For Chinese-language films, the biggest expectation this year is "Assassin Nie Yinniang", which is shortlisted in the main competition unit. In the Cannes SCREEN magazine score, "Assassin Nie Yinniang" leads the standings with 3.5 points, and is the most popular film. However, Tang Feng Gu Yun lost to immigrant gangsters, and Hou Dao once again missed the Palme d'Or, becoming the third Chinese director to win the Best Director Award after Wong Kar Wai and Yang Dechang. Looking back at the time when the two Taiwanese "Yang Hou" radiated radiance and radiance on the international film stage, now Mr. Yang Dechang has passed away for eight years, leaving only a mirror of the legacy of the Northern Song Dynasty ("Chasing the Wind"). Hou Dao's volume of Tang Dynasty legend seems to be an echo that is eight years late.
This is the foreword, endless sighs.
It is true that we are facing a bitter winter
"You are a mature person,
loyal, fair, and sincere,
but you sometimes use these qualities to hurt, despise, humiliate, and defeat them"
——Excerpt from the film "Hibernation" select
2014 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Turkish film industry. On this occasion, Turkish director Nuri Big Ceylan won the Palme d'Or at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival for his film "Hibernation", becoming the second person to receive this honor. Turkish film director. With Mr. Ceylon's stern and long lens, the world once again focused its attention on the people in Cappadocia, Turkey. We can see that in this corner of the junction of the Eurasian continent, in the modern civilized society that humans pride themselves on, poverty and wealth, dignity and contempt, charity and ruthlessness, hypocrisy and explicitness, morality and ethics are still tearing and colliding with each other. Confrontation; between husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, masters and servants, elites and commoners, between various classes, with the advent of winter, the remaining warmth is gradually dissipating, discourse and communication are no longer possible, the desolate The ravines between people and classes are like the abrupt and isolated rock sculptures in Cappadocia, straddling the earth hard.
In an interview, Ceylon said that he was deeply influenced by Russian writers Dostoevsky and Chekhov, and one of the directors he admired most was the Russian film master Tarkovsky. Ceylon also hoped The audience can see a trace of Chekhov's soul in "Hibernation". In Russian modern and contemporary literature and art, the exploration of religion and the existence of gods, the speculation and torture of the human soul, the profound call for morality and humanity, and the strong nostalgia and sorrow have greatly infected Ceylon and influenced his creation. Ceylon is also known as "Turkey's Tarkovsky". In Ceylon's slow and long-term lens language, we can see that Ceylon, as a disciple of Tarkovsky and Dostoevsky, has the blood of Russian literature flowing in him, and as a writer and director, Dedicated to the ambition to elevate the art form of film to the height of literary works.
Ceylon's films are in the same vein as European art films, continuing the temperament of European film masters such as Bergman and Angelopoulos, and each one digs deeper into the depths of human nature and society. Ceylon pays close attention to the predicaments that people encounter in social life, whether it is survival or morality. In its large number of leeway shots, we and Ceylon together feel the experience of others. Reflect on your own situation. In an exclusive interview with the Bund Pictorial, Ceylon said, "All the conversations stem from our personal life experiences, because this is the only thing you trust, and it can be said that every one of my roles I have experienced with my soul. I incorporated my personal life and my observations of my friends into the script writing. There is a little criticism of intellectuals and middle-class elites in the film. It can be said that this is also my introspection.”
All along, Ceylon From "The Town", "Three Monkeys" to "Anatolia", Ceylon has always been adhering to its own unique video style, from the Bosprut Strait blown by the sea breeze. , the mist-shrouded Anatolian grasslands, the cities shrouded in dark clouds and rainstorms, to the devil-like city of Cappadocia (known as "the fairy's chimney"), these background images are all lonely and empty, gloomy and cold, In addition, the narration is ambiguous and slow, with a lot of blank space, and the psychological deliberation of the characters relies on details rather than language, which requires the audience to have a certain patience and psychological foundation. Like a serious literary work, although "Hibernation" is not close to people, it faces the source of human existence, reveals the spiritual context of human beings, strips away the different appearances of nations and regions, and carries the value of common human emotions. , that is: do we still have the capacity to love? Therefore, Ceylon's films are very precious in today's world where film masters are few and far between.
The duration of "Hibernation" is 196 minutes, which refreshes the duration of all previous films in Ceylon. It is no small challenge for everyone to watch the film. Although the film is 196 minutes long, "Hibernation" is not lethargic, and the film is densely advanced by tight dramatic conflict. "Hibernation" also goes against the normal state of Ceylon movie characters who are cherishing words like gold. It arranges a large number of indoor characters to play against each other. In a cramped space, it uses precise and tough literary dialogue to directly attack the depths of the characters' spirits. "I want very precise dialogue," Ceylon said in an interview. "So I have to use professional actors, and the best ones, because amateur actors change their lines more or less. In fact, it can be said that It's these actors that make the movie successful. When filming, sometimes the lines are wrong, but their performances are convincing enough - so good actors won't let you know that the lines are wrong, because their performance makes They are also established." Much of the dramatic conflict in "Hibernation" is propelled by the sheer textual force of the hand-to-hand combat that Ceylon speaks of. These poignant, informative dialogues and detailed descriptions force us to think continuously, "Let's make our own decisions about whether the image we ourselves give to the world, the compassion and empathy we choose to bestow on society's disadvantaged groups, is right. "(Commentary on Variety Show)
The narrative of "Hibernation" revolves around the retired drama actor Aiden. Ceylon conducted four major dissections of Aiden and others through four main characters confrontation, so that we can live in the winter. In a heavy snowfall, he was able to pierce the hypocritical appearance of human nature and usher in a belated awakening.
In Cappadocia, far from Istanbul, Aiden runs a hotel in the scenic area. The hotel is built on the unique volcanic rock landform of Cappadocia. Aidan's wife Nihal is young and beautiful, and his sister divorced soon. The three live together. under the same roof. These scattered, barren, well-carved gray-black volcanic caves serve as the first metaphorical image, and are given a background color at the beginning of the film. At the same time, Aiden inherited a large estate of houses from his father. These houses have been leased to the poor in the village for a long time during his father's generation, and the houses have been in arrears for a long time. The first conflict in the film was detonated from this. Aiden and his servant Hadia were talking about suing the tenant for arrears of rent on the way back from the city to the village. They were suddenly smashed by a stone and shattered the glass on the way back to the village, which almost caused a car accident. . Hadia grabbed the child who had already jumped into the river. After arriving at the child's house, he and the child's father, Ismail, had a heated conversation and almost moved. Ismail's honest brother Hamdi tried his best to prevent the conflict . Under Ceylon's exquisite arrangement, we can see the general appearance of several primary and secondary characters who first appeared in this first conflict: Aiden belongs to the elite society, lives well, has housekeepers and servants, and is good at speech. , acted cautiously, with the ambivalence of thinking about getting the rent back and fearing that he would fall in love; the tenant Ismail had just been released from prison without a job, living in poverty, and his attitude was unreasonable; Ismail's younger brother Hamdi has been mediating Between the tenants and Aiden, good things are said, and the situation is embarrassing. During the period, Ceylon aimed the camera at the courtyards of Aiden and Ismail respectively. We saw that Aiden's courtyard was strangely shaped and had scattered scenery, while the Ismail family's courtyard was messy and desolate, with wastes placed. For several seconds as the camera continued to approach, the tattered household items were clearly enlarged.
Thus, the first line of the film follows the conflict between Aiden and the tenant. Hamdi humbly came to ask Aiden for forgiveness. During the conversation, Aiden bluntly denied the prosecution, until a few days later, Hamdi led the child to apologize again. There are a lot of detailed descriptions mixed in between: Hamdi waited for two days in a row and Aiden didn't remember who or what, seeing Hamdi's muddy shoes pushed gently with his feet, the servant gave Hamdi The women's slippers that Dee brought, the humble and ironic imagery of forcing the child to accept false kisses, etc. We see the poor live so carefully, while Aiden is so indifferent, until the child is so nervous that he faints, this An absurd incident only temporarily came to an end. Through sudden micro-events, we can clearly see the huge gap between the rich and the poor and the insurmountable gap between the Aidans and Ismails. This kind of grievance even extends to the next generation. : When Ismail questioned his son, the child's deep eyes were hidden in the shadows of his eye sockets, he raised his head stubbornly, and refused to admit his mistake at all. The seeds of hatred seemed to have taken root in the child long ago. After leaving, Ceylon aimed the camera from the outside of the broken window at Aiden in the car. Cracks covered the entire frame, and silence had the power of prudence.
He usually writes a column for a big local newspaper, which is Aiden's self-confidence spiritual wealth. He also proudly boasted that "my kingdom is small, but at least I am still a king". Facing the embarrassment of life in the village, Aiden indifferently chose to politely refuse, but generously offered money for a baseless request from a reader. In order to please tourists to see the simple scenery, Aiden deliberately let the people up the hillside not paved with stones, but he never thought about the hard work of the villagers on this road. Seeing how hard-pressed the villagers were, Aiden even wrote it as a negative teaching material in a column, full of contempt, and wrote, "In order to maintain our faith, we must maintain a model for the whole village, clean and spotless." The younger sister Nikella couldn't see it, and pointed out that Aiden had nothing to do all day long, and that he was no better than a layman in these fields. She even deceived herself and said about unfamiliar things, "digging the graves of others" to satisfy herself. of vanity, to gain a false name. Nikella asked Aiden sharply: "Have you been to a monastery, have you prayed, have you discussed spirituality?". Enraged, Aiden countered Nikella's laziness, laziness, venomous tongue, and boredom to the point of being left alone. In another rhetoric about "killing evil", Nikella and Aiden fought to get stronger, eventually involving Nihal. We saw that around the round table, among the three of them, the younger sister Nikella stood at the height of the right to speak and mocked Aiden, while Aiden interrupted Nihal stubbornly and rudely. There was an obvious relationship between the three of them. Control and inequality.
This knife from Ceylon can reveal the superiority of Aiden's entire spiritual world. These articles are just some eye-catching disguise on his spiritual level, and the inside is actually empty. He has never touched on truly serious propositions. In this family, even if they are as close as husband and wife, the values, emotions, and spiritual world of people are far from each other, and there is no real consolation. People are selfishly and cautiously guarding their own territory, not allowing others to step in. Sometimes the deeper the conversation and the closer you get, the deeper the barb's slander. Here, Ceylon has made a broad reflection on the hypocrisy and selfish indifference of intellectuals and even the elite, "I don't resemble Aidan at all, but the film can still be said to be semi-autobiographical. The film is like Aiden. The criticism of intellectuals can also be seen as my introspection, as I am exploring the dark side of my soul.”
Lens aesthetics, Ceylon is still sophisticated. In this nearly 20-minute rivalry scene, when the Aiden brothers and sisters sat in a dorm room and dismembered each other mentally, Ceylon only left a solitary yellow light beside them, like two clusters of burning flames. The cold fire left a large dark area between the two. Ceylon also gave us enough time to think. At the moment when the talk collapsed, Nikella left the room with resignation and irreconcilability. The camera lasted for a full minute, and we saw her gloomy figure. , walked out of the picture with arms in hand, Aiden sat there and sighed, like an island drifting away from another island.
Ceylon's third knife is directed at Aiden's married life. Aiden and his wife Nihal have a huge age gap. Nihal was young and beautiful, while Aiden was gray. Through the few words of the two, they explained that although the two are under the same roof, they have less and more separation, and their marriage life is in harmony with each other. Busy all day with philanthropy in village schools is the only meaning of Nihal's existence. For this reason, the young aunt Nikella, who is also a woman, believes that Nihal is pretending to be a saint and trying to support herself by "redeeming others", which is tantamount to throwing leftover bones to a vicious dog. Aiden, on the other hand, never cared about Nihal's philanthropy, believing that the school and the students would not get any better, the only thing that would change would be their reputation, which would be spoiled by corruption. However, Aiden shows up at Nihal's meeting because of jealousy, and the two get into an argument. The strong desire to conquer made Aiden constantly entangled in this matter, wanting Nihal to bow his head and admit his mistake. In the end, the "police" generally took Nihal's work documents, leaving Nihal crying on the bed alone, the relationship between the two. So far it has fallen to the freezing point. We can imagine what kind of sweet love the old couple and young wife had in those days, but now the two live at opposite ends of the hotel, and this marriage is about to go into hibernation. Aiden's life seemed to be on the verge of suffocation. Before leaving, he came to Nihal's room with some guilt. Aiden's high morality: "You are a mature person, loyal, fair, and sincere, but you sometimes use these qualities to hurt, despise, humiliate, defeat them", always trying to use moral conscience to insult others. But even in the face of Nihar's cry, Aiden still laughed and thought that Nihal was playing with a childish temper. On the other hand, Ceylon also operated on the youth group represented by Nihar, so young Nihar also weakly admitted that she enjoyed the life brought by Aiden's money and did not really want to leave him. The two ended up breaking up with Nihal's "I'm tired, I'm going to sleep if you allow."
Aiden is always speaking in line-like words, comically and without knowing it. The phrase "the most important thing for an actor is sincerity" has become the best footnote to him. He is immersed in his own world, perhaps only Aiden on the stage is true. And Nihal also lived in numb self-deception, lost the courage to live, the emotional end was slowly freezing, and gradually lost the ability to perceive love. The marriage of the two has entered a severe winter and entered hibernation.
With the strength of the quarrel between the husband and wife, Ceylon pushed "Hibernation" to the climax of the drama in one fell swoop. All the pretences have been removed, and the truth will be presented to us unbearably. After the couple separated, Aydin left Nihal with a donation to go to Istanbul. On the way, the snow blew and the lonely Aydin was homeless, so he had to go to his old friend's farm quietly; Nihal took the donation. Came to Ismail's house quietly. Nihal wants to use the money to improve the livelihood of Ismail's family and at the same time make up for the rift caused by the car smashing incident at the beginning. The calming atmosphere finally froze. Ismail's cold words as he counted the money grabbed our hearts and Nihar: "This is our hero, Miss Nihar, to give an olive branch to those who are less fortunate than her, to make conscience better, So your starting point is good, you have calculated it, but you remember that the dirty alcoholic in front of you cannot appreciate your kindness." Ismail stared at Nihal fiercely, and walked slowly to By the burning fireplace, the money was thrown into it. The straw that supported her faith in Nihal's heart was broken by Ismail in this way, and she burst into tears. Yes, the naive Nihal didn't realize that in the eyes of the villagers, she, like Aiden's character, was the one who had brought shame to the Ismail family, and yet, in order to satisfy her own emptiness, she used the so-called 's charitable cause, continuing to use the other party to play the good man who repays his grievances with virtue, once again caused damage to Ismail's dignity.
On the other side of the snowy night, Aiden had a drink with teacher Li Wen at his old friend Suaf Farm. During the banquet, the three of them talked about huge empty words such as belief, value, morality, revolution, etc., but Aiden, because of Li Wen's inadvertent words, stubbornly erected his own defense mechanism again, facing Aiden's entanglement. put. Li Wen stood up before leaving the table and angrily quoted a famous line from Shakespeare's "Richard III": "Conscience is nothing but a term used by cowards/ They are afraid of the powerful/ Use it to prevaricate/ Bronze tendons and irons Bones are our conscience / Swords and guns are our decree... Good night", while Aiden took Li Wen's hand calmly, climbed to the high point of the right to speak again, and replied sentence by sentence: " We're exhausted all day / pretending to be doing a lot / every morning I have great ideas / all day doing nothing." And then vomited. This is also the last knife of the Ceylon couple's reflection on the intellectuals and elites in the film, so that the clear words are spoken through drunken mouths without knowing it, achieving the same dramatic effect as satire literature, leaving behind A huge and lengthy echo.
At the end of the film, accompanied by quiet music, Ceylon lets us see the looseness of Aiden's humanity. I would also like to believe that Aiden has done a little introspection in the process of entering this cold winter of life. On the way home, Aiden stared meaningfully at the snow-covered village, so unfamiliar, as if he had never examined it carefully. The village inhabits the surface of the earth like a fragile egg, it looks so peaceful, without the waves of life. In the snowy courtyard, Aiden lingered under Nihal's window, facing Nihal who was crying, and finally lowered his head and stepped down from the throne. In this bitter winter, the slightly warm string music finally sounded, Aiden silently read to Nihal in his heart:
I didn't leave,
I couldn't leave,
I'm old, crazy
and even changing now Be another person,
whatever you think,
I don't know,
but this new self didn't let me go because you stayed,
Istanbul has nothing familiar to me,
everything is strange elsewhere too,
I don't have anyone but you,
I miss you every minute and every moment,
I can never say it because I'm too proud, it's too exciting
to separate me from you,
and it can't happen,
but I know you're not anymore Love me,
I know we can't go back to the past,
I don't regret taking me as a servant or a captive,
let's live together as you please Forgive me...
After such a human confrontation, Ceylon leads us to see When you reach an existence that is higher than language, the quiet power is gradually rising along with the emotion of compassion. Therefore, please slow down, listen to the distant sound of the death knell, and look at the winter that has already come around.
2015.6.16
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