蒙古的圣女贞德

主演：巴德玛 Lydia Billiet Christoph Eichhorn 

导演：乌尔里克·奥廷格 

类型：剧情,喜剧 地区：西德,法国 年份：1989

更新：2024-11-24 11:11:47

评分：8.2 分 豆瓣：2278784

简介： Synopsis:AgroupofcosmopolitanwomenpassengersaboardtheTrans-Siberian/MongolianRai Synopsis:AgroupofcosmopolitanwomenpassengersaboardtheTrans-Siberian/MongolianRailwayaretakenprisonerbyUlanIga,awarriorprincess.Therigorsoftheharshdesertlandscapeinsummertesttheprisoners’endurance,unlikePrincessUlanandhertribe,whoareunitedwiththephysicalenvironmentbytraditionandnecessity.OttingeraboutherFilm:Thisisafilmaboutdifferentkindsofnarration.Inmyfilms,thereisneverasingularplot.Neverthelessthereisastory.ThefirstpartofthefilmisatripthroughhistoryontheTrans-SiberianRailroad,agrandoldtrainonwhichpeopletraveledfromEasttoWestandWesttoEastforoverahundredyears.Iwasfascinatedbythestoryofthistrain.Ifounditawonderfulplacetobringtogetherpeopleofalltypes.Ifocusedhereonfourverydifferentfemalecharacterswhorepresentstoriesfromdifferentepochs.ThereistheelegantLadyWindermerewhoisanamateurethnologistfromlatenineteenthcentury.Sheiswhatwascalleda"privatescientist,"arichpersondevotedtoasingularobsessionofstudy,asinoldEnglishnovels.LadyWindermerewasinspiredbytheVictoriantrendsofthistimeandhighlyinfluencedbyalltheexperiencesinthecoloniesoftheBritishEmpire,tostudythecultureofMongoliannomads.Sheisseentravelinginasalonwagon,herownsumptuousprivatetraincar.Thissignifiesthatsheisfromthetimewhenthediplomaticcorps,princes,andkingstraveledontheTrans-SiberianRailroadasinaluxurioushotel.Thenthereisabeautifulyounggirl,Giovanni(latercalledJohanna),whoisfromourcontemporarytimestoday.Sheisanadventurer,travelingwithaknapsackandaWalkman.Atfirstsheisinthethirdclasscarriagewithsoldiersandpeasantswhotravelwiththeiranimals.ThensheisinvitedtojoinLadyWindmereatherdinnertableandinherprivatecar.ThereisaGermanprofessor,FrauMuller-Vohwinkel,whotravelswithaBaedeker,thefamoustravelguidethatshereadscarefully,sothateverythingsheseeshasalreadybeeninterpreted.AndthereisFannyZiegfield,amusicalstarfromthenineteenthirtiesorfortiesofthegreatmusichalls.TheyareallonthetraintravelinginalinearpathfromWesttoEast.MostofthetravelersplantogothroughMongoliaonthewaytootherdestinations.OnlyLadyWindemereintendstoremaininMongolia,tocontinueherenthnographicstudies.Inadditiontothesecharacters,thereisalsoathreewomanentertainmenttroupe,theKalinkaSisters.TheyarelikeatravelingYiddishversionoftheAndrewSisters.Thereisalsoamalecharacter,MickeyKatz,whoisaYiddishtenorenroutetoHarbin,ChinatomeetupwithitslargeJewishcommunity.WhileonthetrainhejoinstheothersingersinpresentingwonderfulsongsfrommusichallsofthethirtiesandfortieslikethosefromNewYork’soldSecondAvenue.Thefilmisdividedintothreesections.Inthefirstandlastpartsofthefilm,theactionisonthetrain.Thesesceneswereallshotinmeticulouslyconstructedsetsmadeinthestudio,eventheglimpsesofthepassingoutsidelandscape,asseenthroughthewindows.Iwantedtheaudiencetotrulyseetheartificialityofthatconstruction.So,youcatchaglimpseofaripinthebackwallofLadyWindemere’sprivatecar.Buttheripisreallyatrompel’oeilpaintingmadebytheatricalsetpainters.ItsignalsthisasanintentionallyhighlyartificialpresentationoftheWesternworld.Incontrast,thecentralsectionofthefilm,whenthetrainreachesMongolia,wasallshotonsite,inthenaturallandscape.HerethetrainisstoppedandthewomentravelersarekidnappedbyabandofMongoliantribeswomen,ledbyPrincessUlunIga,whotakethemfromthetraintotheirseasonalencampment.Everythingchanges.Inthisnomadiclandscapethereisnolinearpathtofollow.Thisgoesalsoforthedramaturgy.TheslowepictimeoftheMongoliansbegins,withfairytales,rhapsodicnarration,andwonderfulepopees--theoldtraditionalsongsinwhichtheytelltheirwholehistory.ItisanolddramaturgyasinShakespeare--verysimple,askeletonthatyoufillwithanythingyouwish.Likeanepic,thisisaspacefortheactualities,dailylife,religiousrituals,andsoonofthislargelyfemalenomadicMongolcommunity.Asrelationshipsdevelop,weseevariousculturalconfrontationsbetweennomadicandsettledcultures,betweenfictionanddocumentary,betweentheperiodcostumesoftheEuropeansandthelavishtraditionaldressofthePrincessandherretinue.WhenIbeginanewfilm,theinspiration,content,andstyleofthefilmcomesfromtheplaceinwhichIstart.HereitisMongolia.Ialwaysliketochangethepointofview,togoaroundathemelookingatitfromvariousperspectivesanddifferentpointsofview.Thismakesthingsmorecomplexandabitmoredifficultinaworldwherecinemaisexpectedtobesimplyentertainment.Ofcourse,Iamnotinterestedinthis.Johanned’Arcisanamusingfilm.Butitisamusingonanotherlevel.Itisafilmaboutculturalmisunderstandings,whichcanbequitefunny.IhavetraveledalotinothercountriesandlearnedagreatdealaboutmisunderstandingsthatIfoundhighlyinteresting.Itisimportantformetotalkaboutthat.TheCritics:"Thewholefilmisatwinstructure,cutthroughbydoubles,repetitions,similaritiesandendlessreflections.Theimageshaveacrease,establishedbythestories[...]InthiswaytheMongolianworldcastsareflectinglightonwesterncustomsandhabitsandcinemarecommendsitselfastheinstrumentofinvestigationandtheagentofoldandnewmyths."--FriedaGrafe,SuddeutscheZeitung,April,3rd,1989"JOHANNArepresentsthefancifulattemptofauniqueGermanfilmmakertoexplorethewayextremelydifferentculturesmigrateandinfluenceeachother.Thethemeofthewanderer/outsider,carrierofdiverseideas,runsthroughallofUlrikeOttinger’sstrikinglyoriginalfilms."--JudyStone,SanFranciscoChronicle 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