陈宇凡
发表于1分钟前回复 :19世纪,描写美与丑的文学作品风靡一时。“美”之古怪亮丽,有供人欢愉的脱衣舞会所,有病势严重的私生子,有麻木不仁的上层人士,有父亲之命的婚姻,还有未遂企图的凌辱糟蹋,以及其他。“美”之感情丰富,既有美丽者如真爱,也有残酷者如恐惧与恨。被身处社会上层的爱人无情抛弃之后,可 怜的女人为了支付儿子的医药费,无奈旋舞于众人之前,卖弄色相。受迫于父亲之命,心早有所属的姑娘不得不面对即将于一位年逾古稀者结为夫妻的残酷现实。摄于1921年,法国马塞尔·莱皮埃导演,片头字幕中特别注明:这是一出“闹剧”,表达了莱皮埃对汤玛斯·英斯那种平凡的轶事式的题材的轻视,他以标新立异的形式讲述了西班牙舞女西比拉的悲剧命运。莱皮埃从法国的印象派画家和美国的格里菲斯以及瑞典的斯约斯特约姆的艺术成果中吸取营养,把特技作为重要的电影表现手段。影片中精练而完美的摄影技巧,使西班牙的户外风景和室内布景协调一致,并对剧情发展到起重要作用。影片还探讨了艺术技巧抒发激情的方法。
洪爱莉
发表于1分钟前回复 :What could the fate of the Villa Empain, Baron Empain’s crazy project in Brussels, which has gone through a long and eventful journey since its completion in 1934, possibly inspire? Katharina Kastner’s challenge was to draw the portrait of the place, keeping in mind the work of time, like in a human existence. Shot in 16mm, her film appeals to the senses, it captures the stirring of leaves undulating in the garden light, the movement of iridescent pearls, or the colourful games of
a piece by Daniel Buren. Without a word, but with a caressing camera, she pays close attention to the hidden patterns on the gorgeous marbles, or to the veins in the most precious types of wood used to decorate the rooms. In slight touches, regardless of the monumental aspect of the 27.000 square-feet villa and the pool that so impressed its first visitors, Katharina Kastner o ers an organic vision of the place, which has been marked by the trials and tribulations of life, and used successively as a museum, an embassy and a squat, until its final renovation. The clever editing makes furtive connections, underlines colour associations, mixes up times and tactile sensations, while the spaces we explore keep rustling. The film takes us on a reminiscing journey, with slices of Empain’s life, from the family archive here on a holiday, there playing on the beach, images from a distant past that keep haunting the premises. The film reveals to us this living space that was designed like a piece of art, but it does so in a wandering way. This dream vision guides us through the villa like an echo of foregone fantasies, a mental space, but also a welcoming backdrop for the work of time. A bit like the fingerprint work we see in the film, or the slight touch of a pencil on a blank sheet.