編劇: 阿·托爾斯泰
主演: Dmitri Iosifov / Tatyana Protsenko / Roman Stolkarts
類型: 兒童 / 奇幻 / 冒險
國家/地區: 蘇聯
語言: 俄語
上映日期: 1976-01-01(蘇聯)
片長: 130分鐘
又名: The Adventures of BuratinoIMDb: tt0073570
評分: 7.9
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劇情簡介:
托爾斯泰的名著電影幻想版
Abizarre,fascinatingSovietfairy-talefilm
ItseemsthatfairytalefilmswereconsideredbySovietfilmmakerstobeanimportantgenre,asstudiosdevotedlargebudgetstothem,andsomedirectors,likeAlexanderRow,evenspecializedinthem.ThisisafilmthatIhappenedonatawebsitedevotedtoRussianDVDs,videosandCDs.Itofferedgenerousclipsofmostofthefilmsoffered,andthelookofthisparticularfilmreallystruckmyfancy.Evenso,whenitarrived,Iwasunpreparedforhowseriouslywackyitturnedouttobe.It’seasilyasstrangeorstrangerthan`The5000FingersofDr.T.’
`TheAdventuresofBuratinoandtheGoldenKey’wasAlexanderTolstoy’sre-tellingoftheclassicstoryofPinocchio,whichherememberedfromhischildhood,buthadmodifiedandrewroteovertheyears.Tolstoy’sversionhassincebecomeaclassicinitsownrightinRussia,andthisfilmingofitwasapparentlymadeforSovietTVin1975.It’sintwoseparateparts,eachaboutanhourlong.
Buratino(i.e.Pinocchio)isplayedbyaremarkablelittleactorwho’skindofafunny-lookingkidtobeginwith,andistransformedintoamanic,almostfrighteninglycheerfulimpbythebizarrecostumeandmakeuphewears.Hishigh-pitchedvoiceandshrilllaughtercouldverywellleaveyourearsringing,ifyouhavealowtoleranceforit,buthisperformanceissharp,nuanced,andfascinatingtowatch.Thecharacterizationsoverallareverybroadandover-the-top,andtherearelamentablyclumsyattemptsatslapstickhumorbysomeoftheadultactors.Theyoungkidsinthecast,however,areadelighttowatch,astheirperformancesarenaturalandapropos,andtheircostumesandmake-uparestrikinglybeautiful,asarethesetsandlocations.Mostoftheyoungercastportraypuppetsintheguiseofvarioustraditionaltheatrecharacters,(Pierrot,Harlequin,etc.).Acoupleofscenesalmostremindmeoflive-actionversionsofJapaneseanime,i.e.cutelittlekidsinstrangecostumes,performingonbizarre,surrealsets.
Theoveralllookofthecinematographyseemsold-fashionedtome,andmostofthetimeit’shardtoguesswhenthiswasfilmed.Maybethe1940s,『50s,early『60s?Buttheoccasionalmusicalsetpiecesgiveitsvintageaway.Whenacharacterbreaksintosong,theirvoicessuddenlyandjarringlychangeintoanover-reverberant,highlyprocessedacoustic.Theswingingrhythmsandaccompanimentclearlyshowsignsofbeingfromthelatterhalfofthe20thcentury.Equallyjarringistheold-fashionedlookofthecinematography,setsandcostumesincontrasttotheswinging,commercialjingle-likemusic.Someofthewackiestelementsofthefilmareinthesemusicalnumbers,i.e.akick-lineoffrogs(kidsinfrogoutfits)dancingatopahigharchedwoodenbridge,beforejumpingintothewaterone-by-one.Street-cleanersdancejoyfullyinwhatappearstobeaEuropeantownofthelate1700sorearly1800s,exceptthattheyaresprayingtheairwithpressurizedwaterhosesastheydance.
Thereareafewactualpuppetsinthefilm,includingwhatappearstobeacricketplayingaviolinanddispensingsageadvice,anelementleftoverfromthetraditionalPinocchiostory.ThewilyfoxandcatwhocontinuouslytrytobamboozleBuratinoareplayedbyadultactorsasashabbypairofbeggars,theircostumesandmakeuponlysubtlysuggestinganimalcharacters.
