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发表于 2003-12-10 13:03
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注：下文出现的英文剧名对照——
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors ~~《处女心经》
Turning Gate~~~〈生活的发见〉
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from:koreanfilm.org by Darcy
Director Hong Sang-soo has maintained his signature style throughout all four of his critically-acclaimed films, but with each new work he provides us with a different twist. Whereas in Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors he plays with the idea of memory, in his latest work Turning Gate, Hong seems to be focused on the idea of comedy. Although there has always been a degree of humor in his films, here it takes center stage.
Once again, the film is structured around a remarkably simple, almost arbitrary, plot: after the dismal failure of his latest movie, an actor leaves Seoul on a trip, and manages along the way to land two different women in bed. Neither he nor the two women seem to learn anything from their experiences, but the time they spend together proves to be very revealing, for the viewers at least.
Although by no means a blockbuster, this has been Hong's most successful work at the box-office to date, with its humor making it far more accessible than his previous films. It cannot really be called lighthearted, however: much of the movie's strength comes from the tension between the humor and the underlying bleakness of the situations it presents. Some viewers may even feel it to be mean-spirited, as Hong seems to be laughing at, not with, his characters.
Yet there is an exhilaration in how the film is put together, with its economical style that dispenses with all but the most essential scenes and situations. As we proceed to the second half of the film, we start to see and hear echoes from the first. A visit to a fortune-teller provides the film's climax, then when it draws to a close, the music that accompanies the ending credits grounds the viewer immediately with its dreary, indifferent tone.
The film's stars Kim Sang-kyung and Yeh Ji-won worked previously in the realm of TV dramas, with only Choo Sang-mi (Say Yes, The Soul Guardians) having any prior film experience. Yeh Ji-won is particularly memorable for her forthright, slightly neurotic portrayal of our hero's first conquest.
Hong's latest film provides an interesting mix of popular and arthouse sensibilities, and internationally, too, it is likely to attract wider audiences than his previous films. Although at first glance it may appear to contain less intellectual meat than what we normally expect from Hong, in terms of genre it represents an interesting and significant departure. (Darcy Paquet)
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