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希望之旅 Railroad of Hope (2002)

简介

绿色总是给人以希望,不管是90年版的《希望之旅》中土耳其人变卖家财,背井离乡,不畏艰辛投奔人间天堂瑞士,还是02年版宁瀛导演镜头里的四川农民不辞劳苦奔赴新疆采棉花,都是艰苦生存的人们对美好生活的不懈追求和向往……

剧情

每年八九月间,都会有成千上万的四川农民拥上西行的火车,经过三天两夜长达3000多公里的行程,来到祖国的大西北新疆。那里一望无际的棉花正在等待收割。对他们当中大多数人而言,这是头一次离开家乡,也是头一次坐火车。也许这是头一次,我们可以如此直接地和真实地倾听贫困地区的中国农民,第一次讲述他们自己的故事。镜头对准一群去新疆摘棉花的四川民工,在明知人生并非可以被无限希望所填充的物体,实际是一个巨大空无的情况下,宁瀛仍然对这漫长的旅程寄予了基本的关怀和肯定,包括拍摄者自己。

秋天棉花成熟的季节,铁路运输面临一个与春运一样的运输高峰--无数人从四川到新疆去,车厢里满载着人,也满载着希望。导演宁瀛与一个摄影师,跟着踏上了这一条希望之路。他们在车厢里,记录下了一张张脸,一段段对白,一个个故事。他们问这些农民,男人、女人、老人、孩子、少年--同样的几个问题:“你觉得幸福吗?”“你生活中最重要的是什么?”“你想要怎样的生活?”这几个知识分子式的、形而上的问题在拥挤的车厢里一遍遍响起,而回答是直接的,质朴的,向人们展开了关于底层的真实的一页。作为导演,宁瀛有着强大的控制力,这部纪录片几乎象个故事片一样引人入胜,她对影像与节奏的卓越的控制能力,让人心生敬意。　

影片评价

她(宁瀛)的作品一直都是剧情片与纪录片的出色结合,并且每时每刻都在呈现着自己国家的那个不安和躁动的灵魂……从这个角度来说,宁瀛成为(也许在她无意间)中国那些志力于创作“情感兼纪实”风格电影的新一代导演的代表人物。 ——意大利宣言报

Every year during August and September, several thousand agricultural workers travel more than 1800 miles across China, from Szechwan to the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. There, endless cotton fields await the harvest. For many, it is the first time away from the home village, and the first time on a train. In fascinating detail and nuance, RAILROAD OF HOPE casts a light on the relatively new phenomenon of internal migrations across China, featuring the scores of workers traveling by rail. During the journey, the camera crew wanders the train, filming passengers as they eat or sleep, and asking them such questions as "Is this your first trip?" "What are your ideals?" "What is important to you in your life?" The result is a rare and wonderful presentation of the thoughts, hopes, and dreams of ordinary Chinese.

Ning Ying was born in Beijing. She first directed a film in 1990, yet recently was the subject of a retrospective at the Harvard Film Archive. At the international level, her best known films include: FOR FUN, ON THE BEAT and I LOVE BEIJING which are also known as the BEIJING TRILOGY. These films show the profound changes experienced by ordinary Chinese people during the post-Mao reforms.

Filmography as Director (selected)

COMMUNE BY THE GREAT WALL (2002)

RAILROAD OF HOPE (2002)

IN OUR OWN WORDS (2001)

I LOVE BEIJING (2000)

ON THE BEAT (1995)

FOR FUN (1992)

SOMEONE LOVES JUST ME (1990)

独立导演宁瀛在纪录片领域显示出与她执导故事片时毫不逊色的才华。 ——法国世界报

影片导演