亡灵之魂

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  • Kofi Ghanaba Oyafunmike Ogunlano Alexandra Duah Nick Medley
  • 120分钟
  • FromtheNewYorkTimesreview: "In"Sankofa,"acontempor… FromtheNewYorkTimesreview: "In"Sankofa,"acontemporaryAfrican-Americanwomantravelsbackintimeandexperiencesslavery.HaileGerima'spoeticandpreciselydetailedfilmtakesitsaudienceintoitsheroine'slifeandmindashermoralsenseischallengedandchanged.Noviewercanavoidthediscomfortingquestionsthefilmsoeloquentlyraises. Theopeningsequences,setandfilmedinGhana,arealternatelyseductiveandoff-putting.Amongdrumsandchants,avoiceinvokesancestralghosts."Spiritofthedead,riseup,"thevoicesays,"andclaimyourstory."Thefilm'stitleisaWestAfricantermmeaningtoreclaimthepastinordertogoforward,and"Sankofa"stumblesonlyinitsdepictionofthepresent. Monaisayoungmodelfirstseenposingforacallouswhitephotographeronabeach.Sheisdressedinapseudo-TinaTurnergetupcompletewithblondewig.Thisisaheavy-handedwayofshowingthatshehaslostherconnectiontoherpast,thatslaverystillshapesherlifeassheisenslavedbycontemporaryimages. Butthefilmsoonmoveson,convincingly,toasurrealexperience.Monawandersintoadungeon,aholdingplacefromwhichslaveswereshippedtotheUnitedStates.Shehaswalkedintothepast,wheresheisstripped,chainedandbeaten.Suddenlysheisonaplantation,ahouseslavecalledShola,withnomemoryofMonaorthe20thcentury. Thelongestandfinestpartof"Sankofa"isitsdepictionofthedailylifeoftheslavesandthewaywitnessingitsbrutalitychangesShola.Shefallsinlovewitharebelliousfieldslave,whourgeshertopoisonherwhiteowners.Sholarefuses.Thoughthemasterrapesheratwill,shebelieveskillingiswrong,nomatterwhatinjusticehasbeendonetoher. ButSholasoonseesapregnantrunawayslavebeatentodeath,herlivingchildtakenfromherbody.AndsheidolizesNunu,astrongandmotherlyslavewhohasjoinedtherebels. Nunu'sson,Joe,istheheadslave,whohasaneasierlifeandseemstohaveturnedagainsthisownpeople.Heisblue-eyedandinthethrallofthewhitepriest,andhisstoryshouldhavebeenascompellingasShola's.Buthischaracterislessconvincing,partlybecausehistorturedsenseofidentityissooftendepictedbysuddenmoodswingsandglancesatpaintingsofwhiteMadonnasinchurch. Shola,however,(playedwithgreatstrengthbyOyafunmikeOgunlano)carriestheaudienceintotheheartofherexperience.Whensheliftsamacheteoverasleepingwhiteoverseer,thefilmhasleditsviewerstoaplacewhereeitherchoice--tokillornot--mightbejustified."Sankofa"asksitsaudiencetoenteradifferentmoraluniverse,onethatslaverycreated. Mr.GerimaisanEthiopian-bornfilmmakerwhohaslivedintheUnitedStatesfordecadesandteachesatHowardUniversity.Hisfilmisambitiousinitsdepictionofslaveryandaccomplishedinitsvisualcommand,fromthebrightredscarvesoftherebelliousslavestoafiretheysetinthefields. "Sankofa"openstodayattheHarlemVictoria5Theater.Engrossingandprovocative,itsendsSholabacktothepresentasMona,andsendsviewersalongwithher.Armedwithvisceralnewknowledge,shecanmakeofitwhatshewill.

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