
58:27 當Iggy Pop總算走入Michel Houellebecq家中開始對談時,我想說這部讓Iggy——縱使他很有魅力——對著鏡頭說教到讓人很不耐煩的教條結構紀錄片(也太不龐克了吧!)終於要有點進展了。沒想到他也只跟Houellebecq對談,而讓其他角色宛如他和導演一同捏出來的示意片段演員,在喧賓奪主卻又過度斷裂的影像風格下,淪為被武斷詮釋的旗子。
49:24 延伸閱讀:《一級危險》(吉姆賈木許,2016) 這部紀錄了60、70年代的Iggy Pop和丑角樂團的電影,還真的充分表現Iggy Pop如何貫徹他在台上「當混蛋」的演出精神(但比起打扮好自己,他多半時候根本沒有穿上衣),我行我素的程度肯定超越他的啟蒙偶像、The Doors的主唱Jim Morrison。 另一個有趣的傳聞,是在Jim Morrison於27歲因為海洛因過量而過世後,Iggy Pop還有被詢問要不要接手擔任The Doors的主唱。不過想當然爾,他回絕了這個取代自己偶像的邀約。

韋勒貝克作為法國當代最知名小說家,或因他在題材與議論多次引起爭議,但對他的書迷來說,這些作品真正重要的,在於它們始終深刻又優美地描寫著「人生不值一活」的虛無。《生存之道》以韋勒貝克1991年名為〈To Stay Alive〉的電影同名散文開始,然而,以韋勒貝克小說之代表性與暢銷,選擇甚至未有中譯的散文篇章作為電影最主要依據,這⋯⋯

Why do we write? When words erupt from the mind and pour into the heart, images and monologues take the place of daily tedium—of the mundane, the irritating, the unbearable. For some writers, however, writing is more than expression; it is salvation. It is an unshakable calling. In this themed selection on literature, Giloo presents documentaries that delve into the lives and inner worlds of writers—poets, novelists, critics—who wield pens (or typewriters) like swords, fearlessly confronting the truths of the world. The passage of time leaves behind not just pages, but marks of introspection—quiet yet undeniable badges of their creative journey.

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