Bouli Lanners — Playwright (5)

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Ultranova (2005)
Ultranova Douban
other title: 致命的新星 / 超新星
房产经纪人迪米特里(Vincent Lecuyer 饰)是名孤儿,总是沉默的从自家附近的街区经过,他的邻居詹妮为其吸引,并时常和同在家具厂工作的凯丝谈论她对迪米特里的莫名兴趣。迪米特里的生活犹如一潭死水,乐手出身的同事波顿精力充沛,喜好与迪米特里在酒吧枯坐谈论不可及的女人;紧张的威布鲁格却要给同事们主讲平安驾驶课,迪米特里无法融入别人苦闷的生活,他自己也要靠抚摸丝袜缓解对异性的渴望。不久,迪米特里在自家楼下结识了凯丝,两人的关系迅速有了进展,但这段交往没有对迪米特里产生实质性的帮助…… 本片获2005年柏林电影节艺术影院联盟奖,希洪国际电影节最佳长片奖。

Movie

Nobody Has to Know (2021)
Nobody Has to Know Douban
other title: 不传六耳 / Wise Blood …
We rely on our memories to tell us the story of who we are. If those memories vanish, whose stories will take their place? This is the quandary faced by Phil (writer-director Bouli Lanners), a middle-aged Belgian farmhand working on a remote Scottish island who, following a stroke, suffers amnesia. Phil’s journey to recovering his memory — and the love story he’s told along the way — lies at the heart of this tender, gorgeous film. Phil’s boss’s daughter, Millie (_Game of Thrones_’ Michelle Fairley), helps him acclimate back to his life, reminding him of his origins, his likes and dislikes… and the fact that he and Millie were secret lovers. Though the pair are reluctant to continue their relationship while Phil remains ill, they cannot deny their chemistry. With the gradual return of Phil’s memories, the stage is set for reignited romance. There’s just one hitch: did that romance ever exist in the first place? Phil and Millie’s encounters play out as a dialogue about identity, desire, and projection. In addition to his cognitive impairment, Phil’s role in the community as a foreigner heightens his vulnerability while also endowing him with a directness that tends to catch locals off guard. Millie, by contrast, is bashful, and the two complement each other as they negotiate their shared past and uncertain present. Nobody Has to Know is a deeply endearing film that asks us to consider who we are and what we want regardless of the stories we tell — or are told.

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巨人 (2011)
Les Géants Douban
伯利·兰内尔 actor: 扎克瑞·察赛里奥德 / Martin Nissen …
other title: Les Géants / 吐崽子
影响世界的大人物,小时候都是"吐崽子"!   叁人都知道,这是最后一个暑假。这趟旅程出发后,就要豪迈地向家人说再见了。再见,不爱我们的妈妈;再见,把揍我当兴趣的哥哥……   一到暑假,赛特和萨克就被妈妈丢到乡下的无人老家「自给自足」。才15岁的赛特「试开」过世外公的车,载着弟弟萨克兜风,在路上认识了同样「没家教」的丹尼。叁人一起杀时间、呼大麻,成了无话不谈的朋友。丹尼建议他们将房子出租赚生活费,没想到却被药头恶霸大摆一道,非但租期加倍、房租折半,还得送车!认赔的叁人,遂铤而走险潜入邻居地窖偷食、硬闯坐拥绝景的梦幻别墅作乐,没想到隔天豪宅主人意外到访,叁人狼狈开逃!途中,一位和唐氏症女儿相依为命的女士向他们伸出援手,让荒谬的夏天,多了一段安心休憩的片刻。   绵延的草原,无尽的天空,叁人依着船、顺着河流晃荡远去,离开大人占领的荒谬之地。房租收不收得到、自己有没有人要都不打紧了。现在,只要有彼此,不怕天塌下来,互挺才是王道!