托德·索洛兹是近几年在独立制片界崭露头角的年轻导演。索洛兹可算是位早慧少年,他认为自己在11岁时就已经达到了第一个创作高峰,当时他写了大量故事和小型剧本,12岁他却不再阅读和写作,每天只是不断反思,乃至开始关心"生存"这一类的严肃问题。
或许正是由于索洛兹过早地拥有了成年人的睿智和冷静,这使得年轻的他能够以一种超过自己实际年龄的成熟来观察审视同龄人,从而对青春、成长等问题形成了独特的见解。他把这些看法融入了自编自导的《欢迎来到娃娃屋》(Welcome to the Dollhouse)中,以轻喜剧的形式表现青少年的烦恼与痛苦,挖掘出了一些有趣而尖锐的话题。这部影片上映后大获好评,甚至被誉为有《变形记》的神韵。此片赢得圣丹斯电影节评审团大奖,索洛兹也成为影坛一颗冉冉升起的新星。
1998年,索洛兹带着第二部作品《你快乐吗?》(Happiness)来到戛纳电影节,这部解构美国中产阶级家庭秩序的影片尽管只是在"导演双周"单元作放映,仍然引起了轰动。无论是影片本身的颠覆性和批判性,还是在涉及性和暴力时的毫无顾忌,都引来巨大反响。影片得到了评委会大奖,不过在美国由于大胆的性描写被定为NC-17级。
索洛兹是那种十分擅长于从生命中最灰色的时刻、人性中最阴暗的一面发掘幽默元素的导演。对于性虐待、强奸、乱伦、绑架等具有争议性的话题,他从不避讳甚至给予直接地表现。因此有人说他一半是个严肃的电影人,一半是个法莱利兄弟式的粗俗家伙。
还有两部别人导演索伦兹参演的《乌龙密探摆黑帮》 Married to the Mob (1988) 以及《猫屎先生》 As Good as It Gets (1997),没看过,不知道套路,所以暂时不摆。恩,有些资料只找到英文的。。。
Fear, Anxiety & Depression (1989)
导 演:
托德·索伦兹 Todd Solondz
主 演:
托德·索伦兹 Todd Solondz 斯坦利·塔奇 Stanley Tucci J.J. Barry Max Cantor Anne De Salvo Alexandra Gersten Alison Gordy Eric Gutierrez
上 映:
1989年12月08日 ( 美国 )更多地区
时 长:
85 分钟
Even Losers Fall In Love.
It Just Never Lasts.
Anybody who's ever been in love knows that it's not easy. For Ira Ellis (Todd Solondz), it's impossible. Ira attracts trouble - the critics pan his plays, his friends gossip behind his back, his parents think he's a loser. Ira's life is as uncontrollable as his hair.
Suddenly, there is Sharon. Sharon loves Ira blindly, but he foolishly spurns her for an outrageous, downtown performance artist named Junk. Junk dumps Ira before he can get her phone number. On the rebound, Ira seduces Janice, the girl his best friend Jack has recently deserted. Misery loves company, and Janice loves Ira for almost a week. When Jack reappears, Ira's on his own again.
Then Sharon walks back into his life. Is there a chance for Sharon to forgive Ira? Can two hopeless neurotics find happiness together? At last Ira Ellis, an artist whose greatest achievement is suffering, discovers that love can be strange and wonderful, even if it's filled with Fear, Anxiety and Depression. Also with Stanley Tucci.
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