Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me; the carriage held but just ourselves and immortality” – Emily Dickinson
If Death took a holiday, the guns would go silent in Iraq, the slaughter on our nation’s highways would cease, and the news media would be compelled to cover positive events in the humanities, arts, and sciences. Unfortunately, Death has not had a vacation in recorded history, but Mitchell Leisen’s 1934 fantasy, Death Takes a Holiday, allows us to consider the possibility. Co-written by Maxwell Anderson and Gladys Lehman and based on the play "La Morte in Vacanza" by Alberto Casella, Death Takes a Holiday stars Frederic March as the Grim Reaper who takes on human form in an attempt to discover why men fear him so much. Why he has waited 5,000 years to satisfy this curiosity is not explained.
[Spoiler] After a brief tryout as a shadowy figure who scares the daylights out of those that cross his path, Death shows up at, of all places, an upscale party at an Italian villa, posing as the mysterious Prince Sirki. Only one person knows who he really is, the host Duke Lambert (Guy Standing), and he is sworn to secrecy. Sirki proceeds to fascinate the guests. Given to bursts of wit and poetry, he can just as quickly turn sullen and threatening, and some soon find out that it is better not to look too deeply into his eyes. During the three days in which the Prince is at the villa, however, people all over the world miraculously escape death and potential suicides are doomed to frustration.
To see what’s behind all the conversation about love, the suave but naïve Prince Sirki falls for the irresistible Grazia (Evelyn Venable), the daughter of one of Duke’s friends. Grazia knows who Death is but does not fear him, much to the chagrin of her fiancé, Corrado (Kent Taylor) who has developed a strong disdain for Prince Charming.
More sinister than Brad Pitt in the 1998 remake Meet Joe Black, March turns in a very convincing performance as the creepy yet strangely appealing guest. Although the ending is melodramatic, the emotions are very real and the suggestion that Death may in reality be a friend disguised as a foe is quite touching.
(Howard Schumann, talkingpix.co.uk)
In this wearisome and predictable plot line, Death falls in love and bores us to death talking about it.
(Dennis Schwartz, homepages.sover.net)
I've heard DRACULA was advertised with the tag line "The Weirdest Love Story ever told!" (this is probably a paraphrase), but at heart, I've never felt that you could honestly call that movie a love story. The tag line would be much more appropriate for this one, since it ultimately boils down to what amounts to a love story. This movie is very good indeed, particularly if you consider that it is built around a concept that could have easily been handled in a cute or facile manner. Instead, it is handled as seriously as possible, with some real thought put into how death would try to come to terms with a life and an outlook that was to that point totally unfamiliar to him; much of the credit does go to Fredric March in the title role. It's quite scary when it needs to be, particularly during the first twenty minutes. From then on, it deals with its themes with subtlety, a quiet wit, an enduring sadness, and an everpresent tension on how Death might react if crossed. It's not perfect; some of the dialogue is self-conscious and artificial, as if the writers knew they were dealing with weighty issues and were trying to be profound. But I am certainly glad they didn't try to turn it into a musical comedy of sorts.
(Dave Sindelar, scifilm.org)
See also the remake: Death Takes A Holiday (1971)
太感动了，每个故事画风都不一样，但动人的感觉是一样的，而且讲述的都是普通家庭的点点滴滴。希望日子能快点恢复正常，多去经历一些美好。
其实就算不在一起，也还是可以互相关心的，如果你还有那么一丝一缕的在乎我的话，也许那就够了。
看哭了，一起去的朋友也看哭了，很多哭点，但看完感觉温暖和治愈
反传统叙事，平淡生活中见证独属于中国人的情与美。含蓄留白，就像一杯茶，看似无味，实则韵味悠远。哼哈二将结尾的小反转真是有趣，不过我最喜欢的还是萤火虫女孩和蒯爷爷的糖水铺，生活是具体的，但也是浪漫的。
画风真的很棒，绘本式的水墨画风格的动画形象，以电影的方式呈现出来，真的别有一番独特，感觉很温暖治愈。但本片把所有的精力都投入到画风上了，导致这几个故事并不出彩，毫无关联不说，故事吸引力不够，有些小故事甚至就是小学生写流水账作文。这几个故事都没有很出彩的印象深刻的，都比较一般。要是能把故事本身再好好打磨一下就可以算是一部佳作了，可惜了。
②萤火虫女孩，童话故事。森林的小动物。
不过分渲染悲伤，不刻意突出不幸，用幽默诙谐的方法讲一个又一个连环抓马。虽然碰上的都不是好事而且都在预料中但是我一边看一边笑，直呼过瘾。爸爸之间的爱或许消失转移了，即使里昂不是其中任何一位亲生的，但是爸爸们怎么会不爱里昂呢。里昂一直被爱，从开始到现在，被千丝万缕的爱缠绕、包裹。
许多家庭都会遇到的琐事，但出现在同性婚姻中却又那么特别
星光 画风不一，看着都比较舒服，前两个偏童话，中两个有寓意，后三个接地气。不过绘本动画化怎么做更好？
电影可能想表达爱情会消失但亲情不会即使没有血缘。但现实中若是同居二十年被劈腿分手又发现儿子不是亲生绝不会这么轻易走出来。
哪怕烧焦了翅膀，也要飞向明亮那方。暗夜里的飞虫啊。
中途一度好看到让我想打五颗星，结尾有点说不上来的感觉
有两位父亲的十几岁少年制作了一部有关双亲的纪录片
好温暖，有一颗童心的人，善良的人都会喜欢的电影。会想起自己的小时候，真好的动画电影。七个小故事都特别生动，中国的动画电影，加油加油
从家人们的反应上看前两个更适合小朋友，后三个成年人获得感触的同时孩子也会觉得生动。是挺好的家庭片。
画面很干净，故事很简单，声音很软萌，但确是很生活很接地气的动画短片。七部，真好。
他的其中一个爸爸出轨了……另一个爸爸发现后，两人大闹一场……
中国故事、中国美学，也可以如此细微，如此戳动内心深处，基于真诚、热爱、善良、天真。太好了。水墨动画、地震重建、闽南城市与爵士配乐、外婆那个小小而满满的铁皮盒子、小吃店的作文本，这就是中国人的生活啊。
太感动了，每个故事画风都不一样，但动人的感觉是一样的，而且讲述的都是普通家庭的点点滴滴。希望日子能快点恢复正常，多去经历一些美好。
我昨晚看了这部反映同性爱的意大利喜剧，很赞同“大老师”影评《爱得自由才有自由的爱》点睛之语：“爱无关性别，无关形式，无关他人，爱是似水流年里缠绵时光的千丝万缕。”主角是十几岁少年，在两位同志父亲关爱下成长。不料父亲间发生情变，家庭面临瓦解危机，为验证谁是亲生父亲，剧情一波三折，最终两位父亲分手，但三个人乃至更多的人（包括亲生母亲），以行动告诉我们：血缘绵延并非爱的真谛，人与人的情感才最宝贵。
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