[FilmReview]Shirkers(2018)7.4/10

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逃避者

视频逃避者状态:BD1280高清中字版年代:2018

主演陈善治SophiaSiddiqueHarveyGeorgesCardona黄锦佳更新时间:2020-08-06 19:29:25

1992年,少年谭珊蒂和她的朋友索菲和茉莉拍摄了新加坡的第一部独立电影-一部名为“偷懒者”的公路电影-和他们神秘的美国导师乔治·卡多纳(GeorgesCardona)一起拍摄。桑迪写了剧本,饰演主角,一个叫S的杀手。拍摄结束后,乔治和所有的镜头一起消失了!20年后,16毫米罐在新奥尔良被找到,桑迪-现在是洛杉矶的小说家-开始了一场跨越两大洲和许多媒体的新的个人奥德赛:16毫米、数码、H…

Singapore-bornfilmmakerSandiTancouldhavebeenawunderkindinthecinemaspherewhenshemakesanindieroad-moviecalledSHIRKERSin1992,agedonly19,yetthefinishedfilmneverenterspost-production,26yearslater,topurgingherselfofthisever-hauntingmemoryafteranunexpectedturnofevent,shehasmadeaneponymousdocumentarytellstheincrediblestoryaboutSHIRKERS.Startinglikeateenager’sfancifuldream,tappingintotheoriginalfootageofthefilm,oldphotosandsundrymemorabilia,undergirdedbyIrisNg’sdistinctivelyambientscore,Tanwalksdownmemorylaneandrecountsherlifestory,amisfitkid,shefindsthekindredspiritinJasmineNg,bothwallowinalternativecultural,artisticaestheticsofitstimeandfeedonartcinema(NouveauVague)andwesternliterature,fortuitously,theymanagetoactualizeshootingafeaturefilm,guidedbytheirfilmschoolteacherGeorgesCardonafromUSA,Tanwritesthescriptandstarsasthemainprotagonist,Georgesisthedirector,JasmineistheeditorandfellowstudentSophiaSiddiqueHarveyastheproducer.Itissurelyironictoshootaroadmovieinanitsy-bitsycountryknownasSingapore,andthefootageshowshowjejunelyidiosyncratictheoriginalfilmwouldbe,felicitouslycapturestheteenspiritandflightoffancy,thatnowlooksakintoatimecapsuleofabygoneera.Stillthelingeringmysteryis,whatactuallyhappenedtothefinishedfilm?Buoyantly,SHIRKERSveersintoasemi-detectivestorywhen,GeorgesabruptlyabscondsandevaporatesfromSingaporewithallthefilmfootage,whenSandi,JasmineandSophiaallgoabroadtocontinuetheireducation,theyneverhearabouthimandthefilmeversince,until2011,4yearafterGeorges’death,hisex-wifesendsbackthefootage,baritsaudiotracks,toSandi.Henceforth,audience’scuriosityissizablywhetted,andTan’sensuingquestof“whoisGeorgesCardona”spiritsusawaytoCardona’shometown,interviewinghisacquaintancesandex-wife(whoseimageisgingerlypixelatedandonlyreferredas“thewidow”),anddisclosesavaguepicturewhatamanhewas,Nosferatuistheostensibleconsensus:afabulistwhoisenviousoftheachievementofhisprotégés,whichheisnotabovetoundermineathisconvenience.Georgesmakesforsuchafascinatingcaseofmentalcomplexity,thefirstimpressionhemakesonothers:emittingcongenialitythatincongruentwiththecoldglintinhiseyes,mightbethebestencapsulation,however,SHIRKERSseemtopullpunchesinburrowingdeeperintothetruth(ahalfmeasureinourpost-truthparanoia),whetheritisfromTan’sownequivocalinterrelationwithGeorges,orthewidow’sconspicuous“Idon’tknowanythingaboutit”disclaimer.Amongtheinterviewees,JasmineandSophiatakethelion’sshareofthescreen-time,whatfeelsrealisthespontaneousexchangebetweenJasmineandTan,theinterviewer,theirclosenessisn’tdentedintheelapseoftime,butthatbarelyconcealsawoundleftbytheearliermisfortune,JasminestillthinksTan,ispartiallyanswerableforGeorges’wantonactionandTanfinallyownsupinfrontofthecamera“Iamana—hole!”.Intheevent,SHIRKERSisaclassiclessonfromtheschoolofhardknocks,andanoverdueexorcismthatfeelssalutarytoeveryonewhowasdupedfortheiryouthfulnaiveté.referentialentries:SarahPolley’sSTORIESWETELL(2012,8.2/10);MalikBendjelloul’sSEARCHINGFORSUGARMAN(2012,7.3/10).本文版权归作者他他所有,任何形式转载请联系作者。

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