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2005-4-18
Memory is a wonderful thing. 回忆是美好的,不管是几年或是几十年过去了,都不会fade away。一口气把法国电影《Before sunset》看完了,泡一杯香茗放在电脑旁,搬把椅子抱膝坐下,影片开始就是一首忧伤哀婉的情歌。
Now we're together. Sitting outside in the sunshine, but soon we'll be apart…the clouds are far away above in sky, but soon I'll be on the plane…You promise before I loved you always love me. Time goes by and people cry and everything goes to fast.
依依不舍的感觉在这首歌里体现得淋漓尽致,而歌曲恰恰正和影片所讲述的故事情节像吻合。他是已经爬上了美国畅销书排行榜的作家,她是法国Green Cross环保组织的成员。在巴黎的一个秋日午后,他们再次相遇了,整整隔了9年之久。
之前并没有看过《Before sunrise》,所以感觉情绪上无法全部投入。其实并非导演的问题,当然也不出在编剧身上。因为对这部影片有着很高的期望,在看的时候想当然希望可以尽快融入到故事中。
整部影片场景一直在变换,促销新书的书店、特色的小咖啡馆、美丽的塞纳河...她的家里。画面一直充斥着巴黎街区暖暖的午后阳光,镜头一直在跟拍他们大段大段的对白。9年未见的人啊,有说不完的话,从她的英俊男友到她9年前去世的祖母。谈各自的生活,9年前共同度过的那一美好的夜晚。
班驳的墙壁,踏上去咯吱咯吱项的楼梯,镜头安安静静地匀速摇过,只听到裤子的摩擦声、鞋子踩在楼梯上的声音、猫咪的叫声。她的屋子杂而不乱,照片、书、CD唱片触手可及,屋顶上高挂着大红的灯笼。镜头固定地听女主人公弹起了吉他,长达3分钟的solo:
Let me sing you a waltz about that one night's thing, you were for me that one night everything I dreamed all the life. But now you gone, you're far gone, you go to the island of the rain. It was for you just a one night thing, but you were much more to me just so you know. I don’t care what they say, I know what you meant for me that day, I just want to another try, I just want to another night. Even it doesn't seem quite right. You meant for me much more than anyone I met before. One single night with you, little Jesse. I'll never forget this one night thing, even tomorrow in other's, my heart will stay here till I die. Let me sing you a waltz…
如此伤感、忧伤,使我们相信相见不是为了再度拥有对方,仅仅是一起怀念曾经相处的过去种种。时光荏苒,生活所迫,已经成年的他们不再是当初那个莽撞冲动的少年,现在他们更加理智,但仍然无法忘记那一个夜晚,以及彼此之间坦诚相见的真挚情感。
聪明的导演Richard Linklater选择在法国拍摄,可以说在某种程度上延续了观众的“法国情节”。觉得只要是法国电影,就没有不好看的。
趁热打铁写个小东西纪念一下我喜欢的法国电影以及法国艺术家们,尽心竭力地制作出精良考究的饕餮之宴。他们是认认真真拍电影的可爱的人们!Je t'aime。 |
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