“片长七小时却每一分钟皆雷霆万钧,引人入胜。但愿在我有生之年,年年都重看一遍。”——苏珊‧桑塔格 开场八分钟的推轨镜头,已道出此片的史诗气魄。牛群从牛棚涌出,摄影机隔着一列破旧的农居追踪,有趣的是牠们一路盲目前冲,一路还试图交配。塔可夫斯基式的画面,却是教人屏息的典型塔尔风格,妙笔一挥预告一个集体农场如何走向灭亡。故事始于传闻已死的骗子重临村子,他要骗走农场收入 ,却给村民认定是大救星。接着上演一个悲剧,然后是一个讽刺故事。全片十二章的结构正如 Krashnahorkai 的原著,启发自六步踏前、六步退后
Drop dead please! Following the sudden death of a mysterious engine driver in his sixties, the Wife, the Lover, her illegitimate Daughter and an increasing number of shady characters from his spurious past want to know the true identity of the man they lo