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一年一度的多伦多电影节(TIFF),匆匆上映,匆匆下映。

今年,虽忙婚事,也忙TIFF自愿工作,我还是有办法硬抽出时间看了七部电影。

在这七部中,我的最爱是 : 善.恶.怪 (The Good, The Bad and The Weird) 。这是一部韩国西仔片,也是有史以来花费最贵的韩国电影。 以上是有英文字幕的电影预告片,可是我比较喜欢另一个没英文字幕的预告片(如下)。

这部戏真的是好看得不得了。刺激,好玩,又好笑。有很多次,我真想站起来大声欢呼尖叫。当然,我不可这么失礼,只有大力捉捉坐在旁边的Ed的手,以告诉他 ‘我很喜欢也!’ 我想,在戏院中很多观众与我同感,因我常听到有人忍不住’wow’, ‘wah’ , ‘ah ‘ 地轻呼。

戏后,导演金知云 (Kim Jee-woon) 上台让观众问问题。其中一个是,‘身为韩国导演,你为什选拍这种较冷门的西仔片呢?’ 他说:…‘because it is cool…’

他真的做到了! 这部电影真是太cool 了!

This year Toronto International Film Festival, comes and gone. Though I was very busy with TIFF volunteering work, as well as preparation for the wedding, I still managed to squeeze some times to watch seven films !

Out of these seven films, the one I loved the most, is the western movies made by a Korean director, Kim Jee-woon – The Good, The Bad and The Weird. It is also the biggest-budget Korean film ever made in the history so far. The above is its trailer with English subtitles. I also posted another trailer without subtitles (as below) which I like better.

This movie was just fantastic ! Awesome, funny, lots of adrenaline and weird ! I was so hyped up and nearly wanted to jump off the seat and shouted ‘I love this !’. Of course, I could not do this in the cinema. The only way to show my mad love to this film was to squeezed Ed’s hand tightly. Poor Ed ! 😉 I think there were many audiences felt the way because I could hear many ‘wow’, ‘wah’, ‘ahh’ in the cinema.

After the movie, there was a Q & A session with the director. Someone asked, ‘ as Korean director, what make you wanting to make a western genre movie? ‘ Kim Jee-woon answered coolly, ‘ …..because it is cool…’

And he did just that !

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当我看完Dark Knight后,我不停想着一个问题 – 英雄。在电影中, Harvey 说他其实是Batman, 因为他相信真的Batman会现身救这个城市。到时,市民就会知道Batman 是个好人,是个英雄。因为,Harvey 不要人们对心目中的英雄失去信任。到最后,Harvey 虽‘变坏’。Batman知道这个城市乃善良,至少那两艘船只没有为了自我的生存而炸掉另一艘船。所以,为了不破坏人们心中的英雄形象,Harvey 坏的一面不可让市民知道。

我们都需要一个英雄,我们心中都有一个英雄。在电影如是,在现实生活如是,在奥林匹克如是。

Carol Huynh with her proud Gold

Carol Huynh 和她闪闪发亮的加拿大第一面金牌。

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循慧沁要求,和已很久没摇电话回家,让我先报告近况吧。

回来多伦多有两个多星期了。虽离开了半年有多,一切都是那么地熟悉。除了,刚开始时,我记不清公共交通路线,下错站一,两次外,这里一切如常。Ed还是老样子,家里摆饰一点也没变。感觉上,好像从来没离开过。唯一最不同的是,现在是夏天,路上没雪,不用穿得胖嘟嘟的。

刚抵多伦多的第一星期,Ed刚好病了,我则努力跟时差战斗。加上,那时天天有雨,Ed拿了病假,我俩在家看戏和呼呼大睡。很幸运的是,我们看的戏都很不错。有,Helen Miren 的Elizabeth I 短剧,Juno, La En Vie Rose 等。当然,还跑去看新鲜热辣的 Wall-E。很棒!

第二个星期,天气转晴,阳光普照。Ed病好了,我则不再半夜眼睛张大大或下午打磕睡。加上是加拿大国庆 (上图),Ed有四天假,我俩和家人朋友聚聚,到处逛逛 ,也见证了加拿大人热爱阳光的一面。

现在,第三个星期,日子终于恢复’正常’。Ed去上班,我在家里悠闲,上网和朋友聊天,做做家务,写写部落…. 其实,有很多事情要办,如:找新公寓搬家,办药剂公考手续,准备考试,等等。都在做着,只是进展不大。唉 !

As per request from friends, and since I have not been calling home recently, let me briefly update what I have been up to.

I have been back to Toronto for more than two weeks now. Although I have been away for half a year, interestingly, I still remember the details of this city. Only when I was lost and got off at the wrong subway station has reminded me that I have been away for a while. Other than that, things are the same – Ed remains the same (haha, yup 😉 ) , and there isn’t much changes in our home, I feel as if I have never left here. Oh yes, the only one huge difference is, there is no traces of snow on the street, and I don’t have to wear layers of clothing anymore. Yay!

The first week I arrived Toronto, I was struggling with jetlag and Ed was sick. He took a sickie and the weather was rainy, so we stayed home, either watched movies or just slept like a baby. The good thing is, most movies we watched (like Helen Mirren’s Elizabeth I short series, Juno, La En Vie Rose, and of course the new absolute gem from Pixar – Wall-E) are pretty cool. So, we were happy.

The second week, the weather turned fabulous, clear and sunshine. Ed had recovered and I wasn’t sleepy during the day anymore, plus it was Canada Day long weekend (pictures above), we finally ventured out from home.  We caught up with family and friends, walked around downtown, and I saw the summer madness here.

Now, entering my third week here, life is getting back to ‘normal’. Ed goes to work five days a week as usual, and I stay home doing not too much, cleaning, cooking, surfing, chatting online, blogging (finally) ….yup, doing them ‘leisurely’ too. Frankly, I have a long to-do-list and plenty of plans, for example, looking for new apartment to move, sending application for Pharmacy Registration exams, preparing the exams and etc. Well, I am trying hard to work on them, but procrastinatingly, as usual…..

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终于看了色.戒

看着戏时,感觉是,戏内戏外,(人生也是?),开拍了,戏就要演下去。所以,王佳芝一直演下去….就如戏中冷酷无情和有点假道义的吴先生说的:一去就没得回头了…..觉得,这部电影将这种复杂的感觉拍得很好。坐在戏院中看戏时,觉得王佳芝有选择的余地,只是她没让自己选择。是爱国?是为民处害?是情欲?是真爱?是走投无路?是要取邝裕民好感?是报复?难说。

我喜欢打麻将的几幕。李安拍出了张爱玲的神笔,那几个阔太太也演出了张爱玲笔下的人物。 如:那个演马太太的苏岩,那个有点敌意,有点怀疑王佳芝和易先生之间的关系的眼神,虽一闪而过,却拿捏准确。我最要赞的是陈冲!她的每个眼神,每个微笑, 每个举动都很入神。她洞悉一切, 她处事泰若。

赞了,我现在要在鸡蛋里挑一挑骨头。坦白说,我觉得有些戏份拍得有些夸张,甚至有点好笑,如:“中国不能亡”,和“我恨你 – 我相信”这两幕。我不知该哭或笑。有些戏拍得太‘白’了,少了神髓,少了震撼。 如:结局时,易先生手下向他报告那幕就不必了。

汤唯嘛,新人来说,已很不错了。只是,有些时候我还是觉得好像少了什么。梁朝伟的演技精沾内炼有目共赌,不用多说。只是有一幕有点牵强 – 他哭的时候。不知是他的错手,还是李安的。

张爱玲的原著,或看李安的电影,不可没留意到钻戒。故事开始时,钻戒在麻将台上闪闪发亮。故事结尾时,那粒鸽子蛋大的钻戒也在妖艳地闪闪发亮。前后呼应,绝!真的很讽刺。唉!女人真笨,见了那粒钻戒. 就决定放弃一切….

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昨晚去看了The Darjeeling Limited。

很不错,很喜欢。

很喜欢它那五颜六色的布景,喜欢它搞笑的场面, 喜欢它的音乐。最喜欢的是它拍摄手法 – 镜头左右地移动。有时,一幕一幕,或像照片一样,一张一张地带出故事。例如,你会看到一个一个火车厢,从左至右地,每个火车厢内有他们各自的故事。 蛮喜欢这种拍摄手法。

但我最最最喜欢的还是他们很酷的手提箱!

Went to watch The Darjeeling Limited last night. It was pretty cool and I quite like it.

I like the strong colours, its humor and its musics. But I like the cinematography the most. The most commonly used technique is panning. It is quite interesting to see the camera moving from left to right, for example, from left to right through the train where you see the train cabin one by one from left to right, each with its own story. Sometimes, like showing some still photos from left to right, one by one, then the story enfolds.

However, what I like the most, really, is the cool suitcase !!

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这两个星期,有很多网友找《色.戒》这部电影,找到我这个部落来。我这除了它的预告片,也就什么都没有。看来《色.戒》被炒得热腾腾的。倒底是热李安,热电影,热它的威尼斯金狮奖,还是热它里面的‘色’,这个在此我不多谈。

我还没看。多伦多还没上映,起初还以为是这个周末。可是,我上网查也查不到这里几时正式上映或哪间电影院会放映。是什么原因我也不知道,不知是不是跟它的考核有关。难怪这么多网友找上我这里来。我妈似乎也很‘担心’,告诉我这是部十八岁以上才可看的电影(我想,她想说它是三级片)。我说:‘妈,我知道。我也已十八很久啦。’

我想,为了满足大家的好奇心,让我介绍张爱玲的《色.戒》原著吧。有兴趣阅读者请点击这里。(注:此网页也有张爱玲其他的作品。希望你会喜欢)

注:刚看了李安的电影,有兴趣阅读我的观后感的,请点击这里

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导演 Director
Craig Gillespie

电影来源 Film Origin
USA (2007)

剧本 Screenplay
Nancy Oliver

主要演员 Principal Cast
Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer,
Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner,
Patricia Clarkson

预告片 Trailer

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导演 Director
Cristian Mungiu

电影来源 Film Origin
Romania (2007)

剧本 Screenplay
Cristian Mungiu

主要演员 Principal Cast
Anamaria Marinca, Vlad Ivanov,
Laura Vasiliu, Alexandru Potocean

故事简介 Synopsis

在1987年的罗马尼亚, Otilia 正协助她的好友兼大学室友,Gabita 寻找堕胎的途径。堕胎在当时,即共产党仍当权的时代(1966至1989年), 是违法的。Mr Bebe 被找来进行此非法堕胎手术。可是,他要的酬劳不是金钱。在这进退两难的情况下,片中女主角必须作出一个决定。

During the last waning days of Communist rule in Romania in 1987, Otilia is trying to help her university dorm-mate and best friend, Gabita to get an abortion which is a illegal at that time (from 1966 until 1989). Mr Bebe is sought to perform the illicit termination in a seedy Romanian hotel. However, instead of monetary return, Bebe has something else in his mind. The two women are forced to make a decision in this rough and gritty situation.

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我在多伦多国际电影节看的十二部电影如下。

它们不一定是最好或是最想看的。因为,有些买不到票;有些电影会公开放映,迟些再看也不迟;有些会和一些朋友去看;有些想看的电影播映时间和我的自愿工作时间撞在一起,看不成; 有些是做自愿工的优惠。虽有两,三部有点失望,还好大部分都不错。不过没有一部令我很惊艳或觉得非看不可。接下来几天, 我会慢慢写下对每一部电影的感想.

Below were the 12 films that I had seen in Toronto International Film Festival.

They might not the best ones or the ones I really wanted to see. It all depended on their screening times and the availability of the tickets. Some of them were bonus or rewards from the volunteering work. I also won’t go to see the films that will be wide released soon. Anyway, except for two or three, most of them turned out to be quite good, but non of them give me a real thrill nor is an absolute ‘must see’ film. I will slowly share with you what I think of each of them for the next few days.

  1. The Edge of the World (by Fatih Akin)
  2. Ulzhan (by Volker Schlondorff)
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最近,为了多伦多国际电影节,忙着看电影和自愿工作,还有花了很多时间排队, 好累,也没什么时间写部落。

明天是电影节的最后一天, 我还有三部电影要看。 共看了十一部电影吧。嘻嘻!和一些疯狂影迷来比较,我只是个小小影迷。有些人在十天内,会看上四十多部电影。我没这种耐力。

除了看电影,倒是在电影节的自愿工作里学了和看到很多东西。真的是一个新体验。接下来几天,我会在这部落慢慢地回味和记录下来。

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现在说说,多伦多人如何为TIFF疯狂,如何为TIFF排队。

我买了10张票的TIFF package。原来,买10张票package的人 有优先权。所以,在电影节未开始卖票给大众时,有10张票package的人可以拿表格填写要看的电影。表格要在规定时间内交还。接下来,会以抽签方式来分配入门票。天啊! 这是什么游戏条规! 我起初觉得很夸张。文艺片不是没人看吗?(可能只是亚洲吧)现在看电影买票竞然像买‘万字’,要看‘中不中奖’。

可是,当我看到长长人龙排 队拿表格时,我才了解到多伦多人的疯狂。我只好乖乖遵守游戏规则。接下来的日子,都与排队有关。拿表格要排队,交还表格要排队,拿票要排队。最令我伤心的是,花了那么多时间排队,我最想看的两部电影没‘中奖’ – 李安的《色,戒》 和夺康城电影节大奖的< 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days> 。

至于没买10张票package的人,则在票都给人‘选光’后,在9月5日才可以买票。听说Ed的一个朋友去年早上5点钟开始排队。即使是网上购票,你还是要去拿票, 还是要排队。这两天,我要去换票,排了近一个小时的队。队伍长到要排在建筑外,烈日风吹雨打是你的事。

有趣的是, 有一种票称Rush ticket, 也与排队有关。如果,某些电影的入门票卖光了,你还有一线希望, 即是在电影开映前开始排队。在电影开映前的十五分钟,工作人员会进场算空位子,将这些空位子的票卖给排队的人。可是,人人都会这样想啊!所以,如果要看热门电影的话,最好开映前的一个小时前就去排队,机率才较大。我正在认真考虑要不要去排《色.戒》的队。Ed说我也疯了 ! 因为再过两个星期《色.戒》就会公开放映,何必急这两个星期。说得也是。

这是因为,有很多电影 [包括《色.戒》],可能是全球第一或第二次播放 (有些电影在刚过的威尼斯电影节被抢先播放了),人人都要一睹为快。 人嘛,就是这样丑陋,什么都要比别人抢先一步,管他是不是真的喜欢那部电影。当然,也有很多人真的爱电影或希望有运看到心依的偶像。像我,不急那两个星期,可是想一睹李安大导演的风采。

话又说回来,你即使有了入门票,电影开映前十五分钟没赶到,你的位子会给人拿了。加上,票没座位号码,先到先选位。所以,最好在开映前至少半小时前就开始排队,才可拿到好位子。

所以, 我认为,TIFF 也等于排队。要看电影,先要训练有这份耐心排队。这叫做 ‘this is part of the experience ! ’ ;)

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TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) 是多伦多国际电影节的简写。

近几天, 它令我疯狂, 令我忙!

暂不多写, 忙着研究上映的电影。

先贴上一些美美又有点悲悲的 (除了最后一张)的剧照。

TIFF is the shorthand of Toronto International Film Festival.

I am crazy about it and am busy researching on films that show at TIFF.

Let’s me share some of the beautiful yet depressing (except the last one) images from the films first and I shall write more next time.

(all photos from http://www.tiff07.ca )

The Tracey Fragments (Bruce McDonald)

Disengagement (Amos Gitai)

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (Wayne Wang)

Blind (Tamar van den Dop)

Very Young Girls (David Schisgall)

My Kid Could Paint That (Amir Bar-Lev)

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Bloor Cinema

昨天, 天气好得不得了 – 21度,晴。

Ed放工后,我们出去逛和在Bloor Cinema(如上图)看The Queen。

这间戏院约有一百年历史,已蛮残旧了, 政府也没特别修补。

放映的都是较过时的或独立电影。

票价很便宜,只收会员加币4元。

它让我想起小时候与家人看电影的日子。

那时,一 张戏票才5元马币左右。

爸爸爱看电影,约每一,两个星期看一 部。

马来西亚旧戏院的座位是延一级一级的阶梯建的。

每一行座位比前一行高一级阶梯,所以不会被挡住视线。

通常, 大人不会买戏票给小孩,我爸爸在内。

我们小孩没戏票,如爸妈旁的座位是空的话,那是我们幸运的日子。

否则,得坐在走道的阶梯上看戏。

我爸爸只买走道旁的座位,所以我可以坐在他座位旁的阶梯。

有时,我爸旁的阶梯被其他小孩“霸”了,我还是会被逼坐得离爸爸老远的。

在那时,吉隆坡的小孩们都是这样看电影的。

小孩多时,会把院内的阶梯都坐满,大人们要进出也不容易。好不热闹!

现在的电影院不会允许小孩坐阶梯。小孩也要买票才可进场。

而且,现在的小孩, 多是玩电脑的,不然家中也有大型电视。

此情此景已不复在了。也已听不到阶梯上小孩的嘻笑声。

Bloor Cinema 这旧戏院内没有阶梯。

我不禁想问:多伦多以前的小孩又是怎样看电影的呢?

上图是吉隆坡其中一个旧戏院。我想是我家常去的其中一家。现在,已被铲平,成了停车场。

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上个周末和Ed一起重看《一一》。看了后,心情起伏。不知如何转述我的心情,要在我的日记上”自言自语”后,才平伏下来。

好几年前,当我第一次看这部电影时,没有现在感到的震撼。那时,这部电影好评如潮。导演杨德昌也因这部电影获得康城电影节的最佳导演。我以前一直归咎于与我一起看的朋友。他不喜欢这种文艺片。看时,一直喊闷,害得我很不好意思,只想电影快点完。所以,没有好好咀嚼。虽然, 这是最主要的原因。可是,现在想起来,我开始怀疑。如果当时我自己看的话,会不会有现在的领悟。 可能也未必, 那时年纪和人生经验太年轻了。

这部电影将那生活中一件件的事一一地描述,一一地交代。不煽情, 不刻意,也不说教。却把那日常生活,那种种的烦恼, 有些人匪夷所思的行为及价值观拍得如此深刻。 把那种种的情感,思绪拿捏得如此准确。

这部电影是关于一个台湾中产阶级中小型家庭的故事。内容在此也不多谈了,因为看似简单的故事,却有时淡淡地,有时急流暗涌地延伸出许多其他事和心情挣扎。 在此,我只想分享一些戏中精彩,深奥又引人深思的片段和对话:-

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奥斯卡过了。义论纷纷 – 它的结果。

有点失望<Pan’s Labyrinth>没获得最佳外语片。这部电影是我最近非常欣赏的一部。

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