FILM SCREENINGS

My American Uncle

P, 6+

Program Introduction

國影電影編號:M2023_07_025

放映規格:DCP

級別:保護級

片長:125分鐘

發音:法語

字幕:中英

 

亞倫雷奈 Alain RESNAIS|法國 France|1980|DCP|B&W, Color|125min

 

1980 坎城影展評審團大獎 Grand Jury Prize, Cannes FF

1980 法國影評人協會最佳影片 Best Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics

 

雷奈將電影化為實驗室,搭配法國行為學家昂利拿布烈講解其支配理論,觀察三位主角:小型工廠的技術經理、熱愛舞台的女演員及電視台的行政人員,從出生到成長的過程。三人分別遇到感情與事業危機,他們追求與逃避,以及放棄心理與行為模式,皆透過鏡頭放大檢視,與動物反應相互比對並加以分析。

 

「對我來說,雷奈的作品是經過非常理性整理過的,所謂完整,是指創作的原動力開始就具備的企圖心,在他的每部作品裡,都具有對人的感情的、很慷慨的一種照顧。」——〈楊德昌談雷奈的啟發與創作〉,《世界電影》,第258期,1990,頁79-81。

 

From childhood to adulthood, we observe the parallel and interconnected lives of an orthodox textile plant manager, a rebellious theater actress, and an ambitious TV executive. Drawing inspiration from French behavioral scientist Henri Laborit's manipulation theory, the film is an experimental laboratory examining how each character responds to desire, avoidance, and inhibition, much like lab animals. 

 

“For me, Resnais's works are meticulously crafted and rational. The notion of completeness refers to the ambition present from the very inception of his creations. In each of his works, there is a generous care for human emotions, a heartfelt sentiment that permeates throughout.” — Excerpt from “Edward Yang Talks about Alain Resnais’s Inspiration and Creation” In World Screen Magazine, Vol. 258. (Taipei: 1990), pp.79-81.