Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.
Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)
As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.
The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument).
Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.
假期最后一天为适应上班看个九点钟的包场老电影，孙道临帅气。
——向尊重历史的上色师、修复师傅们，致敬！
因为喜欢舞剧《永不消逝的电波》，趁着电影节来补上经典的电影原作。剧情很跌宕起伏，紧张节奏把握得极好。尤其是最后李侠成功发出讯息后牺牲的戏，扣人心弦又悲壮感动。
十七年电影能做成这样已经很不容易了 但是修复和上色真的让时空的意义真正从屏幕里走出来了
向以李侠（原型李白）为代表的那个时代“永不消逝的电波”们致敬！
到底谁帮谁适应环境呀，组织那时候还管发对象的。蛋糕应该吃一块的，不然多假啊，为啥不租个顶层带阁楼的屋子。最大的疑问点，为什么不在家里弄呢?方便逃窜吗？或者只有在高处才能发电报?这么绝密的情报就登报了，组织没有保护好地下工作者啊。最后这反派听出来是李侠真的有一种奇怪的CP感。看完了，情节曲折，节奏明快，人物形象伟光正，还是不错的，发现老电影的转场是各种牛批。最后，向革命先烈们致敬!
就挺平铺直叙的一部白开水电影 SIFF 20210620
但对4K彩色修复很失望，虽然是一次尝试，但效果不理想，而且感觉制作态度有问题。一是颜色不真实，近似于黑白胶片上色的效果，不是真实世界和电影的色彩。二是色彩前后不统一，两人的结婚照多次出现，时而是黑白的，时而是彩色的，时而男主是黑白女主是彩色，时而男主是彩色女主是黑白。就一个照片不能前后统一吗？出品方到底有没有完整看过全片？三是上色不完整，前半部分还好，后面有很多场景中只给人物上色，背景维持黑白，很割裂。特别是向女特务汇报李侠再度出现的一幕，占画面大部分的房屋都是黑白的，只有人物和草坪有颜色，就很奇怪。不知道是不是最后着急赶工，导致质量下降。
但对4K彩色修复很失望，虽然是一次尝试，但效果不理想，而且感觉制作态度有问题。一是颜色不真实，近似于黑白胶片上色的效果，不是真实世界和电影的色彩。二是色彩前后不统一，两人的结婚照多次出现，时而是黑白的，时而是彩色的，时而男主是黑白女主是彩色，时而男主是彩色女主是黑白。就一个照片不能前后统一吗？出品方到底有没有完整看过全片？三是上色不完整，前半部分还好，后面有很多场景中只给人物上色，背景维持黑白，很割裂。特别是向女特务汇报李侠再度出现的一幕，占画面大部分的房屋都是黑白的，只有人物和草坪有颜色，就很奇怪。不知道是不是最后着急赶工，导致质量下降。
很早就听说过，也看过一点简介，最近才看。放在当时看就很“难为他怎生想来”的好看，像《潜伏》一些桥段大约就是跟它学的吧。以及说着玩，当年电影里果然只有女特务才有更漂亮的旗袍穿闪亮亮的首饰戴呀hhhhhhhhh
最后说一句，我党能粉碎国民党投降，姚苇居功至伟hh
跳跃性如此之大的故事……而且感觉完全是不必要的牺牲啊……
镜头好美，演员也好细腻，行云流水毫无痕迹。
死了两个连的人炸桥，美军用飞机就把桥修好了，有点替他们不值得。大过年看的哭兮兮
看的时候觉得很惊喜。流畅的长镜头运用让整部影片质感提升，1958年应该还是尚未摆脱戏剧拐杖的第三代导演，可王苹导演中已经成功地“去戏剧化”了，演员表演真实动人，场景还原用心逼真。除了时间过渡上有些突兀，整部影片还是非常值得赞许！
被捕前孙道临发报的特写，成为地下党员的经典写照。
根据真实事件改编的反特片，相较于与敌人斗智斗勇的高度集中的戏剧情节，这部电影的节奏相对舒缓，更多地展示了正面人物我方特务李侠与战友、妻子工作的场景，对生活化场景的描写使得影片更加写实。一个个默默无闻隐姓埋名的英雄，却做着无比重要的情报工作。生活在敌人的监视下，随时都有被发现的危险，然而，为了国家为了人民，他甘愿付出自己的生命。
以现在的眼光看，编剧有很多硬伤。毕竟当时从主创到观众文化素养普遍不高，需要脸谱化的表演。电影技法可以说比较幼稚，很多无意义的镜头，需要起承转合的地方又缺少必要的镜头语言交代（可能是在出品年代很多内容近乎常识的缘故）。但对本片评价不能拘泥于此，要参看电影所在的时代以及当时的电影工业水平和创作者局限性。
新中国的成立，是因为有了千千万万个像“李侠”这样甘于奉献，勇于牺牲的烈士的付出。他的存在如同一块“砖”，哪里需要往哪搬，不仅爽快接受新任务，还能对新人“兰芬”在革命情感和业务上进行传帮带。演员的年龄和剧情虽然距离现在有段时间，但他们真实的演技、真挚情感的融入却把那段岁月栩栩如生地带到观众“面前”。“电波”就像一颗革命的种子，是火把，是光明，更是希望。一个“李侠”倒下了，背后还有千千万万个“李侠”前赴后继。我想，正是因为心怀“革命必胜”的信心，所以李侠烈士在被捕时可以面带微笑地说出“同志们，永别了，我想念你们”的话语。特别喜欢最后的那段蒙太奇，浪漫而生动，升华了整个主题。
这部电影的时代意义远大于它的电影意义。
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