The 34thFrench Cinepanorama8, 12/12
Broadway Cinematheque
French Men
男人心
2003
/ Color 彩色 / 100 mins
Comedy Drama 喜劇
English Subtitles 英文字幕
Director 導演：
Marc Esposito 馬克．艾斯普薛圖
Cast 演員：
Gérard Darmon, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Bernard Campan,
Marc Lavoine
謝勒．德文、尚彼耶．達浩山、賓納德．金龐、馬克．拉瓦納
French Men is an inventory of life's many situations
and dilemmas. As its title in French suggests, the film's ambition is to capture
no less than the elusive thing of which a man's spirit is made, across an impressive
span of emotions, revealed through glimpses of life. Alex, Antoine, Jeff and
Manu have been friends for 25 years, since playing for the same football team
in the Paris suburbs. They see each other regularly, talking, arguing and laughing
together.
One spring, they are struck by a series of major events, which bring them even
closer together. Confronted by situations out of their control, they share personal
secrets, listen, support, fight and question themselves and each other.
Director Marc Esposito's impressive debut feature concerns the lives of four
friends, typical middle-aged Parisians, over a few short months. Their connivance
is satisfying and often jubilant, with a multi-layered narrative that echoes
Agnes Jaoui's delightful The taste of others.
《男人心》是對生命中無數的際遇和窘境作了詳細的記錄。如影片的法文原名所暗示，本片是嘗試透過一些由生命中發生的事所引起之不同情感來捕捉男人那難以捉摸的心。本片是馬克．艾斯普薛圖執導的第一部長片，內容講述四個典型巴黎中年男人在短短幾個月內的生活。
亞歷士、安東、謝夫和曼雷這四名男子由加入同一隊球隊開始認識至今已相交了二十五年。他們定期見面，聚在一起談天說地、爭辯或鬧笑作樂。某個春天，因發生了一連串重要事件令他們的關係更接近。當面對一些不受他們控制的情況時，他們互訴心底秘密，互相聆聽、互相鼓勵，但也有互相爭執，以及對自己和別人產生疑問。