《妈妈!》:关于时间的重量——杨荔钠访谈

On the Weight of Time:An Interview with Yang Lina,Director of Song of Spring

《妈妈!》以富于诗意的影像描绘一对母女的晚年生活。对谈论及性别议题、人物关系及演员表演等内容,探究影片创作思路与局限。导演以细腻温和的视角自觉书写兼具时间感与力量感的女性故事。疾病题材与双女主设定为演员提供了丰富的表演空间,片中既有写意表演风格的尝试,也融合了演员既往艺术形象与气质,影片借这个历经磨难的家庭展现被忽视的人际关系与美好人性。水的意象连接现实与幻觉,寓示人物精神状态的变化,也凝结着创作者的生命体验。

Song of Spring depicts the later life of a mother and daughter with poetic images.The interview focuses on gender issues,the establishment of relationships between characters,actors’performances and other aspects,trying to explore the ideas and limitations of film creation.The director writes a moving female story with a delicate and gentle perspective consciously.The theme of disease and the setting of double heroine provide sufficient performance space for the actors.The film not only attempts to freehand acting style,but also integrates the actors’previous artistic image and temperament.Song of Spring shows the neglected interpersonal relationship and the beautiful humanity through this suffering family.The water in the film connects reality and illusion,foreshadowing the changing mental states of the characters,and congealing the director’s experience of life.