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La Belle équipe

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La Belle équipe

Program Introduction

國影電影編號:M202206014

放映規格:DCP

級別:普遍級

片長:101分鐘

發音:法語

字幕:中英文

 

伍人行 La Belle équipe

Julien Duvivier 朱利安.杜維威爾 | B&W | DCP | 1936 | 法語 French | 101 mins

 

五名失業工人中了樂透,決定買下塞納河畔的廢棄房舍,同心協力重新裝修成飯店共同經營,準備翻轉人生。然而計畫始終趕不上變化,在嚴峻的社會現實底下,意外接踵而至,甚至連他們五人都產生了嫌隙。人與人之間能共苦也要同甘,一場似於人民公社大食堂的概念萌發至電影中,所謂的「共產主義」到底能否順利在這小社會的縮影中運作?

1936年正逢法國人民陣線創立參政,國內左翼思想獲得大量民意支持,電影捕捉了當年的社會氣息,勞工人們協力互助,一起載歌載舞面對被資方剝削的挫敗。導演為了如實呈現社會現況,原先於本片用了更殘酷寫實的手法,卻被片商認為不符合時代氛圍,重新拍攝了一個較為歡樂結局的版本,多年後重映原版,才獲得認可。本次放映為導演的原版作品。

 

Five unemployed men in Paris form a syndicate to play the national lottery. Jeannot, Jacques and Tintin are bachelors. Charlot, unknown to the others, has left his wife. Mario is an illegal immigrant from Spain. Their lives appear to have been transformed when they win the jackpot of 100,000 Francs. Instead of sharing the money, they decide to pool it and buy a ‘guinguette’, a riverside restaurant and dance hall. Gradually, however, their new-found lives begin to fracture. In poverty, they were companions. As business partners, their friendships begin to fall apart.

Many critics have associated La Belle Equipe with the Popular Front, its production coinciding with the rise of left-wing political activism, strikes and government protests. However, it is personal rather than political rivalries that undermine the group. Originally, the film was released with a pessimistic ending, but this was substituted for a more optimistic conclusion. The version presented in this program is Duvivier's original cut.