Petzold's work "Barbara" / Finished by Fan Daming /
Time: May 25, 2013 (Saturday) 10:55-11:20 AM
Venue: Ground Floor, Henglu Art Museum, No. 202, Nanshan Road, Hangzhou Lecture hall
(post-viewing scene of
Petzold's work "Barbara" at Henglu Art Film Bar) Participants: (Preface) Fan Daming, Yan Baihua, Zhou Xiaoyan, Zhao Yanli, Cai Ling, Ren Tongan, Zhang Chu, Wang Wenren, He Ji, Qian Jiaduo, Peng Wanyin, Huang Fangyue (viewers: Chen Xingsheng, Huang Shanmin, Zhang An'an, Ding Yunzhen, Qiu Huafen, Qiu Huafang, Ji Boqing, Pang Zhizhen, Pang Jian, Hong Jiyuan, Yao Liang, Fu Xinxing, Ren Tongyu, Xu Shuhong, Gao Yuejian , Jiang Xizhen, etc.)
Host: Fan Daming
Record: Huang Fangyue
’s "Cold War" background: Barbara, who is engaged in medical work, also has her "underground" activities
Fan Daming: "Barbara" is named after the heroine Barbara, which shows that this is a film that highlights a heroine. The story took place in 1980 (before mistakenly thought it was in the 1960s), we know that the reunification of the two Germanys was on October 3, 1990 (the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989), so this specific time should be said to be exactly When the "Cold War" that lasted for 45 years since the end of the "World War II" in 1945 entered its final tenth year, it was a time when the "wind" was still tight. The "Ginger and Rosa" we watched last month was also written during the "Cold War" period. The story took place in London in 1965. The story of this film is estimated to take place in a small town on the coast of northern East Germany. This place should be not far from the border between East and West. It can be smuggled by sea-of course it is illegal. The film’s director Petzold was born in 1960. His adolescence was at the height of the "Cold War" in which Germany was split into two halves. Therefore, he should have memory and personal experience of the severe situation at that time (but he wants to (About 10 years younger than the protagonist in the movie, Barbara). The "Cold War" was embodied in the fact that the "two camps" headed by the two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union faced each other, hostile and even subverted each other. Especially in countries like Germany, North Korea, Vietnam and China that have bilateral or cross-strait relations, it is even more difficult to leave the country through normal channels to the other side (or "non-social" countries), so that "smuggling" and "illegal immigration" are even more difficult. "Crossing the border" has become a common border phenomenon, even though the parties involved risk being killed or imprisoned as political criminals. At the beginning of the film, the heroine Barbara explained to us is such a female doctor who has had a history of “illegal crossing the border” and was imprisoned for a long time. She was eventually transferred from the capital Berlin to a small town hospital. Although Barbara came to the small town, she did not change her original intention of leaving East Germany, so she is engaged in daily medical work, and at the same time has her "underground" activities. The police do not know how to "register" people like her. Relax monitoring. In the film, we saw her being searched twice at home-this kind of body search is even insulting. Judging from the fact that the female police officer wears medical rubber gloves in the first body search, it implies this kind of body search. Even to enter the female body. However, Barbara’s underground activities were secretive and cautious. Not only did she conceal the police’s successful connection several times to get the money she needed, she also met his West German boyfriend from the other side in the hotel, and finally, she picked up the “water” who was smuggled by her. "Ghost" came to the rubber boat on time, but when boarding the boat, she gave this opportunity (only one person) to her who needed to find a way out more.
The theme of this film can be summarized as: love + politics
Yan Bohua: The feature of this film is its close relationship with politics. The political background shown in the film, such as the search of Barbara’s house and her body search; the labor camp where Stella is located (Van Daming: "Torgau" in the film), especially when she crossed the barbed wire from the labor camp The escape scenes are more classic, and there are police officers who appear immediately after Barbara and West Germany’s boyfriend come back from the tryst. The theme of this film can be summarized as: love + politics.
The film shows the psychological changes of the heroine under the background of a specific era
Zhou Xiaoyan: The film shows the psychological changes of the heroine Barbara under the background of a specific era. Her inner feelings are very rich and subtle, including the sensitive expression she often shows when she smokes. Whether to escape or stay, she finally made her own decision resolutely.
Zhao Yanli: The poorest person in the film is Stella. The film gave her a cool, dark dress. It is not easy for me to live in such an era. By the end of the film, I haven't recollected it yet. At the end of the film, Barbara did not escape, but returned. This is an unexpected ending. Previously, Barbara and Andrea returned by bicycle together. Andrea said that he likes to go to the beach and passed a cemetery with a cross on the way, and she immediately took the conversation away.
Van Daming: Because Andre talked about these places invisibly, it is precisely where Barbara hides money and is the route she chooses to escape. Obviously, she was afraid that her secret activities would reveal the stuff, and immediately pulled the words away, indicating that she was originally prepared to flee.
Barbara relationship with Andre began to be jerky, because her heart has many secret things
Cai Ling: Barbara film Andelieti to the small red box of foreign cigarettes, and that he for Barbara The contact with the outside world is still aware. The relationship between Barbara and Andrea was jerky at first, because she had a lot of secrets in her heart that could not be explained to Andrea. Under the circumstances, his boyfriend came to have a tryst with her to give him money, so he was still free to move.
Van Daming: At that time, East Germany and West Germany didn't mean that people could not exchange at all. As long as you have a valid passport and identity, you can still communicate. But if you have a record of "illegal crossing the border" like Barbara, the authorities will not let you have the legal status to leave the country.
Barbara's withdrawn character is the starting point of her character. She has the ability to live independently.
Ren Tongan: From the beginning of the film, the heroine explained to us through the mouth of the protagonist that the heroine Barbara who came to their East German town hospital to find a job wanted to escape to West Germany because of her socialist country. , Had been imprisoned for a long time, had no friends around, and formed a very withdrawn character. This also stipulates that the main characters of the film have a very special character.
Fan Daming: This withdrawn character can be said to be the starting point of Barbara's character. Of course, this personality also helps her engage in the underground activities she needs. We saw that she was in a relatively difficult environment for her newcomer, but she was able to live independently. For example, she found a discarded bicycle in the basement. She even repaired its broken tire personally, so she used it to travel the next day at work. There are many scenes of her cycling faster on country roads or mountain roads in the film, even though it is very windy. Bicycles also provide convenience for her many underground activities.
The description of the movie is very beautiful. Barbara's sexy is skinny and very spiritual.
Zhang Chu: Actually, the movie is also very beautiful in these descriptions.
Van Daming: Actress Nina Hows, who plays Barbara, is also more famous in Germany. She is not the kind of very sexy look; in other words, she is not the kind of soft sexy woman, she is also sexy, her sexy is skinny, very spiritual, thinking, rational, and okay. Said to be a very typical type of women in Germany. The same goes for Barbara's name. In particular, the momentary image of her riding on a bicycle and turning her head violently has been made into a movie poster, which is a very classic form of embodying this type of beauty.
People's thoughts and beliefs cannot be overthrown and destroyed by guns. Humanity triumphs over ideology
Wang Wenren: The Berlin Wall was not actually overthrown by West Germans but by East Germans. The two camps were hostile during the Cold War. The socialist camp believed that its beliefs were noble. However, it often adopted labor reform sanctions against dissidents with different beliefs. For example, the Soviet Union had strict ideological control over people at that time. But the final overthrow of the Berlin Wall proved that people's thoughts and beliefs cannot be overthrown and eliminated by guns.
Yan Baihua: The film also reveals the value of human nature. Barbara hates the police officer very much, and she has a good impression of Dr. Andre, a male colleague who is in the same situation as her. They both studied at prestigious universities in Berlin, and Andre also came to the small town hospital because of persecution. He also treated the police officer for medical treatment, and Barbara was infected as a result. In the end, she did not escape but returned to the small town hospital, in fact, she came to Andre's side. This shows that human nature has defeated ideology.
Qian Jiaduo: Human nature is always the first thing. Barbara may not have hesitated in the end, but there are too few opportunities to escape, and out of human considerations, she finally gave the opportunity to escape to someone who needs it more.
Ren Tongan: I feel that the film shows that ideological opposition cannot conceal human conscience and basic humanity-love. As a doctor, Barbara can finally accept the humanitarianism of her new boyfriend doctor. All patients, no matter what No matter what ideology you hold, you must implement humanitarian relief as a doctor. Barbara gave her precious opportunity to escape to Stella, which also embodies the conscience and love of mankind. Keeping the
bottom line of being a human being, being honest, kind, not afraid of hardships and dangers, and giving love to the world
Ding Yunzhen: The film gives me the deepest feeling: two doctors who have no freedom of life and cannot even guarantee their own safety, but can hold onto to be one The bottom line of human personality is integrity, kindness, and fear of hardships and dangers, and give love to the world.
The film more objectively reflects the life state of East German society
Huang Fangyue: The East German environment in the film is warmer, which makes me feel that the living conditions there are not as difficult as reflected in the past movies. It can be said that the film more objectively reflects the living conditions of East German society. This changed my view of East Germany in the past.
The power of love gave her a sense of belonging here, and thus made a new life choice
Fan Daming: I also want to leave East Germany. Different people still have different goals. In addition to Barbara and Stella, there is actually a third woman in the film. In a scene where Barbara and her West German boyfriend are having a tryst in a hotel, her boyfriend's fellow boyfriend is unwilling to be lonely and temporarily stays in the hotel. Also made a girlfriend, she also yearned to go to West Germany. As a result, Barbara and her met in the large suite room. The film portrays the third woman who wants to go to West Germany as a relatively shallow woman who admires the Western lifestyle and material comfort And other luxury goods). This allows Barbara's image and spiritual realm to be improved under the contrast and contrast of this character. To a certain extent, it seems that Barbara finally chooses to stay in East Germany and has a new source of power. Of course, in the final analysis, it was the strength of André's love for her, including the like-minded strength that she and him had established in the medical career, which gave her a sense of belonging here, and thus made a new life choice.
2013.5.27-29 finishing
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