【导演】:Nacer Khemir
【主演】: Parviz Shaminkhou/Nessim Khaloul/Maryam Hamid/格什菲·法拉哈尼
【标签】: 剧情
【制片地区/国家】:瑞士/匈牙利/法国/德国/伊朗/Tunisia/英国
【年份】:2005
【语言】:阿拉伯语 / 波斯语
【上映时间】: 2006-04-16
【片长】: 96
【原名】:بابا عزیز
【又名】:Bab'Aziz - The Prince That Contemplated His Soul/Bab'Aziz: Le prince qui contemplait son âme
【评分】:豆瓣：7.8 ，IMDB：7.6
【IMDb链接】: tt0395461
在这部新天方夜谭之失魂王子剧情片中,本片虚构了一个阿拉伯人的梦境,超越时间的限制,还有神秘的苏菲教门派色彩贯穿在其中,成为这个美丽故事的主题.不得不说,无论导演是否有意把异族事物作为一种元素加入到电影中,一些观众还是会发现影片里充满了魔幻神奇的味道,仿佛正在阅读一千零一页中新的篇章,或者说虚幻得好像是精灵坠入了尘世之间.据报道称,在参加国际上的电影节前夕,导演还对电影进行了重新剪辑,增加了一些致谢名单作为故事的一部分.在伊朗的版本中同样也做了部分改动,比如说删去了女性跳舞的镜头,当然这些都还会保留在国际发行的版本里.
导演在片中加入了很多带有异国色彩的元素,如中东美女跳舞,乐队大奏阿拉伯音乐,诗人用异国语言颂读诗篇等.同时又摄下沙漠黄沙万里的漂亮景色,更略略渗进苏菲教这门神秘教派的元素.这些元素,在不太熟悉中东文化的观众眼里,无疑都是很新鲜的东西.
大部分场景拍摄于伊朗,摄影师Mahmoud Klalri对影像处理得相当出色,画面美轮美奂.其中一个场地是在名叫Bam的古城,正好是在大地震爆发前一个月拍摄的.在这个被时间遗忘的世界里,偶然闯进摄影机镜头前的现代化产物,比如说摩托车和飞机,为影片神秘而古老的题材增添了几分趣味.
Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul is the story of a blind dervish named Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years. With faith as their only guide, the two journey for days through the expansive, barren landscape. To keep Ishtar entertained, Bab'Aziz relays the ancient tale of a prince who relinquished his realm in order to remain next to a small pool in the desert, staring into its depths while contemplating his soul. As the tale of the prince unfolds, the two encounter other travelers with stories of their own--including Osman, who longs for the beautiful woman he met at the bottom of a well, and Zaid, who searches for the ravishing young woman who fled from him after being seduced by his songs. A fairytale-like story of longing and belonging, filmed in the enchanting and ever-shifting sandscapes of Tunisia and Iran.
