作为一部在恐怖电影历史中颇具里程碑意义的影片,“撒旦的面具” 融合的恐怖元素。

资料显示这部电影是基于果戈里的小说VIY创作的。科普viy了解,这是过去英国一个名叫 Little Russia 的地方对侏儒精灵老大的称号,传说这位精灵老大的眼睫毛可以拖到地面(是因为矮还是睫毛长就没有兴趣研究了)。然而果戈里的故事精简概括就是一个学生与女巫、魔鬼在教堂的终极战斗。学生因为对魔鬼的恐惧最终死亡,而邪恶力量因为战斗过瘾没有发现天亮了还待在教堂里(太无脑了吧。。。)被永久封印在教堂里,最终教堂被废弃。

本部电影借鉴的就是小说中女巫借体复活,以及女巫召唤魔鬼这两个元素。

电影从极刑开篇就使用各种元素,进行对比。导演不愧是摄影师出身,光影对比掌握太好,以至于这部黑白电影在营造恐怖氛围上并不输给任意一帧彩片。

电影手法就不去深入讨论了,随便网上搜搜有大量对这部的分析与膜拜。随手记录几句喜欢的台词侧面膜拜下意大利人充斥着骨血的哥特式浪漫情怀吧。

背景是Katia公主在经历父亲恐怖死亡以及诸多恐怖事件后独自漫步在城堡凄凉的花园遇到钦慕她的医生Andre

Andre: Princess Katia, I hope I did not interrupt you

Katia: No, I just feel so desperate and alone

Andre: I understand, But you must not fear. You must always have faith in yourself, and in life.

Katia: In life? What is my life ?
Sadness and grave, something destroys it day by day, and no one can rebuild it.

Katia walk to a stagnant pool

Katia: Here is the very image of my life. Look at it, it is being consumed hour and hour, like this garden.

Abandoned, and purposeless exists.

Andre: If there is the man who abandoned this castle, or even there is...
There should be no reason why you should do likewise to your life and to you.
Go far away from here, and you will be happy again, Katia.
Forgive me if I call you by name.
And remember, I am always ready to help you.

Katia: You are very kind man, Andre. But today, everything seems so hopeless. I fear sense of terror, resemblance of death.
I am being destroyed by something inside my body.
How I wish I could have your faith and strength.

Andre: You must not be despair, I know it's hard for you. But even in here in this garden, the sun will reach the darkness corner, chase away the shadow of the night.

Katia: Andre, help me. I beg you to help me.

...

最后小感,往往是suffer的越痛苦,魔鬼的力量越强大。而往往是内心越坚定,对抗魔鬼的战斗力越强。修炼强大的内心太重要了。。。









撒旦的面具La maschera del demonio(1960)

又名:黑色星期天 / Mask Of The Devil / Black Sunday / The Mask of Satan / Revenge of the Vampire

上映日期:1960-08-11片长:87分钟

主演:芭芭拉·斯蒂尔 约翰·理查森 安德烈·切齐 伊沃·加拉尼  

导演:马里奥·巴瓦 编剧:Ennio De Concini/Mario Serandrei