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They say it's the last song they don't know us ,you see It is only the last song if we let it be.
About the film |
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Selma (Björk) is a Czech immigrant, a single mother working in a factory in rural America. Her salvation is her passion for music, specifically, the all-singing, all-dancing numbers found in classic Hollywood musicals.
Selma harbors a sad secret: she is losing her eyesight and her son Gene stands to suffer the same fate if she can't put away enough money to secure him an operation. When a desperate neighbor falsely accuses Selma of stealing his savings, the drama of her life escalates to a tragic finale.
看《黑暗的舞者》的心情是沉闷的。很久之前就看过这部片子的介绍,听说很好,但是始终没有机会看。那天在缘网偶然看到,便立刻下了下来。昨天看了一半,突然感觉很不舒服,直到今天晚上才彻底把这部片子看完,不胜唏嘘。
影片展现了20世纪60年代美国华盛顿底层社会的一面。塞尔玛(比约克扮演)是来自捷克的移民,是一个单亲母亲,她在一个乡村工厂工作,靠着一点点微薄的工资和她的小儿子吉恩艰难度日。
塞尔玛有一个令她心痛的秘密:由于遗传因素,她的视力正慢慢地衰退,只能靠着高度近视镜才能维持微弱的视力,她发现儿子吉恩也有同样的疾病,如果她不能挣到足够的钱支付动手术的费用,吉恩也难以逃脱变瞎的命运。为了给儿子凑钱动手术,塞尔玛开始日夜不停地加班,将辛苦赚来的每分每毫都装在一个小铁皮盒里。
尽管现实是如此残酷,塞尔玛还是有自己的消遣方式——她的精神支柱是对音乐的激情,特别是对充满着歌唱、舞蹈的好莱坞音乐剧感兴趣。在工厂的歌舞团里,塞尔玛经常和工友们排练《音乐之声》,她把自己想像成剧中的主角,以此给予自己疲惫的心灵以抚慰,并自我沉醉。同时,她还有两个很好的朋友——车间里的女工头凯茜和暗恋她的司机杰夫,有这些好心人关爱她,即使生活困苦,塞尔玛也觉得其乐融融。
塞尔玛的房东比尔是个警察,他有个整日无所事事却又崇尚享乐的妻子,她把家里的财产全挥霍光了。比尔破产了,但他很爱妻子,没有勇气把真相告诉她,更没有勇气自杀。他知道塞尔玛有一些积蓄,于是找到了她,向她诉说现实的压力与内心的窘迫。善良的塞尔玛体谅比尔的难堪,并告诉他自己业已失明并一直在为儿子存钱的秘密。无意间,比尔发现了塞尔玛装钱的铁皮盒子……
由于视力的不断下降,塞尔玛在工作中出现了失误,尽管凯茜百般为她说情,她还是被工厂解雇了。
没了工作的塞尔玛非常痛苦,她又发现自己辛辛苦苦攒下来的钱被偷走了,她想到刚刚向她借过钱的比尔,于是去找他。比尔承认自己拿了塞尔玛的钱,在争执中,比尔绝望地掏出手枪,要塞尔玛帮助自己结束生命,并恳求塞尔玛为自己保住秘密,塞尔玛扣动了扳机。
警察在工厂的歌舞团里逮捕了塞尔玛,这时她已经用那笔钱为吉恩交了手术费。在法庭上,为了维护死去的比尔的尊严,塞尔玛没有说出实情,同时她谎称把钱寄给了父亲洛维,实际上塞尔玛并不认识他,他只是一个塞尔玛所崇拜的音乐剧明星。洛维被请到法庭上来作证,塞尔玛无话可说了。
不幸的塞尔玛被判处绞刑,但当她得知吉恩做了手术后,她已经了无牵挂,临刑之前她也没忘记放声歌唱。
Comment of the film:
《黑暗中的舞者》是丹麦导演拉尔斯·冯·特里尔继《破浪而出》、《白痴》后的“良心三部曲”的最后一部。据说拍摄这三部曲的灵感来自一则他最喜欢的童话故事:一个小女孩去森林中游玩,她手里有面包,口袋里有玩具,但一路上她愉快的把所有的东西一件件给予周围的人,最后她什么也没剩下,一贫如洗。但她说:“我一切都会顺心如意,一切都将完好如初。”拉尔斯以这个自我牺牲奉献的角色为蓝本,塑造了《黑暗中的舞者》里坚强而乐观的塞尔玛的形象。该片获得第五十三届戛纳电影节最佳影片金棕榈奖、最佳女演员奖,第十三届欧洲电影奖最佳影片奖及最佳女演员奖。
单从影片的片头,就可感知这是一部不同寻常的作品。展现在观众面前的是一幅长达3分多钟的“画布”,白色的背景上斑驳的墨点跃然其上,当视神经传递的信号还没得到大脑的反馈时,色彩悄然改变。茫茫的白色中萌发点点绿意,如同阳光下泛着金色的波澜,血红的花瓣,连绵起伏的山峦,秋风扫过的落叶,一刻不停的转化,生命的萌生和蔓延,死亡的浸润和唐突,命运周而复始的循环和摸不到的轨迹……你向往也好,畏惧也罢,没有权利选择,只能默默的承受。导演已然用视觉语言来暗示观众,这是命运的故事,你将目睹它的兴衰。
这是一部精致得让人伤神的电影。每一个镜头的角度,每一件道具的摆放,每一次画面的转接都恰到好处。你会被塞尔玛慈爱的将糖果塞进儿子的书包的表情所湿润,会因为在警车的护栏后拍摄的比尔与塞尔玛的对话而局促不安,会由于塞尔玛在死囚牢的焦虑无助而黯然神伤。穿插在主要情节中五段幻想的歌舞是那么美好,现实中黯淡的画面因为幻想而变得颜色鲜亮,充满幸福的滋味,每个人都在围绕着塞尔玛欢快的舞动,在她的歌声中尽情的挥发。这种极其强烈的对比无疑加倍的沉重了现实的桎捁。在影片的最后一个镜头,画面由绞刑现场逐渐拉升,最后停止于楼板的黑色空间。剩下的静寂留给你足够的幻想空间,也许此时塞尔玛的灵魂正徘徊在黑暗当中,但天堂的光线就在她的前方,她会在那里看见吉恩清澈的双眼,将在那里用她的天籁嗓音歌唱天堂里的颤音。
About Björk:
Filming of Dancer In The Dark began in early 1999 and although Björk had originally intended only to write and produce the score for the film, she decided that she would love to embrace the challenge of taking one of the starring roles when Lars von Trier asked her to consider this.
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Born in Reykjavik on 21 November 1965 and at only 34 years of age, Björk has already recorded and released 14 albums over the last 23 years.
To date, as a solo artist, she has achieved record sales in excess of seven million. Throughout her career she has incorporated her eclectic musical taste in all her solo projects and has collaborated with a diverse array of musicians and producers from Nellee Hooper and Graham Massey to Mark Bell, Black Dog and Matmos. In addition she has explored and worked within the classical arena and has collaborated with luminaries including The Brodsky Quartet, Kent Negano and John Tavener as well as with The Wu Tang Clan and dance pioneers Dallas Austin.
Renowned for her creativity and innovative ideas, Björk has worked with the world's best, as well as young and unknown, photographers, fashion designers and video directors. She has received numerous accolades and international awards including three Grammy nominations for her videos the most recent of which was for the vastly acclaimed 'All Is Full Of Love' video which was directed by Chris Cunningham.
Most recently, Björk has started work on her new studio album which is scheduled for release in April 2001.
About song of Björk:
最初迷恋比约克的时候还是学生,因为《音乐天堂》里的一首《Crystal Ball》,现在印象已经模糊,但还依稀记得慑人魂魄的曲调和撕扯心弦的嗓音。乍听肆意妄为,再听韵味无穷,自然天成,后来心情不好的时候,时常想听比约克的声音。在我的潜意识里,比约克一直是个巫女的形象,因为她的声线总是让人产生幻觉,好比临睡前短暂的意识混乱。