恶人谷

前两天无意中看到了电影：冰河。没想到这是个2008年评价相当高的小制作电影，提名和得奖无数。这真不是个平时喜闻乐见的电影，整个电影都是脏兮兮的雪景，贫穷与寒冷让人无所遁形。故事发生在美加边境的印第安保留地附近。Ray 是个白人中年妇女挣扎着在一个破敝的简易移动屋里养育两个儿子。所有背景都在后面的人物对话里渐渐交代，对话节奏安排得非常好，非常吸引人。（所以我下面讲的比较剧透。）Ray 梦想着能买个双宽的高级移动屋，双宽的高级屋里有三房两卫，主人房里甚至有个冲浪浴缸！最重要的是人家负责安装，冬天再不用担心水管子被冻住了！可是家里穷到连rent-to-own 的电视都要被收走了。她从兜里沙发缝里搜罗点钱给儿子们做午餐费，去向打工的便利店领导要求从半时工转正式工被拒绝。出门发现自己的车被一个印第安妇女偷走。她另抓辆车追了上去，对方非但不认错，反而要求她跟她一起去跑趟活儿。她开车到了交接地点才明白这活儿是把中国偷渡客运到边境那边去。这名印第安妇女又是另一个故事。又原来Ray本来存下来买双宽新移动屋的钱被她老公拿走赌博在圣诞节前就此离家出走了，她大儿子15岁老想为家里分担经济负担，可是连成年人都难找工作的小镇一个孩子能干什么？看这个电影对我简直有点象看恐怖片，越看我越担心马上就要发生什么特别悲惨的事情，好像看人在悬崖边上挣扎着走总担心他们马上就要掉下来了。看的期间我不停推某人说换台吧换台吧，但两个人又都被毫不惊心动魄但又丝丝入扣紧紧联系的情节对话所吸引一直看了下去。而我们家换台是历来利索的。后来广告时间我推某人去上网查情节，原来不是个大悲剧，才安心看完。虽然这电影从头到尾都是苦寒之地的贫穷故事，可是看完之后并不让人难受，是个相当不错的片子，是个小人物生活剧，推荐观看。


最后很俗气地列出该片的提名和得奖名单：

Awards and nominations

Academy Award for Best Actress (Melissa Leo, nominee)
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Courtney Hunt, nominee)
American Indian Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress (Misty Upham, winner)
Independent Spirit Award for Best Film (Chip Hourihan and Heather Rae, nominees)
Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female (Melissa Leo, winner)
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director (Courtney Hunt, nominee)
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay (Courtney Hunt, nominee)
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male (Charlie McDermott, nominee)
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female (Misty Upham, nominee)
Independent Spirit Piaget Producers Award (Heather Rae, winner)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (Melissa Leo, winner)
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Film Artist (Melissa Leo, winner)
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (Melissa Leo, nominee)
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Filmmaker (Courtney Hunt, nominee)
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (Melissa Leo, winner)
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Film (Courtney Hunt, Chip Hourihan and Heather Rae winners)
Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor (Melissa Leo, winner)
International Film Festival of Marrakech Award for Best Actress (Melissa Leo, winner)
National Board of Review Award for Best Directorial Debut (Courtney Hunt, winner)
National Board of Review Spotlight Award (Melissa Leo, winner; shared with Richard Jenkins)
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film (Courtney Hunt, winner)
San Sebastián International Film Festival Silver Seashell for Best Actress (Melissa Leo, winner)
San Sebastián International Film Festival SIGNIS Award (Courtney Hunt, winner)
Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama (nominee)
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama (Melissa Leo, nominee)
Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay (Courtney Hunt, nominee)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Melissa Leo, nominee)
Stockholm International Film Festival Bronze Horse for Best Film (Courtney Hunt, winner)
Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) (winner)

看完了想让人写点什么的，一般是好电影。不过这电影儿的题材真的比较郁闷。

我刚看了本超级郁闷的书，Behind the Beautiful Forevers， 讲印度slum 里的生活，哎那真是很惨。

你们怎么都看这么郁闷的东西。生活太好了？
我show fandom会文大会今天开始，我很感叹的说，居然就6月了！

Knowing wrote:我刚看了本超级郁闷的书，Behind the Beautiful Forevers， 讲印度slum 里的生活，哎那真是很惨。

小K还真去看这书了。这种书我一向只转载一下介绍，自己从来不看。

打倒

你什么时候转载介绍了？
看看人家的悲惨生活也好，我现在就觉得自己的生活是在是太爽了。
我正要看children's book, cava , putaopi 都推荐过，应该比较不郁闷

Children's Book不郁闷，虽然比较长。

我看了一点年轻的菲利普亲王，Kindle特价买的，被欧洲王室的亲戚关系绕得晕头转向，谁和谁都是表亲！之前翻完了一本The Enchanted April，讲二十年代四个英国女性在意大利租了个美丽的度假屋，从此人生被改变的故事。大纲听着好，结果作者是个外国穷摇阿姨，酸死了。

很多年前看过 Enchanted April 电影但是内容不记得了。英国好像不定期地会拍一部“英国人在海外桃源找到幸福”的 feel good 电影，从“看得见风景的房间”开始有不少，去的必然是天气晴朗温暖的地方。最近的一部是一群老头老太到印度找到幸福的 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel。

金盏花大酒店很好看啊，又搞笑又温暖又动人。Judy dench 的丝巾好美。

Frozen River 一点也不郁闷，就是老害怕会郁闷。结合忆旧帖子里说的，我看完了还觉得梦想一个双宽简易屋是个多么实在具体的梦想啊，得到了多高兴！