永遠 Forever

海蒂・哈妮曼 Heddy HONIGMANN｜荷蘭 Netherlands｜2006｜35mm｜Colour｜97 min

巴黎公墓裡，不同背景、民族、身分的人在此追悼，對象從遙遠的普魯斯特、蕭邦、王爾德到逝去的至親。導演持攝影機偶爾遠觀，偶爾上前探問祭悼者的生命故事，他們對鏡頭侃侃而談自己和亡者的連結，生與死在此地相會。形體消亡後，精神與情感能如何綿延至「永遠」？這趟追憶之旅，梭織不同時空的記憶與愛。本片35mm拷貝由EYE荷蘭電影博物館提供。

影評人麥可・季倫：「如果『宗教』的詞源確實源於拉丁語『religare』，意思是束縛、緊繫、捆綁，那麼也許正是記憶本身將生者與死者聯繫在一起，解釋了我長期以來對記憶的宗教性理解。哈妮曼巧妙地捕捉到了記憶的宗教性本質，它的忠誠與召喚。」

Forever explores the enduring power of art at Paris' Père-Lachaise cemetery. Through the eyes of visitors, it reveals the tranquil beauty of the graveyard. The cemetery emerges as both a resting place and a source of solace and inspiration for the living. The 35mm print of the film is offered by the EYE Filmmuseum.

Michael GUILLÉN: ‘If it is true that the etymological root of religion is the Latin “religare” - which means “to tie, to fasten, to bind” - then perhaps it is memory itself that binds the living to the dead, accounting for what I've long accepted as the religiosity of memory. Honigmann skillfully captures the nature of that religiosity, its faithfulness, its evocation.’

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