Haunted by the memory of Walter Holderlin, a soldier he killed during World War I, French musician Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes) confesses to a priest (Frank Sheridan), who grants him absolution. Using the address on a letter he found on the dead man's body, Paul then travels to Germany to find his family.
As anti-French sentiment continues to permeate Germany, Dr. Holderlin (Lionel Barrymore) initially refuses to welcome Paul into his home, but changes his mind when his son's fiancée Elsa identifies him as the man who has been leaving flowers on Walter's grave. Rather than reveal the real connection between them, Paul tells the Holderlin family he was a friend of their son, who attended the same musical conservatory he did.
Although the hostile townspeople and local gossips disapprove, the Holderlins befriend Paul, who finds himself falling in love with Elsa (Nancy Carroll). When she shows Paul her former fiancé's bedroom, he becomes distraught and tells her the truth. She convinces him not to confess to Walter's parents, who have embraced him as their second son, and Paul agrees to forego easing his conscience and stays with his adopted family. Dr. Holderlin presents Walter's violin to Paul, who plays it while Elsa accompanies him on the piano.
The film's original title, The Man I Killed, was changed to The Fifth Commandment to avoid giving "wrong impressions in the minds of the public about the character of the story." It ultimately was released as Broken Lullaby.
如果是个日本片就觉得背景有点太复杂了，如果是个韩国片又觉得人与人之间的张力不够狠。。。可能大家不太接受的点就在这里吧，但这年头，有电影看就是值得庆祝的事情
戛纳评委太惨了，看了话痨片《未来罪行》又要看大闷片《掮客》。一部去精华版《小偷家族》，一个毫无意义的无聊剧本。表演也没有亮点，所有人都是一副苦瓜脸，姜栋元和IU如同两块木头，宋康昊稍好一点，戛纳影帝没问题，但不该凭这部片子拿。
一些典型日式台词让韩风人物略感水土不服，故事里的角色走向都过于理想化，对买卖行为本身的辩解有些许暧昧。素英在剧中有三次眼前一黑的场景，特别是摩天轮场景，李知恩木讷粗糙的演绎可以说是毫无亮点，如果是裴斗娜演绎这个角色，一定会留下很深的记忆点。
关灯那部分有打动我，但是作为全片关键台词我又觉得逻辑不对。
emmm no comments 是枝裕和这个风格和类似题材已经熟练到可以流水线生产 韩国篇 法国篇 不知道下一次会在哪个国家
跟“小偷家族”同样是临时拼凑的家庭，却缺少了深入人心的力量。可能这个无巧不成书的道德困境剧本更适合冷眼旁观的法哈蒂吧，被是枝裕和的温情鸡汤调兑后反而失真。看到大家都善良成这样了，中国拐卖儿童的人贩子估计梦里都会笑醒...
最不满意的是结尾，一副快乐大团圆好像不合适但又不知道该怎么圆的敷衍感。
剧本细节亮点依旧很足，至少看完后有不少场面留下深刻印象，比如摩天轮上流泪遮眼，太巧妙了，既暖心化解人物情绪，也是对演技的抬升，动车进隧道那段也是，是枝裕和对演员也太温柔了吧，技法都用来保护演员了。
剧情漏洞百出，充满笑话，怎么会这么轻浮？其实这故事根本撑不了两个小时，你就看他搁那儿编，难道小偷家族一部片子把是枝裕和榨干了？而且你妈宋康昊连釜山话都不讲你凭什么拿影帝？除了其中的几场戏他应该都不用动脑就能演。我可没把是枝裕和当成煽情导演看过，这干什么呢？图什么呢？没得拍不如不拍。
是枝裕和二十年反反复复讲同样的故事主题，在《小偷家族》之后到了这部同质化严重的《掮客》，更腻了…始于能深刻探讨的东亚议题，终还是流于表面。它拍成了鸡汤童话，无论是人设还是故事，都极其平庸。完全置于真善美的大背景下，几个角色形象缺乏立体，没有弧光，看不出变化，情感的转折与彼此的连结也无比薄弱，部分场景的台词令行为动机难以理解（例如天台与警察对峙堕胎那段，力不从心），因此主题根本得不到深化，与观众的共鸣完全脱节。
人物作为符号闯入道德乐园，耽溺于东亚叙事的创伤纪念馆。「感动」在场，美学退位。
陷入创作惯性的庸常，好像是所有作者型导演无法逃开的绝症，只要一旦染疾，病情就很难好转，更别说痊愈；即使想换个环境调理一下，也是治标不治本的事，这是其一。坚持自己的审美与风格、维护自己的创作习惯，和陷入单一叙事迷恋、沉迷某种创作情怀，不是一回事，这是其二。
温情有余，人性幽微复杂之处根本没挖掘出，每个人都善良的过分。饼叔的表演也没想象中惊艳，那些动辄四五星的都是IU粉？
挺无趣的，既然都消费自己了，为何不索性玩得大一点呢？
--2022.06.18 Edgartown
其实剧情真的很一般，但因为是nick扮演自己，就有了好玩的点。各种向自己作品的再次演绎，一晃三十年过去了呀。
是枝裕和到韩国旅游，吃了饭逛了街，遇到几个韩国演员，随手画了几张速写。
--2022.06.18 Edgartown
哈哈，如果喜欢尼古拉斯凯奇，这片就还行，如果不喜欢，可以说是毫无逻辑
我想都有吧。
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