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主演:德克·博加德/汤姆·康特导演:约瑟夫·罗西语言:英语地区:英国编剧:A.E.Housm[展开]
主演:德克·博加德/汤姆·康特导演:约瑟夫·罗西语言:英语地区:英国编剧:A.E.Housman/伊万·琼斯/J.L.Hodson类型:剧情/战争上映时间:1964-09-05 别名:吾土吾王/国王和国家用户标签:约瑟夫·罗西,英国,英国电影,战争,DirkBogarde,黑白,Joseph_Losey,JosephLosey片长:Canada:88分钟/USA:86分钟/Argentina:89分钟imdb编号:tt0058263ThelasttimeBritainwasamajorforceinworldcinemawasinthe1960s;adocumentaryofafewyearsbackonthesubjectwasentitled'HollywoodUK'.ThiswastheeraoftheKitchenSink,socialrealism,angryyoungmen;aboveall,thetheatrical.Andyet,ironically,thebestBritishfilmsofthedecadeweremadebytwoAmericans,RichardLesterandJosephLosey,wholargelystayedclearoftheperiod'smoretypicalsubjectmatter,which,likeallattemptsatgreaterrealism,nowseemscuriouslyarchaic.
'KingandCountry',though,seemstobetheLoseyfilmthattriestobelongtoitsera.Like'LookBackinAnger'and'ATasteofHoney',itisbasedonaplay,andoftenseemscumbersomelytheatrical.Like'Lonelinessofthelongdistancerunner',itsheroisanexploited,reluctantlytransgressiveworkingclassladplayedbyTomCourtenay.Like(theadmittedlybrilliant)'ChargeoftheLightBrigade',itisahorrified,near-farcical(thoughhumourless)lookatthehorrorsofwar,mostparticularlyitsgapingclassinjustices.
PrivateHampisayoungvolunteersoldieratPachendaele,havingservedthreeyearsatthefront,whoiscourt-martialledfordesertion.Increasinglyterrorisedbytheinhumanpointlessnessoftrenchwarfare,thespeedy,grisly,violentdeathsofhiscomradesandthemedieval,rat-infestedconditionsofhistrench,heclaimstohaveemergeddazedfromonegruesomeattackanddecidedtowalkhome,toEngland.HeisdefendedbythearchetypalBritishofficer,CaptainHargreaves,whoprofessesdisdainfortheman'scowardice,butmustdohisduty.Heattemptstospinadefenceonthegroundsofmadness,buttheupper-crustofficershavehearditallbefore.
Thisisaverynice,dulyhorrifying,liberal-handwringing,middle-classplay.ItpanderstoalltheclichesoftheGreatWar-thedisgracefulworking-classmassacre,whiletheofficerssupwhiskey(Haig!)-figuredinsomecharminglyobvioussymbolism:Hargreavesthrowingadyingcigaretteinthemud;Hamphystericallyplayingblindman'sbuff.
Thesetsarepicturesquelygrim,medieval,amoderninferno,asthesemenlietrappedinanever-ending,subterraneanlabyrinth,litbyhellishfires,withratsforcompanyandtheconstantsoundofshellsandgunfireremindingthemoftheoutsideworld.
Theplay,inaverymiddle-classway,isnotreallyabouttheworkingclassatall-Hampismoreofasymbol,anessence,lyinginthedark,desolatelyplayinghisharmonica,anoteofhumanityinascoreofinhumanity.Hedoesn'tdevelopasacharacter.TheplayisreallyaboutHargreaves,hisrealisationoftheshabbyinadequacyofnotionslikeduty.Hedevelops.Thisrealisationsendshimtodrink(tastierthandying!).Likehisprolesubordinates,hefallsinthemud,justasHampissaidtohavedone;heevensaystohissuperior'Weareallmurderers'.
Thisisallveryeffective,ifnotmuchofadevelopmentofRCSherriff'screaky'Journey'sEnd',filmedbyJamesWhalein1930.Itsearnestnessandverbositymayseemalittlestiltedintheageof'PathsofGlory'and'Dr.Strangelove';wemayfeelthat'Blackaddergoesforth'isatruerrepresentationoftheGreatWar.ButwhatIhavedescribedisnotthefilmLoseyhasmade.Heistoosophisticatedandcannyanintellectualforthat.
ThefilmopenswithalingeringpanoveroneofthosemonumentalWarmemorialsyouseealloverBritain(andpresumablyEurope),asiftosayLoseyisgoingtoquestionthereceivedideasofthisstatue,thehumancost.Butwhathe'sreallyquestioningisthisplay,anditswoefulinadequacytorepresentthemanifoldcomplexitiesoftheWar.
ThisisBrechtianfilmmakingatitsmostsubtle.Weareconstantlymadeawareoftheartificeofthefilm,thetheatrical-thestilteddialogueisspokenwithdeliberatestiffness;theatricalritualsareemphasised(theinitialinterrogation;thecourtscene,whereactorsliterallytreadtheboards,enunciatingthepredictablespeeches;themirror-playputonbythehystericalsoldiersandtherats;thereligiousceremony;thehorriblefarceoftheexecution).Prosceniumarchesaremadeprominent,audiencesobserveevents.
Thisisaplaythatwouldseektocontain,humanise,explaintheGreatWar.Thisisahopelesstask,asLosey'sprovisionalapparatusexplains,'real'photographsofharrowingdetritusfadingfromthescreenasifeventhesearenotenoughtoconveytheWar,nevermindawell-made,bourgeoisplay.Losey'svisionmaybeapocalyptic-itquestionsthepossibilityofrepresentationatall-thevarioustagsofpoetryquotedmakenoimpactonhardmenmenwhorattledthemoffwhenyoung;theShakespeareandualityof'noble'dramacommentedonby'low'comedy,effectsnotranscendence,nogreaterinsight.
Losey'scameraworkandcompositionrepeatedlybreaksourinvolvementwiththedrama,anywishwemighthaveformanlysentimentality;inoneremarkablesceneanofficertakesanAubreyBeardsleybookfromthecameraman!Thisideaofthetheatricalevidentlymirrorstherigidclass'roles'playedbythemaincharacters(Hamp'sfatherandgrandfatherwerecobblerstoo;presumablyHargreaves'werealwaysSandhurstcadets).Loseyalsotakesasideswipeatthekitchensinkproject,byusingitstools-historyhasbornehimout.国王与国家电影网友评论:7/10。一队夸张的士兵从死马腹中取出老鼠、扔在水中以击石淹死老鼠,长官营内的镜子绑绳割裂开辩护人的脸,他们给犯人酒精和吗啡缓解精神暴力,行刑队故意把枪口抬高由辩护人亲自补上一枪,想起开头战争纪念墙的长镜头切到炮弹落下,代表正义的军事法庭直接否认污泥中那些腐烂尸首生前遭受的动物异化。最荒谬的是,急匆匆判Hamp死刑仅仅是因为上头要派他们这个营次日凌晨六点出发增援前线蒙斯特燧发枪手团的一个营,为了鼓舞士气,所以要赶着出发前执行枪决。然而真能鼓舞士气?恐怕没人相信。而一个年轻的被战争苦难摧残的生命就这样被轻轻易易抹掉了,像牲口老鼠一样在泥水中死去。战争机器里没有人。罗西这部话剧电影拍得极其精湛。剧本本身的左倾性质并没有电影的呈现那么强劲。有许多意义的传达、凝聚和明确是在导演部门完成的。这在一般的文学改编片中难以想象。罗西对劳工阶层的爱和批评在刑前醉酒那场精彩的披露出来。而当死囚吞下圣餐饼后呕吐出来,那已是让人想起爱森斯坦的十月对宗教的攻讦。对牺牲少数服务于多数的政治的控诉。可以说是批判意识最强的罗西电影。因为审判的重头戏,台词和特写都较其他作品大幅度增加。审判之中不断插入士兵们对兵营老鼠的戏虐审判,讽刺和隐喻意味不言自明。关于博加德的演技,在站定后到移动的瞬间,上半身小幅度摆动,可以说其最大特点。《召使》中为极致。战争要求士兵保持一种非常状态,你能判一个表现出软弱常态的士兵有罪吗?话剧改编片,导演克制,表演精湛,选长跑者的孤独那个男主演被告很合适,面相单纯又有点可怜。壓抑陰暗的反戰電影,也是DB自己最愛的作品,TomCourtenay的演技不錯/“英雄你可以不做,但志愿兵你非做不可!”个体又怎么跟战争机器讲理了?可能是布景最肮脏污秽的电影。简明的冲突,绝妙的气氛,高超的演技。战争中你流尽鲜血,和平中你寸步难行,挺好的感觉,我比较喜欢那一定要来看一下的吧好玩的几张图片的呀 [收起]