Barbara Covett: People like Sheba think they know what it is to be lonely. But of the drip, drip of the long-haul, no-end-in-sight solitude, they know nothing. What it’s like to construct an entire weekend around a visit to the launderette. Or to be so chronically untouched that the accidental brush of a bus conductor’s hand sends a jolt of longing straight to your groin. Of this, Sheba and her like have no clue.

这部电影好看的很大一部分原因是因为有 Judi Dench 和 Cate Blanchett,尤其是Judi奶奶,她不是那种自然派,你能觉出来她在演,但还是会觉得她把角色刻画的很生动。Barbara是一中学的老教师,Sheba是新来的老师,两人很快就建立了友谊,但这段友谊在格外孤独的Barbara眼中并不那么单纯,尤其当Sheba和不满年龄的男学生有染被Barbara发现之后,两人的关系更加复杂。最近似乎很多电影都在讲孤独这个主题,而这部电影给了我最浓郁的孤独感受。老太太一直在写着日记,而做为观众,你可以看到现实被她如何的解读,如何的被贴上 golden star。当结尾处Barbara孤独的来到山顶的那张长椅,搭讪,寻求陪伴,那种绝望的寂寞感真的非常致命。

Notes On A Scandal
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
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