张家辉
发表于5分钟前
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:一个英国钢琴家,却是从不公开演奏的钢琴家,住在一所古老的大房子里。主人过着与世隔绝的日子,只与音乐为伍。而她,来自非洲,丈夫因政治而被抓,她不知缘何来到罗马,成了古怪钢琴家的房客、管家,挣来的钱念医学院 。她的音乐是充满节奏的,她也是活生生的,在为生存而奋斗。住在楼上的古怪的钢琴家以他奇怪的方式迷恋住在楼下的非洲女子。钢琴家有一天突然抓住那女子,说他爱她。她对钢琴家无动于衷,她说她结婚了,丈夫在非洲的监狱,“帮我把丈夫弄出来!”她说。他道歉,从此不再旧话重提。但是慢慢地,她发现老屋中的艺术品一件一件神秘地消失了,最后连钢琴都被吊走了,这时她接到了丈夫的信息,他要来了。她知道这是钢琴家变卖家产贿赂的结果。而她的选择呢?
黑棒
发表于7分钟前
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:What could the fate of the Villa Empain, Baron Empain’s crazy project in Brussels, which has gone through a long and eventful journey since its completion in 1934, possibly inspire? Katharina Kastner’s challenge was to draw the portrait of the place, keeping in mind the work of time, like in a human existence. Shot in 16mm, her film appeals to the senses, it captures the stirring of leaves undulating in the garden light, the movement of iridescent pearls, or the colourful games of
a piece by Daniel Buren. Without a word, but with a caressing camera, she pays close attention to the hidden patterns on the gorgeous marbles, or to the veins in the most precious types of wood used to decorate the rooms. In slight touches, regardless of the monumental aspect of the 27.000 square-feet villa and the pool that so impressed its first visitors, Katharina Kastner o ers an organic vision of the place, which has been marked by the trials and tribulations of life, and used successively as a museum, an embassy and a squat, until its final renovation. The clever editing makes furtive connections, underlines colour associations, mixes up times and tactile sensations, while the spaces we explore keep rustling. The film takes us on a reminiscing journey, with slices of Empain’s life, from the family archive here on a holiday, there playing on the beach, images from a distant past that keep haunting the premises. The film reveals to us this living space that was designed like a piece of art, but it does so in a wandering way. This dream vision guides us through the villa like an echo of foregone fantasies, a mental space, but also a welcoming backdrop for the work of time. A bit like the fingerprint work we see in the film, or the slight touch of a pencil on a blank sheet.