[FilmReview]TheBarefootContessa(1954)6.9/10

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赤足天使

视频赤足天使状态年代:1954

主演亨弗莱·鲍嘉艾娃·加德纳艾德蒙·奥布莱恩更新时间:2014-02-24 22:56:36

MariaVargas(艾娃·加德纳AvaGardner饰)一个美丽、敏感、渴望爱情的西班牙女子,本在一家酒吧跳舞。被美国导演HarryDawes(亨弗莱·鲍嘉HumphreyBogart饰)挖掘,带到好莱坞,成了万众瞩目电影明星。但她却与投资Harry电影的老板KirkEdwards矛盾重重,后又和南美洲的富人Bravano纠缠不清。直到她遇见深爱她的那个男人——伯爵Vincenzo,两人终于结婚,但悲剧却无法避免。就如V…

MariaVargas(Gardner)isdead,thisisthepremiseofJosephL.Mankiewicz’sTechnicolorextravaganceTHEBAREFOOTCONTESSA,inherceremoniousfuneral,erectedwithanalabasterstatueofher,severalmen’svoiceoversreminiscethegone-too-soonSpanishbombshellwhostartsasasaloondancer,thenashortstintintheTinseltownandfinally,thetitularcontessatoanItaliancount.ThefirstmanistheveteranHollywooddirectorHarryDawes(Bogart),who,attheperemptorybehestofproducerKirkEdwards(Stevens),ascionrollinginmoney,earnestlyropesMariaintoHollywoodandafterthreepicturestogether,shebecomesared-hotstar,buttheirrelationshipremainsstrictlyplatonic,hebecomesafatherfigureandeventuallysendsherdowntheaisle,MariaopenstohimaboutherCinderelladream,toloveandbelovedonherownterms.SoonshefallsoutwiththehaughtyEdwards,andoptsforleavingwithLatinAmericanplayboyAlbertoBravano(aneyebrow-enhancedGoringmiscastasabloviatingLatinxhigh-roller),equallywealthyifnotmore,alsojumpsshipisOscarMuldoon(O’Brien),aperspiratorypublicistwhogetsfedupbeingEdwards’unctuouslackey,andhebecomesthesecondvoiceoverrecountshissideofthestory,asplausibleandeffervescentashisrolerequires,O’Brien’sOscarwinmightfeellikeahead-scratchingfluke.Clearasday,AlbertoisjustanotherinterimproviderforMaria,finally,itistheblue-bloodedCountVincenzoTorlato-Favrini(Brazzi),thetertiaryvoiceover,thatcatcheshereyesandencapturesherheart,onlytheirfatefulencounterhasastinginthetail,hintedbythedisconcertedreactionfromEleanora(Cortese,expressiveandmemorableaseverduringhersuccinctpresence),Vincenzo’swidowed,childlesssister,inresponsetohisbrother’sseeminglynormaldecisiontomarryMaria,whichwouldmakethelatterthelastcontessaintheirpedigree,butwhatdoesthe“last”mean?Andwhatthesiblings’conversationalludestowouldonlystrikelikeaboltoutoftheblueforMariaonhernuptialnight,andMankiewicz’speregrinatingscriptdecidedlydoesnotfurnishthearistocraticimpotencewithafigleaf,notsomuchasascintillaofdecencyresideswithinanyordinaryhumanbeing(thesecrethasbeenwithholdinguntiltheytighttheknot),moreover,tosaynothingofVincenzo’sownoutrageous,machofinalact.ThevictimologyofMariaVargasbefitsHollywood’s(andbyextension,Mankiewicz’s)traditionalobjectificationofanimpeccablefemalepresentation,free-spiritedanddrop-deadgorgeous,anunbridledsoulunsulliedbytheshowbizdepravity,yet,herpipedreamoflivinghappilyeverafterwitharoyalprincecomesunstucklikeaslapintheface(inhindsight,GraceKellywouldhavebeenamoreaptchoiceinthisroleforobviousreasons),anditisalsomorbidlyatherownlife’sexpense,thatfantasyindwellslongandentrenchedinastraightman’snoggin.Gardnerassertsherselfravishinglyastheglamorouspusswithanuntaintedheart,evenagainstthescript’sinfantilization,herMariacomesoffasmoremulti-faceted,mysteriousandunattainableasoneassumes,yethermale-costarsfarelesswell,especiallyBogard,boggeddownbytheluridcosmeticsandsomewhatverbosevoiceover,hisavuncularpersonafizzlesoutcravenlyintheend.THEBAREFOOTCONTESSA,howeverold-fashionedanduntimelyinitsfemale-gazingperspectiveandidealization,retainsitsstunningwowfactorsasagorgeous-lookingpictureenfoldedwithpoise,gravitasandpathos,thatcanlivedownitsmaker’sownjaundicedviewandshedachinkoflightonthetreacherousnatureoflivinghighonthehog,thoughhardlyareverberatingcautionarytalematerial.referentialentries:Mankiewicz’sSUDDENLY,LASTSUMMER(1959,7.4/10);CLEOPATRA(1963,6.3/10).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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