女巫1967
quot;The Witch Burnt Alive"   After a very long, but visually arresting animated opening credits sequence, Luchino Visconti (Death in Venice) directs the first story, which is the longest of the five, taking approximately a third of the film's running length. Mangano plays a superstar actress and model who travels to a mountain resort, only to find the well-to-do inhabitants have prejudices and preconceived notions about her based on her public persona. The women are all jealous and the men all want to sleep with her, but all Mangano wants is to be left alone. It's a mostly somber satirical piece, but story-wise, it languishes in its modest idea a bit long, becoming inconsequential to all but those fascinated by the realities of being famous.   "Community Spirit"   Bolognini's piece isn't really a story. It's more of a visual gag, in a short segment that features Mangano offering to take an injured man to a hospital, driving him at breakneck speed throughout the city, but not stopping at locations where he might find aid. I won't give away the punchline here, but it succeeds in being amusing, even if it's the kind of thing that only is interesting the first time through.   "The Earth Seen from the Moon"   The esteemed writer/director, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Salo), crafts the middle segment, which is the most artistic and memorable of the five. Reminiscent in style to "Don Quixote", a recently widowed father and his son travel around the country in search of a new wife and mother, and after a long period, they discover the literally speechless Mangano. She brings joy into their lives, but they are poor, and in order to find a better life for themselves, they concoct a scheme to try to make some quick cash. The story is contrived, and not completely interesting, but the outlandish performances, artwork, and costumes does evoke great charm and likeability. Although mute, it's probably the most appealing of Mangano's five performances, and Toto is terrific.   "The Sicilian"   Franco Rossi directs the fourth an shortest piece, a straight-forward revenge story that comes and goes before it ever has a chance of becoming interesting. It's violent, but easily the least satisfying of the five stories.   "A Night Like Any Other"   Eastwood's appearance is clearly the biggest attraction here, which was filmed in between the Sergio Leone "Dollars" trilogy. It's an enjoyable departure from his normal roles, playing a comedic romantic lead, and he is affably fun to watch. Famed Italian director, Vittorio de Sica (The Bicycle Thief, Umberto D.) does a masterful job with the story, which perfectly blends the mundane and the fantasy in a visually satisfying way. The story is about a bored housewife (Mangano, of course), who tries in vain to get her husband to realize that he is not as romantic as he used to be. The scene is interspersed with comedic romance sequences revolving around the couple's past romantic interludes, and dreams of how their lives should be.
熟女杀人事件
讲述四位女性杀害她们丈夫并集体分尸的故事。影片的四位女主人公同是便当工厂的女工,性格各异却代表着现代的日本女性:曾在银行工作的雅子擅长持家理财,然而隐隐当上一家之主的她却无法得到长期失业的丈夫与叛逆儿子的沟通,长期都生活在压抑和孤独里;守寡的吾妻长期任劳任怨的服侍着瘫痪的婆婆;怀孕的弥生得到的不是关怀,而是嗜赌如命丈夫的虐打;贪慕虚荣的邦子负债累累,只为了换取物质上的享受。前三位女性都有着日本女性传统的美德,善良、坚强、甚至有些逆来顺受;邦子则是传统与现代文明冲突下的产物,她即无法摆脱日本女性社会地位低下的困境,又不能独立在社会上立足,只可惜无论传统美德还是蜕变的新生代,都无法得到男性和社会的尊重,桐野夏生细腻的笔触在平山秀幸的镜头前得到了最大的发挥,如果说弥生杀夫是为了顽强生存的挣扎,那么后来的集体分尸事件则是一种无声的抗争,“就像在工厂里做便当一样”,四位女主人公遭受的压抑得到了宣泄,更重要的是她们寻回了自信,开始思索在人生中的定位,开始尝试追求。然而这一切只能在秘密的情况下进行,这种挣扎与控诉是无法得到社会认可与宽容的,当她们杀人分尸的罪行即将败露时,她们被迫选择了逃亡,自卫杀死酒太保的吾妻烧掉了自己的房子和婆婆的尸体,在对寂寞人生的一声叹息后默默等待法律的制裁,弥生在半途分娩,毫无主见的邦子跟随雅子搭上了去北边的长途货柜车,为的是完成雅子去看极昼的梦想,影片在三位女性的笑声中结束,但对观众心灵的触动丝毫不亚于《末路狂花》结尾冲下悬崖的震撼,只是要唤起内心一个简单梦想的追求,却要付出如此大的代价,平山秀幸折射出的不只只社会现状的冷漠疏离,还有对传统意义上的女权主义的颠覆
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