For an actor, it is his duty to play who is like who, but among the many actors today, three male actors have successfully left countless classic screen images to audiences around the world with their superb acting skills and dedication to "not crazy and not talking", as well as the meticulous craftsmanship of the roles - Tom Hanks, Gallio Delman and Daniel De Lewis.
The movie I want to talk about today is starring Daniel De Lewis, who is known as "Chameleon" and "Man with a Thousand Faces" among the above three, and is also the only male actor in the world who has won the Oscar three times - more importantly, this movie is his work.
However, in a dramatic twist, the film not only did not win the last Oscar for Lewis, but also achieved a polarized reputation - those who loved it called it "perfect", and those who hated it said "nothing". One of the most controversial nodes is the concept of love and the mode of getting along conveyed throughout the work.
But after reading this article, you may find that such love is the true portrayal, and it also perfectly presents the most essential wishes of men and women in the world.
Next, please follow in the author's footsteps and enjoy this underrated "Phantom Seamsman" (also translated as "The Phantom of the Neon Dress").
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > strong cast</h1>
Among the three superb actors mentioned in the opening paragraph, the lowest-profile and least known is none other than Daniel De Lewis. Whether it's "My Left Foot" or "Lincoln", or the "Phantom Seamstress" that we focus on today, if you don't look at the cast list, it's hard to imagine that the main actors of these three movies are the same person. This is also why everyone affectionately calls him "The Thousand Faced Man" and "Chameleon".
It is reported that before the filming of this film, Lewis went to the tailoring school to study for a long time, and studied all the knowledge about sewing, including the selection of fabrics, sewing, measurement, tailoring, etc., and let his wife sew a set of dresses on the spot after the end of the course.
Going so deep into a character is a habit that Lewis has maintained for many years. Nearly 50 years after his debut, the number of works is rare to the point of gold and preciousness — less than 30. In addition to his personal habits, the only thing that can explain all this is probably his almost strict requirements for himself: almost every time he is acting with his life.
In fact, the way roles like Hanks, Oldman and Lewis interpret what they become is what the industry calls "method acting". For example, Lewis once spent a few days alone in a ruined prison to interpret the mood of the character in "In the Name of the Father" to play the disabled person in "My Left Foot", but also used to interpret the mood of the character in "In the Name of the Father".
A good horse with a good saddle, the so-called "strong cast" does not specifically refer to the popularity or appeal of the actor, but the fit of an actor for the role.
Many people have a lot of objections to the heroine chosen by "The Phantom Seamstress", thinking that how can such an ordinary face gain the heart of a genius seamstress? If you take a closer look at the chart below, perhaps the answer is already out.
This facial feature ratio has a strong bohemian style. When it comes to bohemian style, many people think of clothing, but clothing is only one of the most advantageous ways to carry forward this style. But on closer inspection, the pure bohemian style refers to a person's artistic temperament, rebellion and freedom. It encompasses the natural and gypsy extravagance of the nomadic peoples, and adds a degree of decadent culture. Simply put, bohemian fundamentals are a manifestation of individuality.
It is not difficult to understand why, in the midst of the flower-studded and flattering high-society celebrities created by the film, such an inconspicuous waiter has finally become the ultimate partner of a generation of seamstresses. The director is enough to be careful in the appearance of the selected actors.
Just imagine, if this role from timidity to publicity, from shyness to openness, from accommodation to attack is replaced by other actresses in regular sense or in line with public aesthetics, the character's facial micro-expressions and behavior changes will be overshadowed by that symbolic face, and I don't know how much scene conflict and picture scheduling will be weakened.
So again, the fit of the actors and the work is the key factor that determines whether the lineup is strong.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > gorgeous costume background</h1>
Since the protagonist is a costume master, the film must use a large number of elaborate and exquisite costumes as a driving background prop. In addition to the professional scenes that appear in the film, the little-known details that appear in The Phantom Sewer must also be listed separately.
A piece of Flemish lace that is 3 meters long and only 7 centimeters wide and is derived from the 17th century
It is said that in just half a year, mark Bridges, the film's specially hired costume designer, has produced a total of more than 50 sets of original costumes for the film, including wedding dresses, dinner dresses and daily clothing, etc., with an average of 5 to 7.3 meters of fabric per costume.
And all the costumes in the movie are not only completely original works, each set is designed and sewn according to the specific plot.
The dark red waist gown embellished with a large area of delicate lace in the picture below establishes the muse status of the heroine in the heart of the seamstress. Please note that the lace on this skirt is actually a large pocket, and the pocket has been a taboo in the history of clothing for a long time. This bold breakthrough fully shows that the female protagonist is a breakthrough for the male protagonist to break through himself and break through the conventional life.
The following skirt itself does not look very remarkable, but combined with the plot, this skirt means that the male and female protagonists have a formal conflict in person for the first time, and the heroine has changed from the original only promise to the courage to express and actively fight for what she wants.
It is precisely because of the caution and positioning of the entire crew for this movie that the costumes are not allowed to dominate - too much influence on the character play and plot direction. The actor only needs to gracefully and truly interpret this gothic romance, and it is done.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > explicit truth about love: ask what is love in the world? One thing drops one thing</h1>
"I have no illusions about you at all. I know you're stupid, frivolous, and brainless, but I love you. I know your intentions, your ideals, your snobbery, your vulgarity, but I love you. I know you're a second-rate, but I love you. I know you're marrying me just for your own personal gain. I love you so much, I don't care about that. "
- "The Veil"
This excerpt from "The Veil" actually shows the true meaning of this "Phantom Seamstress", which many people describe as a "distorted view of love".
From the development of history to today, from the ancient "raise eyebrows", "respect each other as guests", "door to door" to the present "equal opponent", "maintain self", "love the lover before loving yourself" and other value content of the sudden change, in fact, has implied that people's expectations and interpretations of love have quietly changed.
Once a couple, now it's a man and a woman. It seems to be almost the same, but in fact, the essence has changed dramatically - more and more people understand more and more about maintaining themselves in love, and less and less understanding of those who are willing to give themselves up completely.
However, combined with the background of the plot, this phenomenal design master himself has a very unpleasant personal experience:
Confined to needlework and various women's sizes for many years, his perception of the opposite sex has been consumed by this job. For him, the women of the world are customers, and even his only sister is his own business agent.
But who would have thought that the clumsy little waiter would burst into his heart unexpectedly? He extended an invitation to dinner with her, and she agreed without hesitation. The story starts out cheesy, but it doesn't stand up to the lighting and the camera scheduling very well, and more importantly, the actors' performances are too powerful.
From the first time he fell ill and was vulnerable, she not only saw the breakthrough of this love, but also found the best way for the two people to get along - he needed her, she took care of her. So when the decent, cold, cold, paranoid man watches his beloved smile sweetly at him at the end of the film as he cooks him dinner with poisonous mushrooms, he also finds the answer to everything — it's the love between them, and it's the best part of that love.
The girl said:
"I want you to lie flat on the bed, feeling helpless, soft, vulnerable and honest, only I can help you, and then you get strong again..."
Yes, although her beloved girl can wear her own carefully sewn costume, the gossip in a banquet can instantly beat her back to her original form. But what he wanted was never the decency in the eyes of others, but the most real and charming pleasure for himself. So he willingly swallowed poisonous mushrooms, he willingly crawled in front of his lover, weak in his lover's arms— he said to the girl:
"Kiss me before I get sick, lover"
Speaking of which, I have to mention a theoretical knowledge. Judging from the proportion of the film narrative in this scene: the person who is poisoned is the one who holds the initiative.
Because when the girl is cooking, the large-scale shots give Lewis's expression changes: from shock to disbelief, from panic to sadness, from sudden realization to calm treatment.
This corresponds to the cliché that no one believes and no one understands: the shoe fits, only the foot knows. The most suitable mode of getting along with each other, only the person concerned knows it.
So is this a "twisted view of love" movie? Absolutely not. It is only one of the thousands of love patterns in this world that perfectly presents in the most luxurious way, and nothing more.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > written at the end</h1>
I have to admit that even if this old film emperor's film work did not receive any results in the Oscars of that year, it did not affect my classification of it into the "most beautiful love movie". As I said in my previous article,"Contrasting < Love in the Trilogy> and < The Shape of Water, a Brief Analysis of the Highlights and Silences of Love Movies" >:
One day, people can once again have a dream called "love" in the movie, instead of looking for "love" in the dream.
It can be said that whether it is a good story or a touching and evocative love movie, "The Phantom Seamstress" has done it.
As Borges wrote in the poem "What Can I Use to Keep You":
I give you my loneliness, my darkness, the hunger and thirst of my heart; I try to impress you with confusion, danger, failure.
And all this is incredible, just because I love you deeply.