忧欢派对
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:"The Witch Burnt Alive"After a very long, but visually arresting animated opening credits sequence, Luchino Visconti (Death in Venice) directs the first story, which is the longest of the five, taking approximately a third of the film's running length. Mangano plays a superstar actress and model who travels to a mountain resort, only to find the well-to-do inhabitants have prejudices and preconceived notions about her based on her public persona. The women are all jealous and the men all want to sleep with her, but all Mangano wants is to be left alone. It's a mostly somber satirical piece, but story-wise, it languishes in its modest idea a bit long, becoming inconsequential to all but those fascinated by the realities of being famous."Community Spirit"Bolognini's piece isn't really a story. It's more of a visual gag, in a short segment that features Mangano offering to take an injured man to a hospital, driving him at breakneck speed throughout the city, but not stopping at locations where he might find aid. I won't give away the punchline here, but it succeeds in being amusing, even if it's the kind of thing that only is interesting the first time through."The Earth Seen from the Moon"The esteemed writer/director, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Salo), crafts the middle segment, which is the most artistic and memorable of the five. Reminiscent in style to "Don Quixote", a recently widowed father and his son travel around the country in search of a new wife and mother, and after a long period, they discover the literally speechless Mangano. She brings joy into their lives, but they are poor, and in order to find a better life for themselves, they concoct a scheme to try to make some quick cash. The story is contrived, and not completely interesting, but the outlandish performances, artwork, and costumes does evoke great charm and likeability. Although mute, it's probably the most appealing of Mangano's five performances, and Toto is terrific."The Sicilian"Franco Rossi directs the fourth an shortest piece, a straight-forward revenge story that comes and goes before it ever has a chance of becoming interesting. It's violent, but easily the least satisfying of the five stories."A Night Like Any Other"Eastwood's appearance is clearly the biggest attraction here, which was filmed in between the Sergio Leone "Dollars" trilogy. It's an enjoyable departure from his normal roles, playing a comedic romantic lead, and he is affably fun to watch. Famed Italian director, Vittorio de Sica (The Bicycle Thief, Umberto D.) does a masterful job with the story, which perfectly blends the mundane and the fantasy in a visually satisfying way. The story is about a bored housewife (Mangano, of course), who tries in vain to get her husband to realize that he is not as romantic as he used to be. The scene is interspersed with comedic romance sequences revolving around the couple's past romantic interludes, and dreams of how their lives should be.
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:2003年文德斯参加了马丁斯科塞斯Martin Scorsese发起的为蓝调音乐寻根的Mini影集《The Blues》,拍摄了其中名为《一个人的灵魂》(The Soul of a Man)的一集。(参与这个影集的还有克林特 伊斯特伍德(《杀无赦》)和迈克 菲吉斯(Mike Figgis,《远离赌城》)等人)Martin Scorsese本人导的单元Feel Like Going Home结构松散,缺乏重心(从美国跳到西非,又只挑一两个乐手作重点,蜻蜓点水般轻轻略过),一看就知道是个音乐外行人,也难怪有些乐迷要失望不已,倒是德国大导演文德斯(巴黎德州,柏林苍穹下,直到世界末日),不愧是个道地的音乐喜好者,他所导演的The Soul of a Man,具有下列三大特色:1. 文德斯选择了自己最喜爱的三位布鲁斯艺术家斯基普·詹姆斯、布兰德·威利·约翰逊和J.B.雷诺瓦做为影片的主角,他带着虔诚与朝圣的心理,用剧情片的模式讲述了这三位音乐家的真实故事。1). Willie Johnson(应该是纪录片)2). Skip James(以戏剧方式重现其一生)3). J. B. Renoir(影片来源:主要参照一对夫妇的私藏纪录片,并穿插了部分德国六零年代的摇滚场景,与导演个人的生活记忆。)2. 刻意用二零年代的老摄影机,透过重现场景,重新演戏(re-enactment)的方式,将影像与音乐作一个巧妙的连结,其效果不亚于任何一部优秀的MTV。3. 文德斯参考了大量的历史资料,请来与这三位音乐家同时代的或者具有影响力的像Lou Reed、克里斯·托马斯·金、尼克·凯夫Nick Cave 、the Bad Seeds、詹姆斯·布拉德·乌尔姆JamesBlood Ulmer、Lucinda Williams等近二十七位美国布鲁斯音乐人,请他们重新演唱这三位音乐家的经典布鲁斯歌曲,再穿插以当年历史新闻镜头,让观众在黑白影像中重新领略到布鲁斯音乐的魅力,体味到文德斯对音乐乃至人生的理解与感悟这部片子前后的贯穿力强(以美国NASA宇宙飞船在船上放蓝调唱片藉以和外星人沟通为开场白,片末则出现了太空与Willie Johnson脸庞的迭影,颇有深意),凝聚性也高,充分显现温德斯对于音乐的投入,对于音乐--影像之间的对话与相扣,有非常好的掌握能力,值得推荐给大家看。