徐熙媛
发表于8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.
邝美云
发表于1分钟前回复 :1942年,抗日战争与第二次世界大战正处于白热化阶段。燎原之火,生灵涂炭,天灾人祸,哀鸿遍野。当军事家和政治家的目光聚焦在一城一郭的征伐劫掠之时,几乎鲜少有人注意到古老的中原河南正爆发一场惨绝人寰的大旱灾。影片的主角老东家(张国立 饰),狡猾、市侩,典型的封建地主,可即便如此也无法对抗这史无前例的灾难,他被迫逃荒,亲眼见证着儿子、儿媳、老伴等亲人的种种死状。他的遭遇是三百万灾民的缩影,面对这群人的苦难,无论是高高在上的蒋委员长(陈道明 饰),还是深入民间报道灾难真相的美国记者白修德(阿德里安•布劳迪 Adrien Brody 饰),以及海内外的每一个人,如何能从这眼前的人间炼狱之景侧目。绝望无止的逃生坎途,中华民族多舛命运的苦难一斑……本片根据刘震云的小说《温故一九四二》改编。