我是爱

《我是爱》── 四星        她可明白嫁入豪门，从此踏入的是一个怎样的家庭？她只知道她嫁入的是一个在米兰有着自己的纺织厂的意大利豪族，但她可曾明白，从俄罗斯远嫁意大利作商人妇，就算享尽荣华富贵与宠爱，但却永远无法真正融入这个豪门贵族。      于是当我们看见荧幕上的Emma（Tilda Swinton所饰）在Recchi的豪宅里为长辈准备生日宴时，她看起来更像一个高级管家，或是宴会置办者，而不像一位雍容的女主人。长长的宴会桌尽头，是一家之主Edoardo。宴会上当然少不了她的儿子，和丈夫Tancredi (Pippo Ferzetti所饰)。老头子在宴会上宣布了一个出人意料的决定：他决定退位让贤了，把重任交给他的儿子Tancredi--还不止他的儿子，还有他的孙子，Edo，也就是Emma的儿子，也将一起继承家族大业。       喜讯传来，Emma真的开心吗？──她的丈夫和儿子就将一起继承家族的大业了，可她看起来却只有一种淡漠的世故感。Tilda Swinton是一个大胆的演员──她的表演方式内敛，从不把角色情感脸谱化于表演中。因此，《我是爱》可以说是为她贴身塑造了这个角色，台词不多，但她的每每举手投足都是无声的倾诉。例如：在电影中我们得知，她有一个自己独立的小空间；于是当家族餐宴一切准备就绪后，她只是安静地上楼，隐匿于她的寝室里。       Luca Guadagnino电影的开头短短几幕，已塑造了一个栩栩如生的豪族形象──Recchi家族，就如《教父》里的柯里昂家族，又如Visconti的《豹》中的萨里纳亲王家族。 看《我是爱》，几乎不可能不提到《豹》：不仅仅是因为两部电影讲述的都是有关意大利贵族的故事，而是因为两部电影都有家族遗业继承的情节，以及那使贵族们隐匿的高墙崩塌的爱欲与情欲。而Guadagnino显然也有意让两部电影间的关系更显而易见：且看Tancredi这个名字──在《豹》中，Alain Delon饰演的萨里纳亲王的外甥就是这个名字。      《我是爱》中，Recchi家族的生活方式一直都一成不变。居于豪宅；做着与时尚有关的行业；无挑战无风险；有涵养；保守传统之下暗涌着各种欲望；所行之处都显耀着家族的优渥。Emma能说一口流利的意大利语，而摆脱不去的俄罗斯口音似乎在提醒着她从来就不真正属于这里。       很少有女演员能像Swinton这样能把情欲的急促汹涌掌握得恰到好处──她的表演就是这么的自然真切。当她得知自己的女儿Elisabetta是同性恋的时候，做为母亲她表现出理所当然的惊愕，但做为一个女人，她又自然而然地流露出本性里的惊讶与 好奇。她以前当然听说过同性恋这回事，她明白一颗心若是作出这样的选择自然是有它的缘由。       电影开头的生日宴的餐点，是由她的儿子Edo的朋友Antonio负责的。早在她与这位年轻的厨师商讨餐点事宜时，一丝特别的情愫已在她心底荡漾开来了。之后，当她到San Remo看望女儿时碰巧遇上Antonio，她情不自禁地决定偷偷跟着他。这一幕是完全没有对话的，镜头也只是静静地尾随着Emma沿着小巷鱼贯而上。追随得越久，总有一个拐角会遇上的。       床戏自然也是必不可少的。很多女演员们经常被要求出演床戏，但是Swinton与每个曾共戏角色的床戏都稍有不同，她明白对于不同的角色，情欲就如语言或味觉一样特殊、独一无二。Emma汹涌而来的情欲就如水坝泻闸一般，迸流而出不止是激情，还有欢愉。但就如所有婚外情一样，她的外遇也同样伤害到了她的丈夫、儿子，还有整个家族。不过大多数这样有声望的家族总能搞定这种小小的外遇事件。可是在感情里，情感的延续性远比承诺和交付重要得多。电影正是记述了这段看似莫名的情欲如何出人意料地改变了Emma的人生。       全片中，导演Guadagnino也给这个豪族里的其他家庭成员应有的关注。比如Allegra(Marisa Berenson所饰)，Emma的丈夫的看门人；还有老女仆Ida(Maria Paiato所饰)，这个已在Recchi家族服侍多年，比谁都更了然发生在这个家族的一切事，也更明白Emma在这个豪族中的微弱诉求；还有Emma的儿子Edo，这个还未经历商场尔虞我诈的磨练，依然对自己的情绪毫不掩饰的年轻继承人。最后，是这个让人感觉有着和教会一样，要求奉献多过真实“信仰”的传统的Recchi家族。      总而言之，《我是爱》是一部令人惊赞的电影，它是如此深厚，复杂，却也富有人性。无关富与贫，却有关旧与新。它只是讲述了一个古老的关于保守传统和真实情感的心灵之战。为了Emma这个角色，Tilda Swinton学会了如何说一口带着俄罗斯口音的意大利语，而她在此片中的表演只是演艺生涯中微不足道的一小步吧。但她确实焕活了Emma这个这么多年来一直默默迎合家族的一切需求，但却在短短几天里勇敢地接受自己心灵的真实诉求的妇人形象。不管最终等来的那个人是Antonio与否，她的心一定等了好久了吧。----------------------------------------------------I am LoveBY ROGER EBERT / June 23, 2010cast & creditsEmma ---- Tilda SwintonEdoardo Jr.---- Flavio ParentiAntonio ---- Edoardo GabbrielliniAllegra ----Marisa BerensonElisabetta ---- Alba RohrwacherTancredi ---- Pippo DelbonoIda ---- Maria PaiatoMagnolia Pictures presents a film directed by Luca Guadagnino. Written by Guadagnino, Barbara Alberti, Ivan Cotroneo and Walter Fasano. Based on a story by Guadagnino. In Italian, Russian and English, with English subtitles. Running time: 120 minutes. Rated R (for sexuality and nudity).Did she understand when she married her husband what sort of family she was joining? She knew they were rich Italian aristocrats, operators of textile mills in Milan. But did she understand that as a wife from Russia, she would serve and provide and even be loved, but would never truly be a member?When we see Emma (Tilda Swinton) she is preparing the Recchi house for the birthday party of the patriarch. She seems to relate more as a caterer than as a hostess. At the head of the table is the grand old Edoardo (Gabriele Ferzetti). Among those gathered are his son and her husband, Tancredi (Pippo Delbono). The old man makes an unexpected announcement: He is retiring, and putting Tancredi in charge. But not Tancredi alone. His grandson, their son, Edo (Flavio Parenti) also will share the responsibility.Is Emma filled with joy? Her husband and son will inherit the dynasty? She is so calm and expert, it's hard to say. Tilda Swinton is a daring actress who doesn't project emotions so much as embody them. “I Am Love” provides an ideal role for her, in that her actions speak instead of words. We learn she has her own private space, that after launching a family event, she likes to leave it running smoothly and retire to her room upstairs.The opening act of Luca Guadagnino's film establishes the stature of the Recchi family as surely as the Corleones are established in “The Godfather,” or the Salinas in Visconti's “The Leopard.” It may be impossible to write about this film without evoking “The Leopard,” not simply because they both involve Italian aristocrats, but because they involve matters of succession, and the way that love and lust can breach the walls aristocrats live behind. Guadagnino makes the connection inescapable by the use of the name Tancredi; in “The Leopard,” Alain Delon pays the Salina nephew of that name.The Recchi family has been living in a particular way for a long time. Cushioned by great wealth, working in an industry associated with style, never challenged, well-educated, its hungers cloaked in tradition, it occupies its place of privilege effortlessly. Emma speaks Italian fluently, but with a Russian accent, a reminder that she is not quite one of them.Few actresses can embody urgent sexual desire so well as Swinton. She is realistic about such feelings. When she learns her daughter Elisabetta (Alba Rohrwacher) is a lesbian, she reacts not as a mother, possibly with shock, but as a woman, in surprise and curiosity. She has heard of such things. The heart has its reasons.The feast opening the film is prepared by Antonio (Edoardo Gabbriellini), a friend of her son Edo's. She consults with this young chef, and a feeling passes into her. Later, on a visit to her daughter in San Remo, she happens to see Antonio, and with decision follows him through the streets. This is all done without dialogue. The camera is pursuer and pursued. The longer she follows him, the more certain they must meet.Of course they make love. Actresses are often called upon to enact sex in the movies. Swinton does it differently with each character, understanding that sexuality is as distinctive as speech or taste. Emma is urgent as if a dam has burst, releasing not passion but happiness. Of course this affair threatens her relationship with her husband, her son and her family. But most long-established families have overcome the inconveniences of adultery. Continuity is more important than commitment. The film now observes the ways, not predictable, in which this new sexual act affects Emma's role.All this time, Guadagnino has been paying due attention to other important members of the family. There is Allegra (Marisa Berenson), gatekeeper of her husband. There is the long-serving housekeeper Ida (Maria Paiato), who sees and understands everything and in many ways is Emma's refuge in the household. There is the personality of Emma's son, Edo, as yet untouched by the ordeals of business life, more open in his personal feelings. And there is the overarching sense in which the Recchi family embodies a tradition which, like a church, requires devotion if not belief.“I Am Love” is an amazing film. It is deep, rich, human. It is not about rich and poor, but about old and new. It is about the ancient war between tradition and feeling. For this role, Tilda Swinton learned to speak Italian with a Russian accent, as Tilda Swinton would, but her performance is nothing as trivial as a feat of learning. She evokes Emma as a woman who for years has accepted the needs of the Recchis and discovers in a few days to accept her own needs. She must have been waiting a long time for Antonio, whoever he would be.=================由于很喜欢I am Love这部电影，而最近又正好有空，于是就拿Roger Ebert的影评练练手，拙译了一番，欢迎指正：）