World Cinema Award 是由 BBC 的数码频道,以文化节目为主的 BBC Four 主办,由影评人、电影院校校长和电影节主管提名,再由一个几个人的评选委员会选出最佳电影。1月30日公开评选,然后会播出评选过程。与其它电影奖相比,这个奖项没有太大影响。它的性质与电影杂志 Sight & Sound 评选的年度十大电影相似。
在入选的5部电影中,我只看过 The Lives of Others, Pan’s Labyrinth 和 Syndromes and a Century。本来 The Lives of Others 是明显的赢家,但在看了Anna Funder 在 Sight & Sound 上的批评之后,感觉有点复杂。Anna Funder 的批评不是针对电影的艺术成就,而是针对电影在对待历史真实上的道德责任。没有看过的两部电影中,The Science of Sleep 似乎评价不佳,不知道是如何入选的,而 Climates,我看到的评论都是十分好的。
如果让我选的话,我会选 Syndromes and a Century.
BBC Four World Cinema Award 2008 获选名单:
CLIMATES
(Iklimler)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey/France, 2006
The film follows the rocky road of a couple’s failing relationship and their pursuit of happiness.
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
(Das Leben der Anderen)
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Germany, 2006
A secret service agent in the former East Germany becomes fascinated by a couple he has been ordered to observe.
PAN’S LABYRINTH
(El Laberinto del fauno)
Guillermo del Toro, Mexico/Spain/USA , 2006
A modern fairytale about a lonely girl who uses fantasy to escape from the harsh realities of Fascist Spain.
THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP
(Science des rêves, La)
Michel Gondry, France/Italy , 2007
A romantic fantasy about a young man who falls in love with his neighbour and tries to win her over in his dreams.
SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY
(Sang Sattawat)
Apichatpong ‘Joe’ Weerasethakul, Thailand, 2006
A beautiful film about the mysteries of love and attraction, the workings of memory, and the ways in which happiness is triggered.