与Stefan Uher和Elo Havatta一样,Eduard Grecner也是60年代斯洛伐克新浪潮电影的缔造者之一。他的三部影片《一周七天》(1964)《尼绒月亮》(1965)和这部《徳拉克的回归》都是斯洛伐克新浪潮电影的代表作。这部叙事方法独特带有明显意识流风格的黑白影片甚至间接影响到了后来法国导演格里耶在捷克拍摄的两部影片《说谎的人》和《Eden and After》。
A special place in the development of feature films is reserved for Eduard Grecner, the creator of just one good film, Dragon Returns (Drak sa vracia, 1967), titled after the nickname of the lead character. After his initial work with Uher, Grecner made his mark as a proponent of the so-called "intellectual" film, the antithesis of the sociologically, or rather, socially critical film. Grecner's great role model was Alan Resnais, a young French filmmaker who sought to introduce Slovakia to the idea of film as a labyrinth in which meanings are created not by stories, but by complex configurations of dialogue, shots, and various layers of time, thus differentiating film from both literature and theater. In Dragon Returns―the story of a solitary hero who is needed by villagers living far in the mountains, but who is rejected by them at the same time because of his detachment―Grecner brought the tradition of lyricized prose to life through a whole series of formal aesthetic techniques. Alain Robbe-Grillet immediately developed this idea in the film shot in Bratislava The Man Who Lies (Slovak: Muz, ktory luze; French title: L'homme qui ment; 1968), and perfected it in Eden and After (Eden a potom, 1970).
A night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve-year-old, Bobby, and his best friend, Kevin, when they are abducted on their way home from school.
Managing to escape his confines, Bobby navigates the dark halls, praying his presence goes unnoticed as he avoids his captor at every turn. Even worse is the arrival of another deranged stranger, whose mysterious arrangement with the kidnapper may spell certain doom for Kevin.
With no means of calling for help and miles of dark country in every direction, Bobby approaches a difficult crossroad: take his chances in the fields, or find a means to free his friend. Unable to leave Kevin behind, Bobby embarks on a rescue mission, determined to get them both out alive… or die trying.
又是一年暑假,顺利结束七年级学业的格雷格·赫夫利(扎克瑞·戈登 Zachary Gordon 饰)已经作好规划,首先狂玩电动游戏,然后抽空和霍莉·希尔斯(佩顿·利斯特 Peyton List 饰)发展一下关系。当然热爱运动的老爹弗兰克(史蒂夫·赞恩 Steve Zahn 饰)并不认同他的死宅计划。受不了父母花样百出的暑期安排,格雷格和死党罗利·杰佛森(罗伯特·卡普荣 Robert Capron 饰)参加了乡村俱乐部,令他喜出望外的是霍莉竟然也在此地,当然还有强硬霸气的佩蒂(Laine MacNeil 饰)。此后不久,谎言被揭穿的格雷格被迫把老哥罗德里克(戴文·博斯蒂克 Devon Bostick 饰),惹出不少的笑话。周旋于野外训练营和乡村俱乐部,初中时代最后一个暑假拉开序幕…… 本片根据美国作家杰夫·金尼(Jeff Kinney)的同名畅销儿童系列读物改编。