Triumphs and Laments documents one of contemporary artist William Kentridge’s most ambitious and controversial projects a colossal frieze along the banks of the Tiber river in Rome portraying the glories and tragedies of the Eternal City that was commissioned in the summer of 2016. The film, shot with exclusive access to Kentridge over the course of two years from his home in South Africa to the center of Rome, details the artist’s vision and his creative process in developing a work of art that will disappear in just a few years.那人领着三五名同伴，排开众人，径直挤到了岑青面前，伸手一指：“若说武力，这人只是文弱书生；若说见识，他不过走了百十里的江湖；若说他能参与蔡州夺宝，更是一句笑话……”