视频简介
December 1969, Thelonious Monk in Paris. Before his evening concert, he records a programme for French television. The rushes show a Thelonious Monk who is in the grip of the violent factory of stereotypes from which he tries to escape. The film becomes the crossing of this great artist, who would like to exist only for his music. And the portrait in hollow of a media machine a...。Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David (Brian Landis Folkins) searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of caring for his aging mother (Kathleen Brady). While seeking a partner through a video dating service, he discovers a strange VHS tape called Rent-A-Pal. Hosted by the charming and charismatic Andy (Wil Wheaton), the tape offers him much-needed company, compas...。意大利新现实主义的代表作，但因其反应现实的力度致使当时的意大利政府采取了全面封杀的态度，结果使这部片子的知名度大幅度降低，但本片无论从表现手法，还是演员表演，到对社会，人性的刻画揭露，无不表现出深厚的功力和艺术水准，其成就足以使它超越《偷自行车的人》成为新现实主义的巅峰之作。
