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我的藍莓夜 (王家衛，香港/法，2007)
My Blueberry Nights (Wong Kar Wai, HK/France, 2007)

在「重慶森林」中，菲離開那一年的旅途中發生了什麼事，且看「我的藍莓夜」見分曉。王家衛的第九部作品回到「重」的輕鬆基調，融合「2046」的多人物故事，精心烘培出這份甜中帶酸的甜點。

就像所有王家衛電影裡的人物一樣，主角伊莉莎白因失戀遇上咖啡店老闆傑瑞米，他們的情愫就在每晚的對話中發酵開來，一整份沒人點的藍莓派，也終於找到懂得欣賞它的美味的人。但依然沉浸在情傷中的伊莉莎白有天開始突然不見蹤影，原來她決定給自己空間和時間，看清楚什麼是該拋開、什麼是該留住的。

伊莉莎白在旅途中遇到了一個黯然神傷的警察、一個矛盾掙扎的妻子和一個沒有信任感的女賭徒，從他們身上她看到了自己的反射，她理所當然地可以對警察的失戀之苦感同身受，她也可以體會那個妻子在一段感情中的不安全感，至於女賭徒那種故作堅強的不信任感，讓她重新感到信任的重要。

首度登上大銀幕的諾拉瓊斯表演清新脫俗，不免讓人聯想當初「重慶森林」中也是初挑大樑的王菲。一班奧斯卡陣容卡斯的優秀表現就更無庸置疑了，裘德洛扮演咖啡店老闆一角毫不費吹灰之力，將面對舊愛時的淡淡惆悵表現得不著痕跡，飾演警察的大衛史崔森，每個眼神都絕望地令人心碎，瑞秋懷茲精采詮釋從放蕩不羈到心痛後悔的心理轉折，娜塔莉波曼有著一貫的酷勁，也有埋藏在堅強背後的一絲脆弱。

雖然攝影師從老搭檔杜可風換成以「黑店狂想曲」強烈影像風格成名的達利亞斯康吉，整部片的影像還是充滿王家衛一貫隨性又饒富餘味的風格，同樣地善用音樂的他也挑選了十足搭配畫面及故事的歌曲和配樂，甚至還有一段取自「花樣年華」主題音樂的口琴版，當然地加上始終相輔相成的張叔平的美術設計和剪輯。

當伊莉莎白再度見到傑瑞米，他們終於了解鑰匙只是一個束縛，有時候打開一扇門只需要一顆心。本片雖不是王家衛突破前作的野心之作，但只要喜歡他以往作品的人，一定能深深感受其中他一向對於人生、親情及愛情的看法與感觸。

In “Chungking Express,” what happened on the journey when Faye left for a year are all in this movie “My Blueberry Nights.” The 9th film by Wong Kar Wai returns to the relaxing basis of “Chunking Express,” combined with the multiple character story of “2046” and specially baked this sweet yet a little sour desert.

Like the characters in all the WKW movies, the leading role Elizabeth met the coffee shop owner Jeremy because of being love-crossed, their chemistry fermented in the conversations every night. The whole blueberry pie also was also finally appreciated by someone who knows its delicious taste. But Elizabeth who was still soaked in the trauma suddenly disappeared since one day. It turned out that she decided to give herself space and time to see clearly what she should throw away and what she should keep.

On the journey, Elizabeth met a cop who was lost in his sadness, a wife with ambivalence and struggle and a woman gambler without s sense of trust. She saw her own reflections on them. Undoubtedly, she could feel the pain of the love-crossed cop with all her heart. She could also understand the insecurity the wife had in a relationship. As for the distrust the woman gambler disguises in a sturdy look made her feel the importance of trust all over again.

The performance by the first screening-acting Norah Jones is refreshing and inevitably reminds me of Faye Wong who was also a new star in “Chungking Express.” The brilliant acting by a cast of Oscar winning and nominated actors is even out of question. Jude Law played the coffee shop owner skillfully and presented the light sorrow when facing the lost love naturally. David Strathairn who played the cop makes the heartbreaking moments with every look. Rachel Weisz brilliantly portrayed the psychological turning from being uninhibited to painfully regretful. Natalie Portman has the cool attitude she always got and also a slight fragility behind the sturdy.

Though the cameraman changed from Wong’s old partner Christopher Doyle to Darius Khondji who was famous for the strongly visualized “Delicatessen,” the image of the whole film is still full of Wong’s consistent free yet with rich aftertaste style. Also being good at using music, Wong picked the songs and score that match the story and the image perfectly, there’s even a harmonica version of the theme music from “In the Mood for Love.” Of course there are also William Cheung’s art design and editing which is essential as always.

When Elizabeth met Jeremy again, they finally knew keys are just bindings. Sometimes it only needs a heart to open a door. This film is not an ambitious work that Wong is trying to breakthrough, but people who like his previous works can surely feel his perspective and feelings for life profoundly.