Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake 1965 16mm film 90mins 　　This was the first attempt to cinematize the works of Irish author James Joyce. Based more on a stage adaptation by Mary Manning than the Joyce novel itself, the film concentrates on Dublin pubkeeper Finnegan (Martin J. Kelly), who while in the throes of inebriation has a vision of his own death. As the bemused Finnegan lies in his coffin, his friends gather for his wake. The "corpse" tries to cut through the keening and platitudes by probing the innermost thoughts of those closest to him. The surprising aspect of this film is that so much of its difficult text works on screen--a tribute to the loving care of scripter/director/ editor Mary Ellen Bute, who, while preparing this film spent her waking hours picking the brains and burrowing through the resource materials of the James Joyce Society. 　　Although director Mary Ellen Bute’s highly regarded Finnegans Wake (aka Passages from Finnegans Wake) is a unique film that is likely to baffle anyone unfamiliar with James Joyce, it cannot be dismissed merely as a literary exercise. The director was right in claiming that her film was “not a translation of the book but a reaction to it”. It is actually based on a stage play by Mary Manning, who was also responsible for the screenplay. Joyce’s elliptical rhetoric and intricate punning, which might be considered a formidable barrier to the filming of this most opaque of his works, proved to be an attraction to Bute, whose enthusiasm for the ‘visual’ and ‘kinetic’ quality of his language led her to the surprising but well-judged move of running subtitles from the original text to support the dialogue. 　　Visual music pioneer Mary Ellen Bute's final film was also her first feature film. James Joyce's classic story of Irish tavern-keeper who dreams of attending his own wake is brought to the screen with a sparkling energy which highlights its maker's career-long exploration of kinetic abstract animation. Perhaps best described as a 'film poem,' Passages from Finnegans Wake was the first attempt to 'cinematize' the works of James Joyce, featuring the author's highly original language spoken by characters and presented as text on screen.

Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake 1965 16mm film 90mins 　　This was the first attempt to cinematize the works of Irish author James Joyce. Based more on a stage adaptation by Mary Manning than the Joyce novel itself, the film concentrates on Dublin pubkeeper Finnegan (Martin J. Kelly), who while in the throes of inebriation has a vision of his own death. As the bemused Finnegan lies in his coffin, his friends gather for his wake. The "corpse" tries to cut through the keening and platitudes by probing the innermost thoughts of those closest to him. The surprising aspect of this film is that so much of its difficult text works on screen--a tribute to the loving care of scripter/director/ editor Mary Ellen Bute, who, while preparing this film spent her waking hours picking the brains and burrowing through the resource materials of the James Joyce Society. 　　Although director Mary Ellen Bute’s highly regarded Finnegans Wake (aka Passages from Finnegans Wake) is a unique film that is likely to baffle anyone unfamiliar with James Joyce, it cannot be dismissed merely as a literary exercise. The director was right in claiming that her film was “not a translation of the book but a reaction to it”. It is actually based on a stage play by Mary Manning, who was also responsible for the screenplay. Joyce’s elliptical rhetoric and intricate punning, which might be considered a formidable barrier to the filming of this most opaque of his works, proved to be an attraction to Bute, whose enthusiasm for the ‘visual’ and ‘kinetic’ quality of his language led her to the surprising but well-judged move of running subtitles from the original text to support the dialogue. 　　Visual music pioneer Mary Ellen Bute's final film was also her first feature film. James Joyce's classic story of Irish tavern-keeper who dreams of attending his own wake is brought to the screen with a sparkling energy which highlights its maker's career-long exploration of kinetic abstract animation. Perhaps best described as a 'film poem,' Passages from Finnegans Wake was the first attempt to 'cinematize' the works of James Joyce, featuring the author's highly original language spoken by characters and presented as text on screen.

上方落语大师笑福亭桥鹤在临终时，他微弱地对大弟子说：“我想看……”虽然弟子们对师父的要求感到非常吃惊，可是还是尽力完成了。当他们满心欢喜，以为师父实现了最后的心愿时，师父却非常的生气，更大骂他们“蠢货”。三分钟后，师父离开了人世。当晚，弟子们聚在一起，为师父守灵。可是落语家的守灵夜和普通人不一样。在诉说着和师父一起的悲喜事时，严肃的守灵夜慢慢变成了众人表演的大派对…………

上方落语大师笑福亭桥鹤在临终时，他微弱地对大弟子说：“我想看……”虽然弟子们对师父的要求感到非常吃惊，可是还是尽力完成了。当他们满心欢喜，以为师父实现了最后的心愿时，师父却非常的生气，更大骂他们“蠢货”。三分钟后，师父离开了人世。当晚，弟子们聚在一起，为师父守灵。可是落语家的守灵夜和普通人不一样。在诉说着和师父一起的悲喜事时，严肃的守灵夜慢慢变成了众人表演的大派对…………

在外地工作的司胜木，接到母亲去世的消息，匆忙赶回家为母亲守灵。在司胜木母亲临走前打来电话，告诉他在他们家堂屋地底下，他母亲埋了一个宝贝。在守灵…

守灵也称为守夜。古人认为人死后守灵三天内三魂未离，七魄不散。

没有多少人知道每家每户都有芬兰妖精居住。它们是一群毛茸茸的生物，出现在人类世界中是为了照顾房子和保持炉火。芬尼克是一个年轻的芬兰妖精，他似乎不在乎自己的责任，把房子变成一个家。他喜欢在家里搞恶作剧，这就是为什么没有一个家庭愿意在他的房子里待很长时间的原因。当一个新的家庭来到他的家时，一切都变了，芬尼克的恶作剧根本不起作用，他遇到了13岁的克里斯蒂娜，令人费解的事情开始在城里发生。芬尼克和克莉丝汀是如此不同，他们将不得不合作，共同解开事件的谜团，拯救这座城市。

你所害怕的鬼魂，却是别人日思夜想的人！ 影片讲述了人死后三天内要回家探望，因此子女守候在灵堂内，等他的灵魂归来。每夜都有亲友伴守，直到遗体大殓入棺为止。

你所害怕的鬼魂，却是别人日思夜想的人！ 影片讲述了人死后三天内要回家探望，因此子女守候在灵堂内，等他的灵魂归来。每夜都有亲友伴守，直到遗体大殓入棺为止。