瘋人瘋語

「我離港前到過一間精神科醫院。當時有位病人禮貌地問,一個以作為世上最悠久民主政體而自傲的國家,如何能夠將此地交給一個政治制度非常不同的國家,且既沒諮詢當地公民,又沒給予他們民主的前景,好讓他們捍衞自己的將來。一個隨行同事說,奇怪,香港提出最理智問題的人,竟在精神科醫院。」彭定康 金融時報

“During a visit to a mental hospital before I left Hong Kong, a patient politely asked me how a country that prided itself on being the oldest democracy in the world had come to be handing over his city to another country with a very different system of government, without either consulting the citizens or giving them the prospect of democracy to safeguard their future. Strange, said one of my aides, that the man with the sanest question in Hong Kong is in a mental hospital.”Chris Patten Financial Times

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Casablanca 北非諜影 (寫在情人節的前夕夜)

Casablanca 北非諜影 (1942)
(寫在情人節的前夕夜)


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Directed by: Michael Crutiz
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart, as Rick Blaine
Ingrid Bergman, as Ilsa Lund

第一次看 北非諜影 是在電視欣賞這部黑白的舊電影﹐驚為天人的當然是 英格烈﹑褒嫚 Ingrid Bergman 的美貌﹐但細心的去看其實最感人的是 勘富利﹑保加 Humphrey Bogart 飾演那情深的男人。
還有首次聽了雄壯的法國 國歌
<馬賽曲>﹐ 同時學識了這一句“This is the beginning of our beautiful friendship". 和 一曲難忘的
”As time goes by".



故事:
二戰之初的巴黎, 德軍很快已經兵臨城下﹐法國首都巴黎危在旦夕﹐
褒嫚 答應了情人 保加﹐一起乘火車離開巴黎﹐但在火車站 保加 等了又等﹐都不見 褒嫚 的出現﹐他被追隨他多年的黑人僕人Sam﹐強行拉了上火車﹐離開了巴黎。


鏡頭一轉﹐保加在北非 Casablanca 開了間酒吧“RICKS”﹐客似雲來非常熱鬧。 Casablanca是個三不管的地方﹐法國偽政府名義上管理﹐德國也有影響力﹐但是還有班機飛到還是自主的西班牙﹐很多富有的歐洲人﹐傾家蕩產來到Casablanca﹐想辦法逃到西班牙再到美國去﹐他們滯留在Casablanca﹐過著今天不知明天事的日子﹐利用聲色犬馬﹐麻醉自己。


一天納粹德軍的兩個士兵被殺﹐並失去了兩張離開Casablanca的通行證﹐流落在 保加 開的那間酒吧裡。同時反納粹志士和他的女人也逃到北非Casablanca﹐等待機會逃往美國。但納粹德軍已經聞訊﹐派人到了Casablanca﹐ 捉拿反納粹志士和他的女人。


那反納粹志士的女人當然就是 保加 朝思暮想的 褒嫚 喇﹐在 愛與恨﹑情與義 之間 保加 怎樣決擇呢? 在他聽了一曲追隨他多年的黑人僕人Sam 唱的”As time goes by" 後﹐ 決定用他無意中發現的兩個通行證﹐幫助那志士和他的女人逃出德軍勢力。



最後保加聯同法籍的Casablanca警察局長﹐擺脫了納粹德軍的特工﹐讓反納粹志士和他的女人搭飛機飛離Casablanca。 而且開始了他倆的“This is the beginning of our beautiful friendship".


男人最深情的愛﹐就是自我犧牲﹐成全了他心愛深愛的女人﹐

這豈不感人? 他是愚蠢還是偉大呢? 送上一曲﹕As Time Goes By~~

我現在擁有錄自電視的黑白VIDEO版﹐和加了彩色的VCD版。 後記: 英格烈﹑褒嫚的美貌不用多談﹐但勘富利﹑保加 卻是十足十的醜男人﹐還而且十分矮小﹐而那個飾演反納粹志士也是個高大威猛的男星﹐CASTING 是要讓小男人﹐變成有情有義的大丈夫﹐and 令 褒嫚 情願跟那高大威猛的反納粹志士﹐令觀眾較能接受﹐那是正確的選擇留個注腳。 跟朋友閒談﹐再重拍的話﹐ 矮小的 Tom Cruise 必是第一人選﹐但要找誰飾演 褒嫚 那出塵氣質的美女呢? 各位可有好提議? 後後記: 電影『Sleepless in Seattle 緣分的天空』一開時,就是唱出 『Casablanca 北非諜影』的主題曲:"As Time Goes By!" 肯定也是對這一部經典愛情片致敬。

12 comments:

梁巔巔 said...

Play it, Sam. Play "As Time Goes By"....

"找誰飾演 褒嫚 那出塵氣質的美女呢?"

桂莉芙白德露可以~

aulina said...

Natalie Portman

這套我想我看最少二十次... :D

Anonymous said...

Gwyneth Paltrow, YES but then must recast another actor to match with her.

Then WHO is in your mind??


Natalie Portman, Good choice but again must find another actor to pair up with her.

who will be your suggestion?

梁巔巔 said...

男呀? .......

大佬, 嘉利格蘭我勁鐘意 ga 噃!

勉強嘅話.... 曉格蘭特 or 佐治古尼 la~

Anonymous said...

曉格蘭特 and 佐治古尼

會晤會太過靚仔呢?

呢套係 CASABLANCA 唔係 CARY GRANT 套 今玉盟.

lu said...

haha.. i wanted to say gwyneth paltrow as well.

the actor... what about clive owen or the current james bond, daniel craig?

Anonymous said...

lu,

桂莉芙帕德露 YES﹐但要快點﹐最近幾部片﹐她的光彩﹐漸退了﹐西洋人老得較快。

Clive Owen 可演反納粹志士﹐而 Daniel Craig 演 Rick 雖然他夠醜﹐但我未看過他其實的演出﹐不知可否 演得出﹐ Rick 心中之﹐ 愛與恨 ﹑情與義﹐的內心鬥爭。

The Inner Space said...

As time Goes By (lyric)

You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss,
a sigh is just a sigh.
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by.

And when two lovers woo
They still say, "I love you."
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by.

Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date.
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate.
Woman needs man
And man must have his mate
That no one can deny.

It's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die.
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by.

Oh yes, the world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by.

Haricot 微豆 said...

Thank you for providing the link to your blog article - classic film, classic song as well as classy actor and actress !!!

Anonymous said...

微豆兄:
你去摩洛哥會不會到卡薩布蘭卡呢?
回來話畀我地知有冇間 Rick's Cafe,
嚟招徠影迷到 卡薩布蘭卡『朝勝』!

Haricot 微豆 said...

Yes, there is a so-called Rick's Cafe in Casablanca. No, I did not go there for fear of being disappointed.

The Inner Space said...

呀! hari 兄多謝哂!