阿什温暖的小窝

Lost in Philadelphia

by 阿什 on Sep.21, 2006, under 电影后遗证

"Streets of Philadelphia"

I was bruised and battered, I could tell what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself
Saw my reflection in a window and didn't konw my own face
So, brother I'm gonna leave
Wasting away from the streets of Philadelphia
I walked the avenue till my legs felt like stone
I heard voices of friends vanished and gone
At night I heard the blood in my veins just as black and whispery as the rain on the streets of Philadelphia
Ain't no Angel gonna greet me. It's just you and my friend.
And my clothes don't fit me no more
I walked thousand of miles just to slip this skin
Night has fallen I'm lying awake.
I can feel myself fading away
So will you receive me, brother, with your faithless kiss
Or will we leave each other alone like this on the streets of Philadelphia.

No more words.No matter you catch it or not. Just try to feel the sorrow in this song and in its movie of "Philadelphia".

清冷的电影,只是从头到尾的诉讼官司,被告原告,证人证供,偶尔穿插两位主人公的家庭生活,依旧平淡如冷水。似乎只有Andy随歌剧潸然泪下那一幕是全片高潮,却写得艺术唯美。若是不喜欢很可能在电影放映中途便陷入梦乡。但若是偏爱于导演讲述故事的方法,或是被演员精湛演技吸引,那么不到片尾音乐结束都不会舍得离开座位。

一遍一遍放那首Neil Young唱的片尾曲,呆坐着,感受影片结束之后带来的惆怅。第二遍看《费城故事》,第二遍被汤姆汉克斯的完美演技所折服。

汤姆汉克斯只用眼神,就演活了不同层面的同一个角色。为这部电影,他减肥30磅,让片中艾滋病晚期的Andy看起来瘦削又脆弱,似乎已经不堪一击。然而汉克斯赋予Andy坚毅的性格,自尊且内敛。自知生命开始倒数的Andy内心复杂,却表情平静,他的一切情感都由眼神来表露。

被丹泽尔华盛丹扮演的律师Joe拒之门外以后,Andy眼中只剩绝望,抬头望那自由的天空,漠然看身边穿行的人流,Andy抿紧唇,只怕有泪流出。导演给汉克斯长时间的面部特写,让观众把Andy所有的脆弱无助都洞悉得一清二楚。

自知时日无多的Andy,向已经成为他辩护律师的Joe坦言自己可能挨不到诉讼结束。再无多话,转而问Joe是否喜爱听歌剧。Andy径自放自己最爱的歌剧给Joe听,玛丽亚·卡拉丝演唱的咏叹调充满了燃着炉火的房间。Andy穿着法兰绒上衣,手扶吊瓶支架,随歌声轻转。炉火映红了他的面颊,照亮了他的泪水,像生命之火,在Andy身上若即若离。Andy没有唱,却借着凄绝的女高音,唱出他对生命的渴望与无奈。导演一直将摄像机置于汉克斯前方以上,用俯视的角度让观众从汉克斯的每一个表情,去体会生命在消失前对爱情对生活的留恋。你能感觉到的全部是凄厉的无奈。

1993年,汤姆汉克斯还算年轻,还没有凭《阿甘正传》再次大红大紫。同样年轻的还有在这部《费城故事》里与他演对手戏的丹泽尔华盛顿和安东尼奥班德拉斯。然而汉克斯完全掩盖了两位大明星的光芒,整部戏中,只有汉克斯用眼神和表情演绎出来的Andy最是令人难忘。若是喜欢这位演技派的明星,还是找来补上这部片子为好。

PS:几乎找遍所有买碟片的小店或是摊贩,都没有买到这部心仪已久的片子。不想今天竟是农民同学自曝有库存且转赠于我。感激涕零中决定抵消掉对他抢走一只的仇恨~~打算从此将他纳入我们FB一族的队伍当中,与一只讨论赐予他法号一坨,以便日后责骂戏虐时用。

PPS:告一坨同志(原农民同志)书:今后不得私藏经典珍稀电影,若有藏品,定要交出与一只、一条、PP三位妖女共同享用,不得有误。若一坨未看到该召谕,望请一只同学转达。钦赐~~~


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