2008 柏林电影节银熊奖影片 《文雀》

提示：嬉戏的，依念往事的小偷马槟榔是一只云雀
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柏林－有句广东话说道：“麻雀虽小，五脏俱全”，其基本上总结了杜琪峰的《文雀》，轻如鸿毛的情节略带着带点真实感，但包含着娱乐撞击的恰当成分，如元彪设计优美的武打动作及组合良好的阵容。

《文雀》最可爱之处就是它的顽皮嬉戏，其来自于导演，显示了他的技能。顽固型的爱人也许更喜欢《神探》的歪曲心理或是《龙城岁月》中黑暗的犬儒主义，但公众会很容易被《文雀》中善意的幽默传染性的生活乐趣一扫而空。国内的票房及海外的销售应该会相当火。

在冒着犯罪的风险下建立起充满兄弟情的特异独行的小偷团伙：凯，波，傻科，麦克。与持枪行凶的黑社会相比，他们的职业是离奇有趣且陈旧的，敏捷的手指及刀片是他们唯一的武器。团伙头目凯（任达华）是一个旧世界里从容不迫的绅士，风格就如卡里·格兰特或马斯楚安尼。

穿着像格雷斯凯丽的神秘美女-春蕾（林熙蕾）的突然出现改变了他们的行为。她事实上是一个关在笼里的鸟，她决定把他们告上法庭除非他们帮助她偷取甜爹付先生的东西。

“文雀”沉浸在追求荣誉与果敢的浓浓乡愁里就如吴宇森的《纵横四海》或希区柯克的《抓贼记》。最重要的是，它是对香港影院-香港本身最华美的电影设施的尊敬。林熙蕾戏里的角色穿着高跟鞋心惊胆颤地跑着经过岛上的几个历史性场所。任达华饰演的凯骑着脚踏车漫不经心地在城市转悠着，并用禄来福来反光照相机给城市拍照。这些黑白图片拥有其内在的价值。因为许多在荧屏上被保护的东西将面临着被破坏的危险。

那只是“文雀”的一部分而不是全部，但有着最闪亮的的效果-像扒手高雅的芭蕾舞围绕着他们的目标旋转，然后砰的一声把刀片放进嘴里就像嚼口香糖。付先生的摊牌是一个风格化的慢动作，两个人拿着伞彼此张望着，就像充满了超现实主义的氛围的玛格丽特油画。音乐是70年代古典音乐与粤剧音调相混合的旋律。

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《文雀》
银河映象/寰宇影片发行公司,
荣誉：
导演，制片人:杜琪峰
作者：银河创新团队，陈建忠，江芳琪
执行制片人：林小明，赵雪英
摄影总监：郑兆强
艺术总监：Tony Yu
音乐：Xavier Jamaux，弗莱德 艾维尔
服装设计师：张世杰
编辑：大卫 理查德森
演员阵容：
凯：任达华
春蕾：林熙蕾
付先生：卢海鹏
波：林家栋
影片时间：87分钟
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Sparrow (Man Jeuk)
Bottom Line: Playful, nostalgic thief caper is a lark.
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BERLIN -- There's a Cantonese saying that goes: "Though the sparrow is tiny, its organs are intact." That pretty much sums up Johnnie To's "Sparrow", which has a feather-light plot that flies in the face of credibility, but contains all the right components for an entertaining hit, like gracefully choreographed action sequences by martial arts veteran Yuen Biao, and a well-assembled cast.

The most likeable quality of "Sparrow" is its playfulness, which comes from a director assured of his craft. Diehard genre-lovers may prefer the warped psychology of "Mad Detective" or the dark cynicism of "Election", but the general audience will easily be swept away by "Sparrow's" good-natured humor and infectious joie de vivre. Domestic boxoffice and overseas sales should be fairly robust.

To builds his crime adventures around a debonair brotherhood of maverick pickpockets: Kei, Bo, Sak and Mac. Compared to gun-toting gangsters, theirs is a quaint and dated profession, with nimble fingers and razor blades as their only weapons. Leader Kei (Simon Yam) is an unflappable gentlemen of the old world, styled after Cary Grant or Marcello Mastroianni.

The sudden appearance of Chun Lei (Kelly Lin), a mysterious beauty who dresses like Grace Kelly, makes the men blow their cool. She is actually a caged bird, who courts them only to beg them to help her steal from her sugar daddy, Mr. Fu.

"Sparrow" is steeped in nostalgia for a world of honor and gallantry like in John Woo's "Once a Thief" or Hitchcock's "To Catch a Thief." Most of all, it is a homage to the most colorful film-set in Hong Kong cinema -- Hong Kong itself. Kelly Lin, whose role is to run around in high heels looking scared, traverses several historic sites on the island. Yam's Kei pedals nonchalantly around town on his bicycle, and takes snapshots of the city with his Rolleiflex. These black-and-white images have their own intrinsic value as much of what's been preserved on screen will face demolition.

It's the parts rather than the sum of "Sparrow" that have the most dazzling effect -- like the elegant ballet of the pickpockets as they whirl around their targets, then pop razor blades into their mouths like chewing gum. The showdown with Mr. Fu is a stylized slow-mo sequence with men on both sides holding umbrellas with the surreal air of a Magritte painting. Music is a melodic mixture of classic '70s scores with a Cantonese operatic tunes.


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SPARROW (Man Jeuk)
Milkyway Way Image/Universe Films Distribution Co.
Credits:
Director, producer: Johnnie To
Writers: Milkyway Creative Team, Chan Kin Chung, Fung Chih Chiang
Executive producers: Daneil Lam, Chiu Suet Ying
Director of photography: Cheng Siu Keung
Art Director: Tony Yu
Music: Xavier Jamaux, Fred Avril
Costume designer: Stanley Cheung
Editor: David Richardson
Cast:
Kei: Simon Yam
Chun Lei: Kelly Lin
Mr. Fu: Lo Hoi Pang
Bo: Lam Ka Tung
Running time -- 87 minutes
No MPAA rating