托斯卡（意）_chi.ass

普契尼的《托斯卡》可以是个廉价的煽情戏，一部糅合著爱情、政治与欲望的通俗剧－如果没有他那扣人心弦的华丽乐章，与撕裂的神经末梢融和一致的音符的话。把这样一部脍炙人口的歌剧搬上银幕，也几乎注定要令导演焦头烂额。然而奇蹟出现了，班诺瓦．积高的《托斯卡》应是十多年来少数歌剧电影令人满意的一部。积高以三种途径（以华丽的摄影拍摄全剧的戏肉，十六毫米的黑白菲林拍摄录音过程，及以录像俯瞰历史现场）来阅读普契尼的杰作，不但叫人一新耳目，原剧的迫力更丝毫不减。原籍罗马尼亚的女高音安琪拉．葛姬演绎的托斯卡，更是一次颠峰演出。 Jacquot transposes Giacomo Puccini's famous opera to film in this stunningly filmed, sung and performed production featuring two of today's hottest opera stars. The films starts with black-and-white footage of the recording studio. He then brings the action forward on the sets, but makes frequent cuts to the studio. This avoids the sense of having filmed a staged production, and establishes an air of non-reality. Jacquot then adds a further visual dimension to the film by filming dazzling sequences of gardens and the night sky in Italy using a video camera. The two singers are also a couple in real life, a fact which adds emotional depth to their personas. Source: 26th HKIFF (2002)