主演:達(dá)利爾·麥克科馬克 理查德·E·格蘭特 朱莉·德爾佩 Stephen McMillan Crispin Letts Tomas Spencer
導(dǎo)演:愛麗絲·特勞頓
Unable to find inspiration for his newest piece, young author Liam (Daryl McCormack) takes on the titanic weight of tutoring the son of legendary writer J.M. Sinclair (Richard E. Grant) and his wife Hélène Sinclair (Julie Delpy). Reeling from the mysterious passing of their eldest son, the Sinclairs push Liam to work harder and invite him to stay on the estate grounds with them. Soon enough, lies big and small unfurl as a well-intentioned exercise quickly transforms into a saga of lust, betrayal, jealousy, and the quest for legacy-defining relevance. A battle of wits begins with everyone carrying much to lose.
Delpy, Grant, and McCormack all make triumphant returns to Tribeca in a drama bubbling with explorations of authorship and the inextricable link between family, no matter how broken. Thrilling and darkly comedic, the project questions the efficacy and sour ethical dynamics which may arise from mentorship and the tenuous hopes and dreams many wrap around that very concept.
劇情確實(shí)還蠻模版化,每一步都走在預(yù)期里,但是討論的東西特別切中自己最近的思考,看完體內(nèi)充滿了力量。年輕氣盛的才華和老之將至的特權(quán),前者是野蠻,后者是虛弱,互為虐待關(guān)系,并無(wú)高下之分。而故事是唯一的武器,你既可以用它割喉自盡,也可以高舉它向世界吶喊。有趣的是,整體劇情雖然在借助刻板印象重復(fù)告誡我們不要浪漫化文學(xué)、不要浪漫化創(chuàng)作,但倒數(shù)第二個(gè)鏡頭(作家之子在觀眾席里笑得眼中有星點(diǎn))彷佛在自我辯論般地說(shuō):蒸餾掉所有作家-作品動(dòng)力學(xué)之后,小說(shuō)永遠(yuǎn)是純潔且美的。
節(jié)奏不錯(cuò),故事太套路化了。P.S. 麥考馬克怎么連著兩部都是跟老女人糾纏???
比較早地猜到了故事走向,但沒猜到女主那部分
懸疑感的設(shè)置屬于經(jīng)典本格富豪宅邸的老套路,但私心對(duì)這種設(shè)置還是很有親切感的。整體觀感挺輕快,情節(jié)設(shè)計(jì)蘿卜白菜吧,為啥就睡到一起去了……豪宅本格愛好者私心加一顆星
好看的drama:周五下班后的爆米花和酒
Julie Delpy最后在池塘邊的那個(gè)眼神我直呼女王。
講故事的節(jié)奏很美
與世隔絕的別墅搭配“作家”這個(gè)職業(yè),再配合鋼琴與提琴的和鳴,讓一個(gè)略帶懸疑色彩的現(xiàn)代故事充滿了古典韻味;雖然故事走向完全可以預(yù)見,而且導(dǎo)演給出的暗示也都不難看得出,但整部電影的氣質(zhì)凜冽又誘人。最后女主人的一番話,讓我瞬間覺得有點(diǎn)當(dāng)代《麥克白夫人》的意思...
小黑和老白睡了之后,我恍然大悟:看!這就是政治正確!
從爸爸說(shuō)另一個(gè)server不用關(guān)結(jié)局基本昭然若揭,略顯俗套的劇情也談不上多少懸疑,但為了Julie Delpy還是可以加半星
所謂“fading patriarch”,家庭關(guān)系與作者心理,情緒與矛盾都很明顯和直接。結(jié)構(gòu)上配合小說(shuō)體例,字幕打出來(lái)三部分加一個(gè)尾聲。景美人美,符號(hào)性也很強(qiáng),比如有毒的花樹,比如阿波羅與達(dá)芙妮的雕塑??吹氖亲帜粓?chǎng)還被字幕科普,水中那可愛的動(dòng)物原來(lái)叫水?(water voles),它們不同橋段的行為貌似和之后主角關(guān)系居然還暗合。另外這是導(dǎo)演和編劇各自的電影處女作。