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.
或许是预算所限，导演着眼于从美学形式手段去呈现魏玛末期“疯魔”和前卫，布莱希特式间离效果也大量引入，但手持、无人机镜头无序滥用，又在瓦解这种时代幻灭感。就和这场爱情一样，终究是烟花一场。 @望京电影资料馆
从《无主之作》到《亚历山大广场》，德国导演似乎很喜欢拍摄这类长篇的电视电影。前半段眼花缭乱的技法活灵活现地勾画出30年代魏玛共和国时期的纸醉金迷氛围，令人赞不绝口。可惜后半段逐渐转向痴男怨女的爱情故事，恢弘的时代感坍缩成一个作家的悲剧，这种情节处理更接近文学作品的展示，在影像上没有太惊艳的突破。
8.5/10。21世纪文艺青年自省指南：不要勇敢地跳入那方水潭。
这个世界需要实干家，理想主义者要么被社会排挤，要么自寻死路。
逐渐沉浸，像是听了一个很长很长的故事。沉浮中尽是虚无。
发生在1930s德国的故事，前半段是用炫技的蒙太奇剪辑展现了当时社会的混乱动荡和人心惶惶，后半段则是普通而世俗的爱情与面包（虽然近年来面包被装饰成了梦想）之争。文明或许有历史性的演进，但是疯狂和死亡亘古不变。那时的他们，现在的我们。
理想主义者没有未来，但他死之前准备好了去爱
“我们重新再认识一次吧，那也许是新的开始。”
4.5星。Old time的优雅和decadent. 制作极其精良，一众演员都很出色。
5.法比安女友的那段面试着实令人动情，接着女友宣称台词是自己写的，太虐心
人生是荒诞的 用力的 柔软的 感人的 你我之间的
剧情不够精彩，因为没有boss。
白色恐怖年代下政治性抑郁的文科博士。还是看到了很动人的爱，即便捧着一颗破碎的心到处游走最后还是会去爱。也看到极权统治对人的异化，战争前是这个样子的吗？开始了深深的忧虑…
电影风格快速利落，又同是魏玛时期的背景，不得不令人想起巴比伦柏林。电影的情绪张力与灵光时刻不断，近期看过电影中的最佳
法比安疏离于他的环境，安心沉溺于写作的纯粹世界。不论是他朋友的政治志向还是恋人的演员梦想，他都只是擦身而过，没有深入的兴趣。他是一个真正自由而无用的人。汤姆·希林我的爱！
从荒诞嘈杂的城市回到田园老家，听妈妈的话前往城市追求爱情。溺水后的湖面恢复了平静。
结局会马上想到《横道世之介》。不该死的人死了。
谁不想和汤姆希林谈恋爱呢？！
《永不回头》、《柏林亚历山大广场》…德语区仿佛每年都会有部考验人耐心的”三小时”出现，只要打开，似乎不会后悔- -因为很难不被其中别致的气质所沉醉吸引，投入并不短的时间去进入这些故事。这部电影接过了它们的位置，也注定是段让人印象深刻的启程。独特的时代背景赋予其意义- -萧条之后，劫难之前，世界仿佛在变得越发疯狂；然而却依然抓住激情，于动荡中纵情，麻木、忘记还有燃烧。风格上的明晰也同样是更振奋的加成，这或许是“2021年也可以这样过去了”的昭示。
真的有必要3个小时吗？叙事非常值得研究。前半小时更像是发泄，但才华洋溢。后面两个多小时就是喜欢叙事，又拖沓又无趣。但还是蛮值得研究的文本。
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