Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.
Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)
As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.
The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument).
Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.
对他的爱是丝巾是马鞍，是望向远山吠犬时的慰藉。对你的爱是皮绳是伤口，是染上炭疽病毒后的甘愿。这些年我是阉割的牛，却被你剥皮。你是解剖的兔，却被你了断。原来我是刺耳的梳齿，是紧绷的琴弦，是将焚的纸花，是袒露的兽皮。我的记忆在深山的铺盖卷里，我的秘密在远山的云影间，我的爱在你的床底。
No.6 学院派电影人的代表作，节奏工整，优秀的文学作品改编，演员的表演精彩。现在就可以预测今年奥斯卡的最佳摄影就是这部了。本尼的表演不能再好了，其他演员也很好，但他的大特写特别多，树林里那场独角情欲戏，值得反复观看。
人畜无害的“小清新”其实有可能是最最危险的
辣手摧花／擦馬鞍／閹割牛隻幾場戲，剛好對應真實性向的隱晦展示，對一種潛在的陽剛牛仔男性形象符號的迷戀，以及自我「閹割」的儀式。摧花更預示著影片後半段對Peter 的培育，暗含心理上的居高臨下，希望對方服從。卻沒想到對方會「弒父」，可惜後面Power of dog的詮釋有點太直給了，狗的形象對照，一個是虛無的指涉，遠處的山巔與牛仔，一個是具象的實物，他身邊的狗，同時也是母親身旁的忠犬，一開場的獨白就暗含了全片的主題。
看到最后才发现是悬疑hhhh
太依靠音乐了，镜头和文本没给信息，看的莫名其妙，人物都有点大病
克制又残忍，看完有种心头一凉的感觉。但是不理解母亲到底遭受了什么样的待遇，她自己的堕落和不堪为什么都要归咎于别人？
“求你救我的灵魂脱离刀剑，救我的生命脱离犬类。”The power of the dog，是恶犬之力，是难以对抗的保守环境，是看似平静生活下叵测的人心。整部电影的剧情叙述上没有太大起伏，但却将每个人的力量暗含在故事中，无论是看似呆板的乔治、酗酒为生的罗斯，还是因性格被欺负的彼得，当然还有带着秘密度日的菲尔。每个人的力量在这片荒漠之地上相互纠缠，直到最后那场无声却精准的暗杀。因为爱变成了冷漠严苛的牛仔，却也因为对爱走上了死亡的陷阱，在保守与暗流涌动的世界活着本就很难，愿你走后能寻得自由的灵魂。
在电影版中，感觉父亲的死也是这个男孩干的。因为说了曾经酗酒的父亲。
终于看到一部“电影”了，要是能在大银幕上看感受应该会更好。
开头以为它和《双虎屠龙》一样，是为一个已然消逝的时代所吟唱的挽歌；中段顿悟原来这是另一个《断背山》啊；结果最后发觉这居然是个西部版的《沉默的羔羊》？一波三折确实是有了，但总感觉对于这个零散而空洞的主题而言，又显得全无必要。
4.5 無可挑剔，和聖母一樣強悍的文本遇上頂尖的調度，導演掌控力真的是五體投地。4個演員都很好，Dunst的戲份比想像中多，婚後受不了pua酗酒崩潰的狀態很適合去演Munro小說的女主角。BC的確是影帝熱門，把一個虐待控制狂變態演得活靈活現，但最難得的是死前一身正裝強撐著病體拿著繩子周圍找他的男孩那個迷惘的眼神，看到心都碎了。當然最值得一讚的是秘密武器Kodi，實在太驚人了，演員本人的氣質和角色吻合度簡直服了，點煙那段對手戲觀眾和BC一樣簡直無法招架，還有在BC面前先撫摸兔子然後鏡頭一轉就鮮血四濺也是特別冷酷迷人，的確是致命的誘惑。這次男配獎感覺是拿定了，就像叔叔對大姪子說的一樣，未來可期啊少年，同輩的男演員裡感覺除了甜茶之後沒有能一戰的，更何況這角色給甜茶演也演不了啊！
虽然两名主要角色都是男性，但是电影的每一帧都透着女导演手术刀一样锋锐的分析。女人眼中男性的肉体和情感，他们的暴戾和脆弱，冷酷和诡计，像被Phil割开的公牛，像被Peter解剖的兔子，被血淋淋地铺开。而画面又像18世纪的油画一样厚重。节奏很慢很慢，却蕴藏着一触即发的危险，让人看得提心吊胆。
人物细节刻画牛逼，虽然谈不上有什么剧情，但这几个人物却个个鲜活，简坎皮恩作为导演的确厉害啊。不过个人并没有很喜欢这整个电影，慢刀子刻人，也钻脑仁，还做不到好好享受，有点闹心。
绕一大圈讲了一个“守护母亲”的故事，人物关系和情节的推进缺乏着力点，难以共情。邓斯特和普莱蒙继《冰雪暴》之后又演夫妻，这对CP我锁死！🔒
虽然解读起来有点意思，但真的拍得好无聊哦。
非常“变扭”。没想到这么多年后还有为bc落泪的一天
好一出「犬山少年杀人事件」！初看昏昏欲睡，二刷脊背发凉。这个故事很有必要从彼得的视角重看一遍。影片在叙述上有个“陷阱”，简·坎皮恩塑造了菲尔这个妄自尊大、强横粗暴的男性形象，并让萝丝和彼得处在他的窥视与凌辱中，直到最后一刻彼得才峥嵘尽显。笼罩全片的凝视被打破，所谓的阳刚之力被瓦解。所有信息都隐藏在不经意的细节中。简·坎皮恩已有大师风范。
将已逝爱友的汗巾塞入下体私处触感深情；
3.5 古典主义禁欲风+结尾颠覆这套玩得很溜
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