在上海
語言:漢語普通話
地區:中國大陸
年份:2001
演員:費莉莎·羅斯 / 喬納森·泰爾斯登 / Tom / Michael / 邁克·凱林 / Robert
導演:婁燁
簡介:INSHANGHAI
InShanghaiLouYe,2001
shortFilm
InShanghaiortheeyesofaChinesedirectorofhiscity,Shanghai,Communisteconomiccenter,butalsomegalopoliswithmanyfaces...
LouYeisagreatfilmmaker.AfterhavingthesuccessthatweknowforthesublimeSuzhouRiver,theyoungdirectorofthesixthgenerationiscoupledtothedesignofthisshortfilmaboutShanghai,thecityofhisheart,beautifulandmulticultural.Camerainhand(forloversisaSonyDSR-PD150DVCam...)forsubjective,LouYerhymebeginsthisurbanplanbyagirlasleeponabed.SlowlythecameramovesoutofthesuburbwherethisunknownyoungwomanisgiventhearmsofMorpheus,bettervisitthiscitythatisShanghai.Thenarratorwhoisalsotheherosaysinvoice-overthathelovesthismegalopolis.ItfocusesontheresidentsoftheseneighborhoodswithoutclothandwithoutresourceswheremostofthenativepopulationofShanghaiLodge.IndeedthestreetsZongshanDongluwhichcontainstheBund,Pudong,thefamousOrientalPearlisnotthestockmarketandeveryone.WemustgofartherJinganDistricttodiscoverthesocialwealthofthiscity.WhyattachimmensecoldandnervousarchitectureswhiletheShanghaiBloodflowsthroughtheveinsofitsrural?It'salittlemessageLouYethroughthisshortfilm.
"Youcanguesswhotheyare,butwecanneverreallyknow"
LouYeeradicatesararecinematicpowerofthisoftenprecariousandoldpeoplewaitingonthebuseverymorningtogotoworkandmaketheChineseeconomyhumming.
TheoldstreetsofthecitylikethenearbytempleCheungHongBundtothebankoftheHuangpu,thefilmmakerdoesnotrecognizethecity.Asifallthesesteeltowersofthe21stcenturyhadabsorbedthesocialessenceofthe"ParisoftheEast".
LouYethentakesusonavisittothearcades,discos,clubs,dances,flashylocationsanddisconnectedfromtherealityofordinarypeopleinthemiddleofpovertywhichisnearworkersandstreetvendorswherepeopledrowntheirdefecationinwaterbyputtingtheedgeofanoldtub...ThisisanewlookfortheWestern.
Finally,aftermakingstopsinadangerousShanghaistreetsbynight,theherowakesupinthemorningdirectorinacornernearbuildingsunsafeandfixedonthefaceofashychild,concluding:"TheonlythingthatmattersisShanghai."
BythesewordsMr.LouYe,Ibearyoumyesteem.