Label: Fools; enterprise;
Page 2 Woody peeks at the bank and shops for chocolate.
Page 3 Woody's wife longs for the clothings of the Princess Diana.
Page 4 Woody buys the chocolate for his wife to get their savings so that he can rob a bank. But Frenchy won't agree no matter how Woody begs. In the process, we know that Woody has been in the prison before.
Page 7 Woody's wife comes to the roof to talk to him. Woody talks about his plan of tunneling under to rob the bank, while his wife fronts the place by making cookies.
Page 10 The Pizza place has been rented by others when Woody comes to rent it. After discussion with his friends, Woody takes flowers to see the old lady who has rented the place.
Page 13 It turns out that it is just another con, who plans to burn it down to get insurance.
Page 14 They buy construction material and start to drill the place. Meanwhile, his wife has no idea how to sell her cookies. But they hit a water pipe and it becomes a disaster. Regardless, they love each other and they have a dream of becoming rich.
Page 19 They continue to dig the tunnel without a clue but Frenchy is doing better and better. The only thing the men are doing is thinking about how to split the money. (Woody is able to find small funny stuff about the way they wear safe hats and how to split money to fill in enough details to entertain the audience.)
Page 22 The wife wants to bring in May to help with her cookie store. May doesn’t understanding the drilling and is told that the store is expanding. (CHANGE OF PLAN: COMPLICATIONS FROM THE SUCCESS OF THE COOKIE SHOP AND MAY THE IDIOT)
Page 25 May is telling the customers the expanding plan. And when the TV crew comes to interview the cookie store, Frenchy is so happy and surprised. And May tells the crew about the expanding plan as well. Woody freaks out watching them on the news.
Page 27 The line for the cookie isso long now it goes all the way to the bank. And Woody team tunnels to the wrong place –the clothing store. What’s worse, a policeman finds out but he just wants a piece of the action of the cookie franchise. (COMPLICATIONS FROM THE FAILURE OF THE DIGGING)
Page 29 Pseudodocumentary about the Woody inc. It makes the audience believe right away how successful the cookie company is. And also the interview of all the fools.
Page 34 Frenchy is buying all ridiculous decorations and exotic food for the party. Woody complains about the ever-changing house and strange food non-stop. Frenchy has invited a lot of people from the art world so that she can blend in. (COMPLICATIONS FROM ALL THE THINGS THAT MONEY CAN BUY THAT WOODY IS NOT HAPPY WITH)
Page 38 Party begins. Introduction of David, who is an art dealer and was an art teacher. People ask money from Frenchy and Woody tells jokes that people don’t understand. People saythey don’t have taste behind their backs.
Page 43 After Frenchy heard about the talks, she is very unhappy and determines to improve herself. (THE EMOTIONAL POINT OF NO RETURN WHERE THE COMPLICATIONS HAS REACHED ITS PEAK THAT FRENCHY IS DETERMINEDTO IMPROVE HERSELF)
Page 45 Frenchy goes for David for help of educating both of them. After discussion, David takes them to the museum. (THE PHYSICAL POINT OF NO RETURN IS DAVID ENTERING THEIR LIVES.)
Page 48 They go to a play together and Woody is at a loss. And when David is trying to teach them something, it’s just impossible as they are in different worlds.
Page 50 Woody pretends to be sick and play cards with the fools, while Frenchy discusses books and tastes wine with David. When Frenchy is a little drunk, she shows some interest in David.
Page 53 David talks about his evil plan of marrying Frenchy and getting all the fortune that she has. Meanwhile, Woody is very unhappy about Frenchy’s purchase of the painting from David. Frenchy and David find the very expensive cigarettecase in the museum. (RISE OF THE ANTAGONIST)
Page 55 David meets May at a Chinese restaurant. They talk about how unhappy they are in their new rich lives.
Page 58 Frenchy goes to a party with David. When she starts to use all the vocabularies starting with the word “A”, David freaks out. Meanwhile, Woody and May are watching TV. Woody starts to like May.
Page 60 Frenchy and David have dinner together. They exchange gifts. David gives Frenchy a book and Frenchy gives him the cigarettecase of Duke of Windsor. David encourages her to explore other possibilities.
Page 63 Woody and Frenchy meet at last at home. When Woody refuses to go to Europe with Frenchy, they discuss the possibilityof a divorce.
Page 65 Frenchy goes to Europe; Woody and May hang out, May points out that Woody was wrong to under do everything. (EVERYTHING IS LOST BETWEEN WOODY AND FRENCHY)
Page 67 Woody talks to May about a job. He has the plan of stealing a necklace from a fellow rich guy. Woody plans to exchange it with a fake one. (FINAL PUSH: STRANGELY ENOUGH, WOODY IS NOT TRYING TO SAVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP BUT JUST TRIES TO REPEAT THE STEALING ACT FROM THE BEGINNING SIMPLY WITH A DIFFERENT CONTEXT.)
Page 69 Frenchy gets a call from US during a recital in Europe. She is told by her lawyers that she is bankrupted. She has nothing now. And when David knows about it, he breaks up with Frenchy and refuses to give the cigarette case back to her.
Page 74 Woody and Frenchy go to the party. It takes forever for Woody to get upstairs as there is always somebody trying to make conversation with him. While Woody tries to open the safe, May’s stupidity strangely attracts a man whose wife has passed away. (ADVANTAGE TURNING INTO DISADVANTAGE)
Page80 May scares Woody when she comes upstairs to warn him. And he has closed the safe and has to reopen it. When Woody is trying to exchange the necklace, the hostess comes upstairs to find Woody, who makes the excuse that May is sick.
Page 84 While she goes to find a doctor, Woody has to make a choice between the two necklaces. After they have dismissed the doctor with funny symptoms, Woody hears the bad news of Frenchy.
Page 86 Woody goes back to Frenchy and they reconcile their relationship. When Woody shows Frenchy the necklace, she sees it’s a fake right away. But Frenchy gets the cigarettecase from David with the safe-opening technique Woody taught her.
Page 91 Written and Directed by Woody Allen.
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伍迪艾伦的《业余小偷》这部片子题目虽说有“小偷”,但我觉得内容并没有着重说小偷,而主人公也是从开头心术不正想抢银行的人摇身一变,成为了饼干连锁店的董事长,最后破产的结局使整部片子更加具备戏剧性。虽然影片带着“穷人有穷命,穷人有穷福”的麻醉药力,但是也给生活中平平无奇的小人物带来了安慰。片中男主的夸张和不灵光的智力,使得一个没有上进心且固执的小人物跃然纸上,而妻子在有钱了之后盲目追求艺术高雅,也是对现实中一些“富人”的讽刺。最后的破产更是说明偶然的“一夜暴富”,不善于经营,也是一盘散沙。也是告诫我们要脚踏实地的做事。
1. 夫妻俩之间的对立:关于高雅格调与低俗品位。首先定义妻子追求的高雅不是真正意义上的高雅,而是它背后的上层阶级。她的老师看似是有真才实学的人,实则价值观也是和他们一样的,尽管能欣赏艺术并分析得头头是道却不引以为乐,而是为如何变得富有苦心盘算。而丈夫的低俗,更多地像一种平民审美和市井的处事智慧。有些目光短浅,有些市侩。但讽刺的是,即便妻子作出了这么多努力,她还是得不到其他上流人的认可。阶级跃迁本身就是一件带有歧视和偏见意味的事,上升时辛酸,固化便迫不及待成为新的一环,谈何容易。
在劳伦斯的《儿子与情人》中有这样一句话:“标榜虔诚不见得就虔诚。”同样,推崇高雅也不见得就高雅。当然在努力提升自我时这个阶段总会经历,也算不上多么恶劣,但总是应该意识到这两者之间的区别并往后者靠近。区别在于,自我的成分有多少。
2. 抛开这些,单论审美及品鉴能力,片中很有趣地较量了一番所谓高雅和低俗“哪个更有用”。开锁和偷窃、分辨真伪项链等营造良好的戏剧冲突,也令人思考。总得概括来说,它们的用处看似不同,其实都是来源于其中可以被称之为“技能”的部分,比如撬保险箱、识别珠宝。但对于真正不同的观念和眼界给人境界上的划分却从未提及,然而欣赏艺术所带来的启迪与愉悦、良好教育带来的素质与涵养,这些绝对比背下所有以a开头的单词有用;在俗世摸爬滚打熟习的人情世故,经历逆境时练就的坚韧达观,这些也绝对比观察到银行旁边有一家待租的店面有用。从环境渗入到内里的才是真正的宝藏。这些也是夫妻俩从巅峰跌落到低谷还依然保有的东西。
还有贫穷和富有。Frenchy享受前者带来的物质,Ray则“hate being rich”。如果不能利用好富有背后隐藏的资源和选择圈子的权利,那么Frenchy就真的只是在挥霍金钱。而如果意识不到他真正需要的是自由和生产价值的创造,那么Ray就只是在拿情怀遮掩偷窃的本质。这一点可以在对于他们两人性格的分析中更详细地提到。
3. 对于人物性格的分析,两个人都具有多重解读的可能性,丈夫可以说活得真实并知道自己想要什么,也可以说不求上进,心术不正;妻子可以说率真执着,有求知欲和上进心,也可以说爱慕虚荣,天真愚蠢。而两个人历经从物质到精神上的分裂还能end up together,我倒认为并不是他们真的有多么爱彼此,虽然妻子曾对老师说道“我认为出身背景完全不同的两个人也是可以在一起的,因为他们有激情”,但那是出于别有用心的言外之意。更可能只是因为太多共有的经历和记忆形成了一种类似捆绑的精神效果,习惯使然他们已不再能离开对方。这从经济学上来讲也是合理的,如果要再找到一人培养出同样的熟悉和默契,成本远远比维持现有要大得多。现在有多少夫妻之间真的存在爱情呢?人们说责任、承诺,本质上是婚姻的契约形式所带来的植入潜意识的捆绑感。
4. 视角。区分拜占庭和后期绘画的一大重要标志是人物和构图不再是平面而是有了立体感,即台词所说“perspective”。个人认为,区分文艺作品高下的一大标志也是视角。当一部影片给你多重观念的反转与碰撞而不是传达单一价值观,当人物可以被作出多样的个性化解读且都给人以启发而不是只有简单的二元对立,它才算达到了一个更丰富的高度。
5. 总之,一部十分优秀的影片。这是我完整看完的第一部伍迪艾伦的片子,然而我已经很明确地感受到了他的个人风格。密度极高的台词,老套经典的笑点,当你开始感觉有一些无聊想要放弃时,那是他在挑选观众。那就作出你的选择吧。
我这么喜欢这片但就是给不了四星!后半段没把我调动起来,就是这么简单!!!哎!
伍迪·艾伦自编自导自演的喜剧片,轻松有趣,对所谓的上层人士及暴发户进行了讽刺,有些地方挺好笑的,嘻嘻~~
因为他是伍迪艾伦,所以他不能这么拍电影,因为伍迪艾伦,所以我们的要求即便是絮絮叨叨,也一定要有个好故事,所以……
推荐此片给所有中国的暴发亿元户,you are who you are. you can change, but destiny awaits.
这片子在伍迪艾伦的作品里面虽然有一点黯淡,但是作为一部“神偷片”,倒是有很多惊喜。
一开始的无厘头,偷盗团队突然发现了做饼干可以发家致富,到了后面居然讲回了婚姻二人差别(品味)的影响,结尾依然是和好如初,这种前后反差有点大的伍迪艾伦不太行,感觉是前面想了一个故事,想着想着飘了,就又规规矩矩写了后面的。
真是有心摘花花不活,无心插柳柳成荫。这样的小故事可以打满分~
挖地洞那段真是好笑死了,蠢蛋表姐横插一脚,反倒促使剧情发生逆转;后半段水了,结尾回归小偷本色终于又和开头衔接上了;伍迪老头拍了那么多loser励志片,始终看不厌,真是一朵奇葩啊!
伍迪是除科恩之外又一位犹太血统的不可知论者。其笔下的《业余小偷》是一篇正宗的黑色寓言,它真正幽默的地方不在小偷,而在业余。这次放弃“知识分子”的形象,回归《傻瓜入狱记》式的底层小人物。但讽刺的是他却鬼使神差的混到了上层,于是阶级矛盾来了。只是结尾的劝世调调将这部杰作拉回到了小品。
伍迪艾伦,好可耐的老头子啊。把这么严肃的话题在这么轻松地环境下说出来,只有你啦!
Woody Allen really has a way of winding me up. This is almost as irritating as Midnight in Paris.
赵非。长拍。谈的是“阶级”又是“格调”,忽然想起《class》这本书的中文版就是《格调》。戳得还是中产阶级的“文化”美梦。然则点睛之笔是电视主持人的那句“大众品味永远出乎意料”,卖曲奇如此,拍电影亦如此。
段子挺有趣,但故事比较乏味,尤其到了后半段有点编不下去的感觉。。并且为什么里面的人都智商那么低。。休格兰特演小白脸有一手啊。哈哈哈
我看的第一部伍迪·艾伦的作品,最早是在CCAV的第十放映室听说的这部电影。说实话这个故事应该来说还是比较吸引人的,特别是前面伍迪为了抢银行专门开了个饼干店,这有点类似科恩兄弟翻拍的《老妇杀手》,结果银行没抢成,生意倒是越做越大。当初看到后面觉得没劲,现在重看了一遍,加一颗星。
钱包和审美都没有一夜暴富,但还是感谢温莎公爵给了人们打破阶级共享浪漫的幻梦。
精彩 想象力十分惊人
贫贱夫妻百事吉这个译名还真是准确啊~虽说TraceyUllman是有史以来最难看的艾伦女郎,但是电影本身非常有趣,无论是前半段的偷窃还是后半段的对新生活的不适应,特别是当老公步入新生活时拼命想退回来的时候,值得我们好好沉思
其实这是个很合格的90 minutes Woody Allen fun啊。
超级喜欢伍迪艾伦身上那种玩世不恭,反抗的劲。社会现有的条框现有的文化品位也好,在woodyAllen那里,被睿智地肢解掉了。而且,肢解地很让人大快淋漓,幽默层出,是一个辛辣的老辣椒。最近通天在看他的作品,觉得真的,对于一些肤浅的表层,他总是能一针见血地撕下来,他是个天才。
stupid,not funny