"And if you're wondering... yes, I can have sex."
"I just can't catch a cab."
伊薩克八歲的時候出了場車禍，父母雙亡，他下半身癱瘓 (paraplegic)，但伊薩克長大後並沒有成為一個廢人，他現在是性感的紐約電台司令。某日伊薩克被指派報導某人賄賂醫生要求切除雙腿故事，因此捲入對下半身癱瘓懷抱病態迷戀之 cult 聚會團體漩渦之外。伊薩克在捲入漩渦過程中認識了費歐娜，電子郵件帳號為 ancient chinese girl 的美麗古董修復師，與仙女姐姐費歐娜相好後，伊薩克發現自己從輪椅上站起來，不是像【青樓怨婦】那樣光明聖潔喔！但這回卻換作費歐娜沮喪地反向奢求永遠坐在伊薩克的鞋子裡……
愛在黎明破曉前，輪椅上。
類比前拉丁天后珍妮佛羅培茲，與虔誠天主教徒吉姆卡維佐主演之【超感應頻率】(Angel Eyes, 2001) 前因後果，開始故事的人想以同樣方式結束故事；媲美大衛柯能堡性倒錯經典【超速性追緝】(Crash, 1996)，處女編導 Carlos Brooks 以黑色電影包覆之異色歧戀帶出男女主角驚人共生互補化學，並探討為什麼有好手好腳的正常人希冀下半身癱瘓，以及他們如何視身體自由為一種形式上 paralysis。導演告訴演員必須將整個劇本放置在深睡到覺醒之框架，同時排除傳統夢境敘事剪接，好讓觀眾體驗一場直線前進的「真實」夢境。
當我們深刻感嘆【萬惡城市】的黃色渾蛋為何如此卑鄙下流，以及納悶為什麼要找個癟三飾演救世主約翰康納，請到連鎖影視出租店 (即使國外總部營運不善) 出租 日舞零壹六小福 之【意外邊緣】(In the Bedroom, 2011)，好好欣賞 Nick Stahl 與永恆的瑪莉莎托梅對戲之精準演技。最後是本文重點：
以【孤兒怨】(Orphan, 2009)【天魔約書亞】(Joshua, 2007) 奠定「恐怖小孩之母」美名的 Vera Farmiga 再次展現媲美梅莉史翠普變色龍 (chameleon) 魔幻魅力，每次與 Nick Stahl 談情說愛時的顰笑騷首與恣意善變，都促使觀眾認識到原來 "wannabe amputee" 這怵目驚心概念也可以如此性感，並即刻衝向電影院二度膜拜鄧肯瓊斯好萊塢門票作品【啟動原始碼】劇中 Vera Farmiga 緊繫軍官制服小領結迷死人不償命的曼妙 ♥♥♥ (She confirmed my sexuality!!!)
Don't worry, I'll be your girlfriend.
Sorry?
My parents used to hitchhike upstate before they were married. He'd hide in the bushes and she'd thumb the rides.
Hello, Charlene Coke.
Oh, here comes the look... followed by the triple-axel-someday-I'll-be-a-better-person shrug.
Very nice. Not an easy maneuver to pull off.
People who get off on braces and wheelchairs are called devotees.They're a joke. They're the bottom rung.
Above them are the pretenders. They wear the braces, they push the wheels, but they don't belong to their chairs. Still, if they want to fantasize, that's their choice.
Then there are the wannabes. You saw how crazy they are.
驚見【惡魔的背脊】(El espinazo del diablo, 2001) by Guillermo del Toro
You know how you have apartment fantasies when you're a teenager? Mine was to get a place so I could shut the curtains all day and walk around in my Milwaukee brace. And you know what? It's better than I ever imagined.
So this is a sexual thing for you mainly.
I used to think if aliens landed and they saw all the able-bodied people, and then they saw the people on their wheelchairs, they would say that those must be the Kings and Queens, because they have special ramps and they never have to get up.
愛在黎明破曉前，輪椅上 Quid Pro Quo
81 min. 2008
Directed by
Writing credits
Carlos Brooks
Nick Stahl ... Isaac Knott
Rachel Black ... Janice Musslewhite
Jessica Hecht ... Edie
Jacob Pitts ... Hugh
Jamie McShane ... Man on Sidewalk
Pablo Schreiber ... Brooster
Jeane Fournier ... Charlene Coke
Carmela Marner ... A Female Wannabe
Phil LaMarr ... Wannabe Group Leader
Matthew Carey ... A Male Wannabe
Ben Siegler ... Man with Trachea Tube
Michal Sinnott ... Isaac's Mom
Joshua Leonard ... Isaac's Dad
Vera Farmiga ... Fiona
Produced by
Mark Cuban .... executive producer
是的，這位就是大名鼎鼎的小牛隊 (凱子) 老闆馬克庫班，而且你知道他還掛名【晚安，祝你好運】【萬惡夜總會】【紐約愛情故事】【末路浩劫】等優質電影的執行製作嗎？
附上筆者所鍾愛之當代英語系國家已成年女演員拾伍金釵 (依年份不排名) [粗體為增額補選]
Julianne MOORE December 3, 1960 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Marisa TOMEI December 4, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Naomi WATTS September 28, 1968 in Shoreham, Kent, England, UK
Cate BLANCHETT May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Rachel WEISZ March 7, 1970 in Westminster, London, England, UK
Jennifer CONNELLY December 12, 1970 in Catskill Mountains, New York, USA
Vera FARMIGA August 6, 1973 in Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Chloë SEVIGNY November 18, 1974 in Darien, Connecticut, USA
Zooey DESCHANEL January 17, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Bryce DALLAS HOWARD March 2, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Rebecca HALL May 19, 1982 in London, England, UK
Brit MARLING, August 7, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Emily BLUNT February 23, 1983 in Roehampton, London, England, UK
Greta GERWIG August 4, 1983 in Sacramento, California, USA
Jena MALONE November 21, 1984 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA (just 1 week ahead of me!!!)
Carey MULLIGAN May 28, 1985 in Westminster, London, England, UK
Elizabeth OLSEN, February 16, 1989 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA
一瞑大一吋：
Saoirse RONAN, April 12, 1994 in New York City, New York, USA
Chloë Grace MORETZ, February 10, 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (the girl version of Michael Pitt)
guilty pleasure:
Anne HATHAWAY November 12, 1982 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
有個民間傳說是筷子拿得高就娶／嫁得遠，拿得低就娶／嫁得近，所以每次筆者吃飯都在哪裡拿捏 Ludivine Sagnier, Zooey Deschanel, Bryce Dallas Howard 等 starlet 的真愛零距離。
Aunt of Fynn (b. 2009) and Gytta (b.2010), via sister Vera Farmiga.
Higher Ground (2011)
Director: Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga ... Corinne
Taissa Farmiga ... Young Corinne
2011年4月22日 星期五
[日舞] Quid Pro Quo (2008) before sunrise, on wheelchair. [附上已成年拾伍金釵不排名]
2011年4月2日 星期六
[更正] Silent House (2011) for the other Olsen sister (Elizabeth Olsen)
更正：Elizabeth Olsen 主演那部日舞電影叫 Silent House，是烏拉圭原版坎城導演雙週電影 "The" Silent House 的美國翻拍，金馬影展以及威望國際購買的是後者，所以，我們看不到 Elizabeth Olsen。
沒想到今年這麼快就有電影可以超越始終寓毫不矯情人性光輝展現於科幻片的 鄧肯瓊斯 作品【啟動原始碼】(Source Code, 2011)，【一噤到底】("The" Silent House, 2010) 理直氣壯地預約二零壹壹年度最佳電影，不看是笨蛋。
其實你早就猜到是怎麼回事，當然那也並非重點，而最後「那個東西」變成「那個東西」的時候，我們身為觀眾還是心弦被撥弄了一下。白天不懂夜的黑。
"Silent House"–"24" In A Haunted House, In One Shot
"Martha Marcy May Marlene" – A Devastating Portrait of Cult Brainwashing
2011 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners
今年日舞影展有位叫 Elizabeth Olsen 的女孩，因為主演 Silent House 與 Martha Marcy May Marlene 這兩部快速賣出版權電影而被媒體冠上 "It girl" 美名，後者拿下最佳導演獎項，前者則在 IMDb 只有三十四人投票的時間點悄悄來到小金馬放映，中文片名翻「一噤到底」。
如果你和筆者一樣衝到 ibon 前為時已晚，無法看完吉列摩戴托洛處女電影接著觀賞本片，瞄到手冊後段全頁海報，就知道我們邪惡的凱子片商威望國際已買下版權，請祈禱本片不要像魔由心生和靈魂冷凍庫那載浮載沉。機會教育：日後務必詳研影展手冊每一部電影簡介，以免向隅。
The Silent House
Gustavo Hernández
Uruguay│2010│35mm│Colour│78min
Burt LANCASTER, Claudia CARDINALE © AFP
延伸閱讀：
一九六三年的《豹氣蓋山河》堪稱該屆坎城影展最囂張！
我很喜歡狄帕瑪最好的作品魔女嘉莉，但沒有特別想看大螢幕；我沒有特別喜歡威斯康堤的浩氣蓋山河，但影痴友人森重寬積極邀約下，還是再給貴族輓歌一次機會好了。影痴友人森重寬最喜歡的威斯康堤電影是大地在波動，其影痴程度可見一斑。補齊山姆雷米與韋斯克萊文經典，希望下回有養鬼吃人吃到飽。
2011/04/03
1050 The Leopard
1440 The Evil Dead
1710 Evil Dead II
2011/04/09
1020 Cronos
1240 The Silent House
2000 Army of Darkness
2011/04/10
1530 A Nightmare on Elm Street 
Eye Patch (on pretty boys) could be sexy in a Luchino Visconti way.
本屆奧斯卡熱門電影個人評價排名如下：
1.
湯姆霍柏國王演說 (Geoffrey Rush is always splendid, but he doesn't need another Oscar)
2.
大衛芬奇色情網站 (David Fincher doesn't need an Oscar to be one of the most acclaimed available)
3.
柯柯兄弟真實勇氣 (The Man Who Wasn't There still remains Coen Brother's best, John Wayne remake second)
4.
大衛歐羅素拳擊手 (Head, body, head, body)
5.
蝶龍黑天鵝 (You all know how much I adore Darren Aronofsky, but he didn't impress me this time)
6.
丹妮鮑魚斷手谷 (In this case, David Fincher is capable of making a boring story interesting, but Danny Boyle is not)
