Eric Braeden stars as Dr. Charles Forbin, who has created a supercomputer named Colossus, built solely for the purpose of controlling the nuclear defenses of the Western alliance. It isn't too long after, however, that the Russians announce that they too have built a similar computer for those same purposes on their side--Guardian. And when the two machines begin sharing information at a speed nobody can believe, an attempt is made to disable them. This unfortunately just raises the machines' ire; and in retaliation, they launch their weapons at each other's home nations. The result is a chilling scenario that is potentially becoming all too real these days. COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT was not a big hit at the box office for various reasons. One is that its cast wasn't exactly well known. Another reason is that its ending isn't exactly a happy one. Still a third reason is that Universal had trouble trying to promote it in the wake of the huge success of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. The latter reason is obvious: Colossus and Guardian, like HAL in the Kubrick movie, become central characters here. The difference here is that while HAL malfunctions due to a programming conflict, Colossus and Guardian remain all too stable, convinced beyond a doubt that they know how to protect Mankind better than Man himself. As the computers point out: "One inevitable rule is that Mankind is his own worst enemy." Joseph Sargent's direction is efficient, and the special effects work of Albert Whitlock still manages to work despite its obvious age. An overlooked gem in the sci-fi genre, this should be given a revival.
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故事发生于一座位于法国的偏僻小村落里,让皮埃尔(弗朗索瓦·克鲁塞 François Cluzet 饰)是这里唯一的一名医生。在这里工作的这七年间,皮埃尔没有休息过一天,矜矜业业的照顾着整个村子的居民们的身体健康,在深得村民们的爱戴和信赖的同时,让皮埃尔也在透支着自己的健康。 终于有一天,让皮埃尔的身体支撑不住了,当全村唯一的医生生病倒下后,该由谁来为他看病呢?此时,一位名叫娜塔莉(玛丽安娜·德尼库尔 Marianne Denicourt 饰)的年轻女医生接过了让皮埃尔手中的接力棒。对于娜塔莉来说,在村子里工作的最大困难,并不是医疗资源或者人手的短缺,而是她无法打破让皮埃尔和村民们建立起的深深的信任关系。