promotional photo of “Syndromes and a Century” (世紀症候群) [2006]
泰國導演 Apichatpong Weerasethakul 的新片 “Syndromes and a Century” (世紀症候群) [2006] 剛在香港國際電影節播過兩次, 筆者有幸參與其中一場放映~ 這部取材自導演童年回憶的作品, 可見他把一向不按章法的敘事方式發揮得更加極端, 以漂亮的影像製造出一個個神秘的謎團~
該片最近送到泰國電檢處作審查, 有關當局堅持導演必須刪去其中四個片段 (僧人彈結他, 年青醫生親吻女友時勃起, 女醫生從義肢拿出一瓶威士忌, 僧人在公園玩玩具飛機), 否則該片便不能在泰國當地公映~ 導演拒絕作出相應的刪剪, 並發表了以下一篇聲明作回應:
“I, a filmmaker, treat my works as my own sons or my daughters. When I conceived them, they have their own lives to live. I don’t mind if people are fond of them, or despise them, as long as I created them with my best intentions and efforts. If these offspring of mine cannot live in their own country for whatever reasons, let them be free. Since there are other places that warmly welcome them as who they are, there is no reason to mutilate them from the fear of the system, or from greed. Otherwise there is no reason for one to continue making art.”
泰國電影基金會 (Thai Film Foundation) 在網上發起了一個簽名運動, 向有關當局反映對這次事件以及泰國電影審查制度的不滿~ 希望各位熱愛電影, 尊重藝術創作自由的讀者能留名支持~
“Syndromes and a Century” 將於5月在藝術中心再次播放, 還未看過的朋友幸勿錯過~
相關連結:
www.thaiindie.com
www.cinemarati.org
