TheOutsider

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• 主演：Han Fei Guo Jing
• 年代：1994 / 美国 / David,Briggs
• 导演：David Briggs
• 国家/地区：美国
• 时长：120分钟
• 语言/字幕：国语对白 中文字幕
• 年代：1994
• 更新时间：2024-04-08 00:59:59
• 详细介绍： AHarvardgraduateandself-describedaddictivepersonal… AHarvardgraduateandself-describedaddictivepersonality(hisscriptsfor"TheGambler"and"ThePick-UpArtist"arelargelyautobiographical),Mr.Tobackisalsoanengagingraconteurwhorecountspastsexualandpharmaceuticalexploitswithsomepride.Yetscenesonthesetofhis2004movie,"WhenWillIBeLoved,"offeronlyfrustratingglimpsesofadirectingstylethatthrivesonimprovisation,interruptedastheyarebyaparadeofcelebrityadmirers.RobertDowneyJr.,admittedlyakindredspirit,likenshisfriendtoShakespeare,whileRogerEbertsuggeststhatself-indulgenceisanunmistakablemarkofgreatness.TheathleteJimBrownconcurs,wistfullyrecallingtheorgiesofyesteryear.LesseffusiveisWoodyAllen;perhapshewasn'tinvited. Jareckiwastesnotimegettingdowntobusiness.Thefirstimageonscreenisofthegreatfinalshotfrom"Fingers,"inwhichashatteredHarveyKeitelsitsnaked,lookingintothecamera.It'sthepictureofamanwhohasgonesofarbeyondhismoralandpsychologicallimitsthathe'llnevercomeback.ThisisfollowedbysexscenesfromvariousTobackmovies,whichareinturnfollowedbyscenesofgraphicviolence,while,overthesoundtrackJoeyLaurenAdams,asaphilosophyprofessorin"HarvardMan,"talksaboutthedifferencesbetweenfearanddread.It'sassuccinctasummationofthemoralandintellectualscopeoftheTobackuniverseasyoucanhopetogetinunderaminute. "TheOutsider"followsTobackoverthecourseof12days,asheshootshismostrecentpicture,"WhenWillIBeLoved"(2004),"starringNeveCampbellandDominicChianese(UncleJunioron"TheSopranos").Withthecreationanddistributionofthatfilmashisdocumentary'sanchor,JareckiproceedstotellthestoryofToback'scareerandpersonalobsessions,hisboutswithcompulsivegambling,hissexualexplorationsandhisyouthfulexperimentationwithLSD,whichendedindisaster. Alongtheway,JareckigetsinsightfulcommentsfromWoodyAllen,footballgreatJimBrown,BrookeShields,HarveyKeitel,NormanMailerandespeciallyRobertDowneyJr.,whohasmadethreeTobackfilmsandcouldalmostbecalledToback'sscreenalterego.AskedhowhefeltafterfirstreadingoneofToback'sscripts,Downeysays,"IfeltlikeShakespearedidn'tdie." UnderJarecki'sscrutiny,Tobackcomesacrossasfunnyandidiosyncratic,manipulativeinagenialway,andfullyawareofthenatureandmessageofhiswork.Foranartistwhoisattractedtoextremes,thisabilitytostandataremoveandobjectivelylookatandunderstandwhatheisdoinghasservedTobackwell.It'sprobablythecrucialdifferencebetweenhimandotherviscerallydrivenfilmmakers,suchasAbelFerrara.Seeinghimselffromtheoutsidekeepshimfromgettinglostandallowshisworktomaintainatightstructureandasenseofhumor. "TheOutsider"showsthehighsandlowsofmakingfilmsoutsidetheHollywoodsystem,whenthefocusandexhilarationofthefilmmakingisfollowedbyastruggletofinddistribution.Afteralltheseyears,thestrugglestillseemstotakeTobackbysurprise.Butthen,theironyisasabsurdasit'sterrible:Sometimesthepriceofmakingmoviesworthseeingisthatfewpeoplegettoseethem. Namedforauteurd'excésJamesToback,whosecareersinceFingershasbeenonebigguiltypleasure,NicholasJarecki'sTheOutsiderisamongthegreatdocsaboutmoviemaking;you'dcompareittoHeartsofDarknessandBurdenofDreamsifonlyToback,anotoriousgambler,hadwonthechipstoindulgehimselfasthoroughlyonlocationashisaddictivepersonalitywouldprefer.Heretheindiehustler'sequivalentofdirectorialjunglemadnessistaking$2millionfromBritishbankersonconditionofstartingtoshootascript,anyscript,inlessthanamonth;afewshortdaysintothetwo-week(!)productionofWhenWillIBeLoved,Toback'sNewWave–in–NewYorkdittywithNeveCampbellasapenthouse-loungingfemmefatale,thefilmmakerhaseightuncastrolesandashitloadofdialoguelefttowrite.Pontificatingoffthecuff,Tobackcouldbedescribinghisownnarcissist'sm.o.when,withcharacteristicmodesty,hecallsLovedan"explorationofsexualandpsychologicalandphilosophicalcapacity"—thisbeforegivingblow-by-blowdirectiontoFrederickWellerandthreenubileblondesforanendearinglygratuitousménageàquatresceneinsunnyCentralPark. 详情