法，却被凌晨的钟声吓得落荒而逃。 　　马戏团长跑得匆忙，竟忘记了自己的大象。小女孩苏珊卡和村民们为大象搭起棚子，又恢复了往日的快乐。然而好景不长，庆祝之夜，马夏鲁人的军队偷走了这口魔法之钟……

Synopsis 　　Bellmaker Seok-seung (Heo Jang-kang), whose most famous handiwork is the legendary bell of Goryeong Temple, is living out his old age at a temple with a young woman named Young-sil (Moon Jeong-suk) as his neighbor. One day, Young-sil hears about Seok-seung's past. 　　The grandson of a famous bellmaker, Seok-seung works as a servant. He promises his lover Ok-bun (Moon Jeong-suk) that he will make a bell with the most beautiful sound in the world, and when Ok-bun suddenly dies, he sets about fulfilling his promise to her. He studies bellmaking for over a decade. Wandering the country following his teacher's death, Seok-seung meets a widow (Moon Jeong-suk) and settles down with her. His grandfather had committed suicide after losing to a rival bellmaker; Seok-seung steals the bell made by the rival artisan along with his grandfather's bell and runs off with them. While he is endeavoring to create the world's finest bell, his wife dies in childbirth. Continuing his pursuit of the perfect bell, Seok-seung finally succeeds in forging the most beautiful-sounding bell in the world by melting his grandfather's bell and the rival artisan's bell together, but he loses his daughter. 　　Meanwhile, as she listens to Seok-seung's tale, Young-sil begins to wonder if he is actually her long-lost father. Growing up as an orphan, she remembers hearing that her father was also a bellmaker. At the time, Japan is fighting in the Second World War and commandeering all the iron in Korea for its military campaign. The bell at Goryeong Temple also comes under threat of seizure. Fearing for its fate, Seok-seung tries to remove the bell and hide it, but falls down a cliff in the attempt and draws his last breath in Young-sil's arms. 　　Notes 　　Alternating between present and past through Seok-seung's and Young-sil's flashbacks, The Bell Tower relies on voice-over narration by each character to tell the story of their lives. This device gives the audience the impression of listening to an old tale. The Bell Tower may well be the first major Korean film to employ a structure that combines voice-over narration with flashback sequences. As revealed in film reviews of the time, The Bell Tower affords glimpses of the considerable effort the filmmakers put into, instilling something "uniquely Korean" in its content and imagery. It is an impressive movie that unostentatiously depicts the premodern artisan's stubborn passion for his work and the realizations and regrets brought about by time. The performances of Heo Jang-kang and Moon Jeong-suk, the latter delivering an impassioned turn in three different roles, also make The Bell Tower a standout. It is the first Korean film to be made for submission to foreign film festivals.

韦德信小时候因父亲韦敬仁的死，深受打击后性情大变，对任何事都漠不关心，更失去跟父亲的相关记忆。母谢美嫦与舅父谢添胜为了保护德信，绝口不提敬仁身亡之事。机缘巧合下，德信遇上二手店太子女冯祖仪，她发现德信对旧物仿佛有特别感应。德信从店内的奇异物件揭开一段段不为人知的岁月往事，与祖仪解开不少人的心结。德信于旧物牵引下，终揭开父亲之死的真相，并要再次承受当日的痛苦。

令世间万物为之恐惧的魔王被击败， 在这个时代，人们再也不必担心灭亡。 在能够对未来抱有幻想的今天、 少女被卷入了蛮横的暴力纠纷中。 美丽的景色已荡然无存，城市和花草树木都陷入火海。 耳边伴随着活生生被解体的挚友悲痛的临终哀嚎， 少女逃出生天。 最令人绝望的事情， 莫过于至亲之人逝去之时，自己仅能袖手旁观。 然而，少女面前出现了一位剑士。 他仅用一击便轻松斩断了这份绝望以及少女无法抗衡的那份蛮横。 “本大爷叫柳生宗次郎，是这地球上最后的柳生后裔。” 在这世界上有这样一群人， 他们站在各个力量的顶点之上，并冠以“最强”之名。 剑士也是这世上数不尽的“修罗”之一。 在魔王不复存在的这个世界，仍在追求战斗的“修罗”不计其数， 而剑士只不过是其中之一。 ——这样啊，我无法原谅他，无法原谅所谓的强者啊。 尽管多次在他的帮助下保住性命，但少女的心中却涌现出了错误的情感。 然而对于失去了一切的少女来说， 她需要一个足以支撑自身前行的理由。 ——杀了他。在这世上，有能够葬送他的强者。 凭借对不合理的“强者”们的仇恨， 少女与剑士一同踏上旅途。 消灭“最强者”的旅途就此展开。

魔王被杀后的世界。 　　在那里留下了连魔王都能杀的修罗们。 　　一眼就能找到杀死对方的方法的异世界的剑豪，连声音都舍弃的神速的枪兵， 　　用三只手臂同时操纵传说武器的鸟龙的冒险者，一句话就能实现一切的全能词术士， 　　即是不可知但又掌管当场死亡的天使暗杀者…… 　　所有种族、能力达到顶点的修罗们为了追求“真正的勇者”的荣耀，创造了新的斗争火种。 　　全员最强，全员是英雄，只有一个是勇者。决定“真货”的激战现在拉开了帷幕——。