After a lapse of 21 years, the classic film "The Pianist on the Sea" by Italian neo-realist director Tonadore was re-screened in China. Although
is a 120-minute version, it has undergone a high-definition 4K restoration, and the film also retains the essence of the original. The re-screening of
has set off a wave of movie watching in China. The
movie was released for 4 days, and it won a box office of more than RMB 70 million.
is far behind the new version of Charlie's Girl, which was released at the same time.
The box office of a re-released literary movie can surpass the commercial blockbusters released at the same time, which is really rare in today's movie market.
In 1998, when "Sea Pianist" was first released.
Due to disputes between the director and the production company, the film has hardly won any major awards at major international film festivals. The box office that
finally won was not satisfactory.
But there is no doubt that this is a great movie.
has been structured by countless fans since it was released.
Especially for Chinese people, there are definitely not a few people who see this movie bursting into tears.
Today, let’s talk about the three most admired clips of this movie.
has three versions of 120 minutes, 165 minutes and 170 minutes.
What we are talking about today is mainly the 165-minute version that has been circulated the most.
Fragment 1: Dancing with the piano
As a narrator, Max has just successfully applied for the job and became a trumpeter on the ship Virginia.
Although the Virginia was already one of the famous giant ships at the time, it still wandered like a flat boat in the Atlantic Ocean.
This makes Max, who is accustomed to on land, directly fainted.
At this time, the lucky Max met the pianist 1900, who was also still awake.
To help Max adapt to the ship's bumps, 1900 asked him to unlock the piano's wheel locks. The two of
were just like that, playing the piano in the wind and waves while swaying with the sway of the big ship.
This is simply one of the most romantic movie clips I have ever seen.
Before that, I never knew that movies could still be shot like this, and pianos could still be played like this.
That kind of free and easy, that kind of freedom, unfettered. The two of
just let the piano slide around on the floor at will, until they crashed into the captain's bedroom.
faced the captain's question at this time, the expression of 1900 seemed to say:
might not believe it, it was the piano's own hands.
Because of the teaching of his adoptive father, he has followed the "fuck the regulations!" doctrine all his life.
In his eyes, there is no captain on this ship, and no foreman of the band.
has no day and no night.
He just wants to play the piano.
In the countless nights when he grew up, God knows how many times he has played this way.
God knows how many doors he has broken.
But we as the audience and the captain know that he will definitely do this next time.
Fragment 2: Fighting piano
As a simple guy, 1900 regards music as one of the most important things in life.
And because of the initiation of immigration, his reputation spread throughout North America.
is the so-called tree that attracts the wind. At this time, a person who claims to be the originator of jazz appears, and he is going to challenge 1900 on board. The Jerry Rowe Morton who appeared in the
film is indeed a person.
He is also a famous jazz master in American history with superb skills.
But because of his habit of bragging, coupled with his poor character, he was despised by many jazz fans. The old man
does often say that jazz was invented by himself, but everyone knows that this is definitely not the case.
Qin fighting in this scene, each of them played three pieces. When
first started, Morton appeared aggressively.
He first walked to the bar and drank a glass of wine, and then buckled the glass on the bar.
then walked to 1900, indicating that 1900 had taken his place.
Immediately afterwards, Morton missed a hand for everyone present.
not only played wonderful music, but also perfectly demonstrated his precise grasp of rhythm.
But the simple 1900 doesn't know what "piano duel" means at this time. He just wants to listen to the music of this old Morton brother.
So the first song ended, 1900 was as amazed by Morton's music as everyone present, and sincerely applauded him. When
came on stage in 1900, he just played a Christmas song at random.
This is in line with his personality, he is very casual, always playing whatever he wants.
At this time, even if he played a song "Two Tigers", I was not surprised.
But Morton didn't think so. He thought that 1900 didn't take the game seriously, which was an insult to himself.
So for the second song, he took out his killer feature and played his famous work "the crave". The song
is so great, 1900 was completely immersed in it, and even couldn't help but shed tears.
Actually, we can see from here that Morton has real abilities, not just bragging.
and 1900 is really innocent, he doesn't care about this game at all.
played for the second time, 1900 unexpectedly replayed Morton's just now.
can completely play a piece of music he has never heard before in such a short period of time. In fact, Morton has changed from anger to fear.
From an insider's point of view, this is already a talented player.
But 1900 may not have thought so much. He re-talked about "the crave" because of his love for the song.
, despite his capriciousness, his friends started to eat paper.
Faced with such a terrible opponent, Morton was actually out of skill for the third time.
He began to show off his skills constantly, playing the piano with high speed.
In the eyes of the onlookers, Morton's style of playing is really amazing.
But this unsentimental way of playing completely angered 1900.
Only then did he see Morton's true face clearly. This is not a musician, this is just another person chasing fame and fortune.
And Morton's emotionless way of playing desecrated the music.
So in the last round, 1900 was also angry.
Since you play like this, please don't regret it, it's all you asked for.
so 1900 installed a B that can be recorded in the history of world cinema:
lit cigarettes with the strings of the piano he had just played.
everyone is cheering for 1900.
and Morton's clowning behavior ended in sadness.
For 1900, he simply liked music, whether it was blues, jazz or waltz, it didn't matter.
So at the end he would say "fuck jazz" when he watched Morton step off the boat.
Think about the ubiquitous chain of contempt around us today, how suitable it is!
as a legend.
Many people have analyzed this paragraph. Some people think that 1900 is actually another perfect personality of trumpeter Max. The story of 1900 is his own story.
was also analyzed, 1900 represents jazz itself, he is a person who was visualized by Max. Since
was born in 1900 to his death is exactly the history of the rise and fall of jazz.
But I have a different view.
Because although music is in the whole movie, it occupies an extremely important position in 1900's life.
But music is not all of his life.
So, what is the most important thing in the eyes of 1900?
is freedom.
or he represents freedom.
music is just a free carrier. If
is just for music, the best thing he should do at the end of the film is notTo be buried with the ship, but to disembark.
Because it is obvious that only if he survives can his music continue.
But if he gets off the boat for music, he will lose his freedom. Compared with music, love, and life,
is more important to 1900, and what is more important for
is that eternal wandering heart.
This leads to the third classic fragment
fragment three: disembarkation
For more than 20 years, there have been countless interpretations of "Sea Pianist".
But probably the most interpreted is this passage:
"Why don't you get off the ship"
There is his beloved girl in the new world, and he can continue to play his piano.
But after hesitating for a few seconds, he turned around and walked back to the boat, and he was decadent for a while.
"You know that there are 88 keys on the piano, not one more and one less. The keys are limited, but you are infinite."
"I stopped not because I saw it, but because I couldn't see it. Continuous The city has everything except the end."
This is the reason 1900 told Max to not disembark. Why did
look back?
This may have to be said from the beginning of the movie.
Although his adoptive father Danny didn't play much, he had a great influence on 1900's life.
"fuck the regulations!" Doctrine is the first thing Danny taught 1900.
So in his life after this, he never cared about anything, he did whatever he wanted. Everyone on the
boat also accommodated 1900, which also gave him more freedom.
He is familiar with every place here.
Almost everything he likes is also on this ship.
Although the entire "Virginia" is that big, he can do whatever he wants here. The disembarkation of
makes no sense to him.
And for him, who has also taken care of the joys and sorrows and the sophistication of people on the ship, may it really not be so beautiful on land? The second thing Danny taught 1900 was "there are sharks on land that bite."
When Danny took off his clothes and showed 1900 his back, the eye-catching scars were obviously the marks of the whip.
We can almost imagine what happened to him as a black man.
Of course, as a white man, 1900 would not have encountered what Danny had encountered.
But people on land are blind, and their hearts are unpredictable. It's really hard to say what people like Danny will encounter when they get off the boat.
, as a person who can only play the piano and does not understand anyone's sophistication, he is very likely to become a tool for someone to make money.
and Max, who was finally forced to sell the trumpet, is likely to end in 1900.
As 1900 said,
has too many keys on land, and he can't play.
There is everything on land, but there is no freedom.
"Life is precious, but love is more expensive. If
is free, then both can be thrown away."
I often wonder, why do we like 1900 so much? There is probably only one reason for
:
has done what many of us want to do but have been unable to do,
and follow through to the end.
So,
1900 is just standing there, it is a kind of elegance.
Although most of the people who watched this movie for the first time are already parents,
does not affect us in the movie to relive that elegance and romance.
As one of Tonadore's "Time Trilogy", "The Pianist at Sea" is really a movie that transcends time.
Even if ten years,
or twenty years,
I will still make this movie.
I believe I will still have tears in my eyes.
