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.
很喜欢电影里的几个长镜头，让人似乎在欣赏一幅非常唯美的画卷，只是这画卷的内容有些残酷。
很佩服导演和制作团队竟然能把残酷的战争拍得如此唯美而独具艺术感，一种全新的尝试，个人觉得十分值得借鉴和推敲。
主旋律命题式电影，大时代潮流下普通人的命运。灰白色调，云雾蒙蒙的山景，变化多样的环境音仿佛置身此地。红色衣服的少女，战士鲜血染红了大地，都值得铭记。
在军令面前的挣扎和死亡，牺牲的都是活人，聚焦在个体的苦痛中。
这部电影成功让我对战争电影改观了，原来主旋律作品还能这样拍？！真的强推的一部神作
不得不为这部影片的长镜头叫绝，运用的行云流水相当丝滑，代入感也是绝绝子，极大地提升了观影过程中的沉浸感，安利喜欢战争片的宝子们来看。
爱惨了这部电影的画面质感，画风非常高级，在战争题材中绝对是很新颖的一次创新尝试。
以小见大，非常有特色的战争片，人人都能如挺进师战士，又有谁敢侵犯我中华呢！
在军令面前的挣扎和死亡，牺牲的都是活人，聚焦在个体的苦痛中。
单单是看着他们的脸庞就能感受到那种热血，没有炮火轰鸣、血流成河，反而是一场游走在山林间的新潮跑酷，很新颖的模式
《燃烧吧，剑》——副长行云流水账似的一生。想想司马辽太郎的原作，人生虽短，其中的每一个人人，都活成了一首首隽永的俳句。
就很一般 真的很一般 有些风景真的还不错 故事其实比较常规
真实的历史与热血人物激发了他们饱满的创作热情，同时他们也有一种创新驱动
对新选组这种大家都很熟悉的故事改编必须突出重点 这部片子没做到 导致大量历史人物只能走个过场
没有看小说就来看电影是我不对，至少也应该把八重看完再看这部，小哥戏份比想象中的多，已经满足了～
战争很残酷，真实感爆棚，水墨泼洒中光影明灭间，自己仿佛置身于那场战争中，参与感也是极强的。
en。。。画面美。。剧情挺无聊。。。为一些任务。五星吧
全片基本上可以说是零血腥刺激镜头，但整体悲壮凄美的氛围却营造的很足很足
题材新颖，角色很吸引人，适合一个人的时候看，值得观看！
立意非常不错的影片，年轻一代更需要看看，感受挺进师精神的熏陶，面对挫折时将会更有勇气。
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