Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.
Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)
As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.
The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument).
Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.
当代女性回看这个特殊的时代也好，特殊的环境价值观也罢，再看现在，性与堕胎都是无法获得更多理解和包容的事情，而大部分男人则更加该思考这个事情的严重性
2022年5月3日，金斯伯格大法官生前所担忧的那样，美国推翻了罗伊诉韦德案。
新冠很可怕，而远比新冠更可怕的日常数不胜数。特别是在同质的世界下，种种相似相通。最害怕的是，无力。
应该是钟孟宏熬得最差的一碗鸡汤了吧。呆滞，割裂，有气无力的心理病故事，连疫情也只是一团模糊的背景布。如果不是最后10分钟真的可以拖走了...
“一种只面向女人，把女孩变成家庭妇女的病”
金棕榈和金狮是商量好了软硬兼施一起命题作文么。狗之力 上帝之手 正发生 你选哪个当金狮，就看你是啥性取向了。
每个单身女子的噩梦，看得犹如当头被人打了一棒——“把每个女人变成家庭主妇的癌症。” Jesus fuck.
上一部这种题材，这么深刻的电影还是四月三周两天
山中的激流，溢出的锅炉，平静而无望的注视下躲藏着哭泣的双眼。她在脑中臆想，在暴风雨中呼唤，她的她所拥有的名字。孤立的人伸出歉意的手，站在被破坏殆尽的城堡面前，她的眼泪是被阳光照耀的。她们的双耳不会被嘈杂的水声侵蚀，她们的瞳孔不会被刺眼的光线灼伤，她们之间的距离不会被一朵朵的玫瑰阻挡。当通向彼此的房门在渐渐打开之时，一切的言语会忘记它们中伤的身份走向拥抱。
Ps，那个保姆阿姨，那个房产中介经理，还有卖场的主任，谢谢你们！
真的很害怕看这种题材，对女性来说这才是真正的恐怖片。仿佛是我经历的一切，头皮发麻手发抖。故事的最后，我们回到正轨，但再也没法当做什么都没发生了
四星都给女主角，感谢导演手持摄像机怼脸拍。她生于1940年，怀孕后首先寻求室友闺蜜的帮助，闺蜜却不敢给出任何建议，害怕沾上关系，这与片头安和闺蜜交换口香糖时那种亲密关系形成莫大讽刺。然后安寻找异性好友的帮助，异性好友却将怀孕当成最好的避孕措施，图谋不轨。安寻求男友的帮助，男友却声称自己也没办法，让安独自去面对事实。安在情绪不佳的状态下，家人不但没加以体谅，反而扇安一巴掌，认为安打乱了家人午后晒太阳的悠闲心情。无助的安将铁棒插入子宫，痛苦穿过屏幕传递给观众，可惜DIY堕胎失败了。在私人非法堕胎诊所，第一次手术，堕胎失败。第二次成功，可是回宿舍后大出血，紧急送医救治。救治成功后，“幸运”的她被判定自然流产，不用担负法律责任，依旧可以回归校园继续学习。然而又有多少女性可以免于意外怀孕而导致的生活脱轨呢？
信念 勇气 饥渴
2022.2.14 瞳孔放大，久久不能平静。大雪夜深感我们这片大地也即将“正发生”。可人家是20世纪60年代啊…
女人堕胎自由约等于男人不带套的自由
法国《刑法典》1975年将堕胎除罪化，规定可以堕胎。中国这方面更多是名声上的焦虑。
隐去男性的“作案”过程而专注于女孩怀孕后十二周之内的心理状态，导演的克制压制了三场戏的痛楚，就像她的哭声和痛苦嘶喊也被那个时代遏制住了喉咙，白描写实的长镜头拉长她与每个人相处的细节，看她怀孕想和她来一发也没事儿的男同学，避之不及害怕违法的室友，偷尝禁果多次但运气好没怀孕的朋友……为什么遭受身体爱欲磨难之苦的总是女性？我们从未拥有过自由支配身体的权力，法国60年代用法律锁住女孩的子宫，我们现在用实打实的铁链锁住，最富庶之地的县城竟成了一块铁桶，你们都有罪，可笑的是，那女孩却用身体一个接一个生孩子，替你们受罚。
除却被完整呈现的身体之痛(及一小点欢愉)，正发生似乎并没有表达更多，无论是文学课内外的小心指代，还是羞于启齿的女性性话题。少女不愿人生被怀孕拖垮，儿戏的男性们，都是脸谱化的，毫无上下文，即便脱胎于一本autofiction的小说。
大部分都是近景，会让观众更有代入感。在怀孕这个过程中，女性的角色始终是悲情的： 1. 想要的时候得不到 2.不想要的时候甩也甩不掉。而除去怀孕女性本身，其他人皆是旁观，更可以说是及其冷漠的。一方面是社会法律制度的严苛和冷血；一方面是医生对于“职责”的遵从，甚至是“火上浇油”；还有家人朋友对此的恐惧和远离。社会给予女性的一切选择与被选择，都只能自己承担。
一开始想吐槽的点都被影片很好的节奏感赶走了。跳动的怀孕周数像步步紧逼的刺刀，直到那一声入水声，不停向下坠的达摩克利斯剑才收鞘。
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