美丽城 (2004)

以下转自烂番茄网站：A complex web of emotional and legal issues is being spun around a young man on death row in this drama from Iran. Akbar (Hossein Farzi-Zadeh) murdered his girlfriend when he was 16 years old; now that he's 18, he's being transferred from a facility for juvenile offenders to an adult prison, where he'll wait until his death sentence is carried out. However, no one is sure when that will be, because Akbar's father is required to pay "blood money" to Rahmati (Faramarz Gharibian), the father of the slain girl, and he hasn't been able to come up with the cash. Akbar's sentence could be commuted to life imprisonment if Rahmati would be willing to forgive him, and A'la (Babak Ansari), a friend of Akbar who has recently been released from jail, wants to persuade Rahmati to give the young man a second chance. A'la asks Firoozeh (Taraneh Alidoosti), Akbar's sister, for help, but she's already tried to intercede on his behalf, with no success, and is busy looking after her husband, a drug addict who sells dope to support his habit. A'la turns to Rahmati's wife (Ahoo Kheradmand), who has a more merciful nature, and suggests a way out of the dilemma. Rahmati's younger daughter is ill, and needs medical treatment the family cannot afford -- if A'la and Firoozeh can come up with the money for the doctors, Rahmati may be willing to forgive and forget. Beautiful City (aka Shahr-e Ziba) was the second feature film from writer and director Asghar Farhadi.~ Mark Deming, Rovi 城名为美丽，却包容着丑陋的世俗偏见与封建信仰。工整的剧本结构在导演娓娓道来的推动下，会让人慢慢感受到矛盾的不可调和和人们的无奈。当复仇与愚昧蒙蔽双眼，虽然不了解伊朗这个社会，但依然能够通过情绪的变化感受到人物在两难下的挣扎。总算是把法哈蒂的几部长片看全了，主要是因为这部《美丽城》的中文字幕太难找了。回到正题，我真是太喜欢法哈蒂的风格了，几乎每次看他的电影都会不停的在心里感慨，剧本写的真是简直太妙，这以小见大、无中生有的本事全球独一份，再找不出第二个人。相比之下，《美丽城》这部早期的作品虽然还略显稚嫩，戏剧转折相比后期还是略显刻意，不是特别自然，但还是非常好看。御用女主阿里多斯蒂当时应该不到20岁，但演技的表现力依然非常了得，而且实在是太漂亮了，太漂亮了。1. Farhadi风格初显之作，完成度极高。即将受刑的弟弟和心有愧疚的朋友为叙事起点，引出姐姐和受害人家庭，在保证现有危机持续进行的同时介入新的危机，人物行为相互制约推动情节进展，以个体沦陷的道德困境逐渐拓延至整个伊朗社会景貌的讽喻和审视。刻意稀释戏剧冲突&多线复述同一主题，Farhadi惯以平视对待每个角色，正如电影中每个人都不尽完美，而又都本性善良