FILM SCREENINGS

The Cowardly Hero

G, 0+

Program Introduction

國影電影編號:M2026_03_10
放映規格:DCP
級別:保護級
片長:87分鐘
發音:台語
字幕:中字▲

 

☆ 3/29 場次由影視聽中心研究策展處同仁出席映前導讀
Pre-screening intro by a staff member from TFAI's Research & Program Division.

 

何錂明 HO Ling-ming|台灣 Taiwan|1958|DCP |B&W|87min

 

老實膽小的劉文傑長年任人捉弄,在心儀對象面前更是抬不起頭。某日,一名持槍瘋漢闖入,將他平庸的日常逼到命懸一線的邊緣。絕望之際,他握緊阿嬤交付的「祖傳護身符」,他真能獲神力加持,翻身成為英雄嗎?


本片由何基明之弟何錂明執導,其早年赴日受訓,熟稔攝影與沖印,曾任華興技術總管。本片為首部「新藝綜合體」(CinemaScope)寬銀幕的台語片,華興資源有限下仍追求技術升級。有別於先前台語片的苦情,率先以喜劇面向市場。女主角何玉華為華興所培育,走紅影壇並跨足國語片與電視。片中不時出現偉士牌、相機、黑膠唱機等摩登物件,也映照1950年代末城市化變遷。此片見證華興於人才、技術投資與類型開拓上的企圖。

 

The honest and timid Liu Wen-jie is a frequent target of pranks and feels unable to hold his head high in front of his crush, Shu-hua. His mundane life is pushed to a precarious edge when an armed madman suddenly intrudes. In a moment of desperation, an "ancestral talisman" bestowed by his grandmother grants Wen-jie a sudden surge of divine courage, allowing him to capture the criminal single-handedly. Is it a true divine manifestation, or does the talisman hold a different secret? Behind the unexpected truth lies an absurd turning point regarding the nature of fear and inner courage.