只有悲剧才有震撼人心的力量?在评判电影时,我们常常忽视喜剧的艺术价值。BBC今年邀请来自6大洲的数百名影评人评选出史上百部最伟大的喜剧,至少你可以从中找出能博你一笑的电影。
“Whysoserious”
“干嘛这么严肃呢?”
TheJoker’scatchphrasewasthemostcommonresponsetoBBCCulture’spollof177criticslastyeartodeterminethe100greatestfilmsofthe21stCentury.Veryfewcomediesmadethatlist,apartfromWesAnderson’sconfectionsandafewPixarromps.Thatcanonofmodernclassicsshowedhowveryoften‘whatmakesuslaugh’isneglectedwhenassessingcinematicgreatness.Issheddingatearwhilewatchingafilmamorevaluableemotionalresponsethanachuckle
It’scertainlytruethattheAcademyAwardshaveroutinelyoverlookedcomedy.Ofthe89winnersforbestpicture,onlysevencanreallybecalledcomedies:ItHappenedOneNight,YouCan’tTakeItWithYou,AroundtheWorldin80Days,TheApartment,TomJones,AnnieHall,andBirdman.
显而易见的是,奥斯卡金像奖经常忽视喜剧。89部最佳影片中,只有7部可以真正被称为喜剧:《一夜风流》《浮生若梦》《环游世界八十天》《公寓春光》《汤姆琼斯》《安妮霍尔》和《鸟人》。
SothisyearBBCCulturedecidedtogetseriousaboutcomedy.Weasked253filmcritics–118womenand135men–from52countriesandsixcontinentsasimple:“Whatdoyouthinkarethe10bestcomediesofalltime”Filmsfromanycountrymadesincecinemawasinventedwereeligible,andBBCCulturedidnothingtodefineinadvancewhatacomedyis;weleftthattoeachofthecriticstodecide.Asalways,weurgedtheexpertstogowiththeirheartandpickpersonalfavourites,filmsthatarepartoftheirlives,notjusttheonesthatmeetsomeidealofgreatness.
所以今年BBC文化版块决定对喜剧严肃一些。我们收集了来自6大洲52个国家共计253名影评人(118名女性,135名男性)关于“你心目中最伟大的10部喜剧”的意见。自电影发明以来的任何国家的电影都可以,BBC文化也从未事先定义何为喜剧;我们将此自由留给每一个影评人。我们一如既往地主张影评人追随内心,选择个人最爱的、已成为他们生活中一部分的电影,而非仅仅符合“伟大”理念的电影。
AndguesswhatOnlythreeofthosebestpicture-winningcomediesmadethetop100.But,inasurprise,quiteafewcomediesmadesince2000madethecut,eveniftheyhadbeenoverlookedinour100greatestfilmsofthe21stCenturylistlastyear.Thehighest-rankedfilmofthiscenturyisAnchorman:TheLegendofRonBurgundyatnumber33.ToniErdmannisthemostrecentfilmtomakethetop100,whileSafetyLast!istheoldest.
你猜怎么着?在曾获得奥斯卡最佳影片奖的喜剧中,只有三部入围本次榜单的前100。不过,令人意外的是,很多本世纪制作的喜剧进入了榜单,尽管它们去年并未入围21世纪100部最伟大电影。本世纪制作的喜剧中排名最高的是《王牌播音员》,位列33名。《颠父人生》是榜单中最“年轻”的电影,最“老”的则是《安全至下》。
Theresultsareilluminatinginotherways.Theyshowthatmenandwomenhaveverysimilarcomedictastes,withafewkeypointsofdivergence–womenweremuchmoreinclinedtovoteforCluelesswhileguysstumpedforAnimalHouse.Andthere’sevidencethatcomedyisnotuniversal,thatwhat’sconsideredajokeinEnglishdialoguemaynotsurvivetranslation,andcertainregionsoftheworldfindsomefilmsfunnierthancriticsinotherregionsdo.Infact,iftheresultshadjustbeenconfinedtocriticsfromtheUSandCanadaanentirelydifferentfilmwouldhavetoppedthelist.ItwaslargelybecauseofthecriticsfromEurope,EastAsiaandLatinAmericathatSomeLikeItHotwasultimatelycrownednumberone.Wehopethislistwillhelpcomedyreceivetheartisticconsiderationitdeserves.Orattheveryleast,thatitwillinspireyoutodiscoverfilmstoputasmileonyourface.
BBC:史上100部最伟大的喜剧
100.(并列)《喜剧之王》
TheKingofComedy(MartinScorsese,1982)
100.《猎艳高手》
TheLadiesMan(JerryLewis,1961)
99.《大笨蛋》
TheJerk(CarlReiner,1979)
98.《宿醉》
TheHangover(ToddPhillips,2009)
97.《音乐盒》
TheMusicBox(JamesParrott,1932)
96.《绛帐海堂春》
BornYesterday(GeorgeCukor,1950)
95.《捉鬼敢死队》
Ghostbusters(IvanReitman,1984)
94.《青春年少》
Rushmore(WesAnderson,1998)
93.《南方公园》
SouthPark:Bigger,Longer&Uncut(TreyParker,1999)
92.《泯灭天使》
TheExterminatingAngel(LuisBuuel,1962)
91.《爱的大追踪》
What'sUp,Doc(PeterBogdanovich,1972)
90.《求婚妙术》
ANewLeaf(ElaineMay,1971)
89.《雏菊》
Daisies(VeraChytilová,1966)
88.《超级名模》
Zoolander(BenStiller,2001)
87.《绅士爱美人》
GentlemenPreferBlondes(HowardHawks,1953)
86.《仁心与冠冕》
KindHeartsandCoronets(RobertHamer,1949)
85.《阿玛柯德》
Amarcord(FedericoFellini,1973)
84.《等待古夫曼》
WaitingforGuffman(ChristopherGuest,1996)
83.《安全至下》
SafetyLast!(FredCNewmeyerandSamTaylor,1923)
82.《笑破铁幕》
TopSecret!(JimAbrahams,DavidZuckerandJerryZucker,1984)
81.《我为玛丽狂》
There'sSomethingAboutMary(BobbyandPeterFarrelly,1998)
80.《上班一条虫》
OfficeSpace(MikeJudge,1999)
79.《晚餐游戏》
TheDinnerGame(FrancisVeber,1998)
78.《公主新娘》
ThePrincessBride(RobReiner,1987)
77.《意大利式离婚》
DivorceItalianStyle(PietroGermi,1961)
76.《爱情无计》
DesignforLiving(ErnstLubitsch,1933)
75.《棕榈滩的故事》
ThePalmBeachStory(PrestonSturges,1942)
74.《颠倒乾坤》
TradingPlaces(JohnLandis,1983)
73.《肥佬教授》
TheNuttyProfessor(JerryLewis,1963)
72.《白头神探》
TheNakedGun:FromtheFilesofPoliceSquad!(DavidZucker,1988)
71.《天才一族》
TheRoyalTenenbaums(WesAnderson,2001)
70.《灵通人士》
IntheLoop(ArmandoIannucci,2009)
69.《爱与死》
LoveandDeath(WoodyAllen,1975)
68.《妮诺奇嘉》
Ninotchka(ErnstLubitsch,1939)
67.《老瑞和哈迪之沙漠王子》
SonsoftheDesert(WilliamASeiter,1933)
66.《热血警探》
HotFuzz(EdgarWright,2007)
65.《疯狂高尔夫》
Caddyshack(HaroldRamis,1980)
64.《非亲兄弟》
StepBrothers(AdamMcKay,2008)
63.《毒药与老妇》
ArsenicandOldLace(FrankCapra,1944)
62.《吸血鬼生活》
WhatWeDointheShadows(JemaineClementandTaikaWaititi,2014)
61.《美国战队:世界警察》
TeamAmerica:WorldPolice(TreyParker,2004)
60.《僵尸肖恩》
ShaunoftheDead(EdgarWright,2004)
59.《颠父人生》
ToniErdmann(MarenAde,2016)
58.《西力传》
Zelig(WoodyAllen,1983)
57.《贱女孩》
MeanGirls(MarkWaters,2004)
56.《广播新闻》
BroadcastNews(JamesLBrooks,1987)
55.《人狗对对碰》
BestinShow(ChristopherGuest,2000)
54.《哈洛与慕德》
HaroldandMaude(HalAshby,1971)
53.《福禄双霸天》
TheBluesBrothers(JohnLandis,1980)
52.《我的高德弗里》
MyManGodfrey(GregoryLaCava,1936)
51.《七次机会》
SevenChances(BusterKeaton,1925)
50.《崩溃边缘的女人》
WomenontheVergeofaNervousBreakdown(PedroAlmodóvar,1988)
49.《资产阶级的审慎魅力》
TheDiscreetCharmoftheBourgeoisie(LuisBuuel,1972)
48.《天堂里的烦恼》
TroubleinParadise(ErnstLubitsch,1932)
47.《动物屋》
AnimalHouse(JohnLandis,1978)
46.《低俗小说》
PulpFiction(QuentinTarantino,1994)
45.《曼哈顿的大人物》
BigDealonMadonnaStreet(MarioMonicelli,1958)
44.《最爆伴娘团》
Bridesmaids(PaulFeig,2011)
43.《陆军野战医院》
M*A*S*H(RobertAltman,1970)
42.《春闺风月》
TheAwfulTruth(LeoMcCarey,1937)
41.《波拉特》
Borat:CulturalLearningsofAmericaforMakeBenefitGloriousNationofKazakhstan(LarryCharles,2006)
40.《金牌制作人》
TheProducers(MelBrooks,1967)
39.《歌声俪影》
ANightattheOpera(SamWoodandEdmundGoulding,1935)
38.《费城故事》
ThePhiladelphiaStory(GeorgeCukor,1940)
37.《苏利文的旅行》
Sullivan’sTravels(PrestonSturges,1941)
36.《一条叫旺达的鱼》
AFishCalledWanda(CharlesCrichtonandJohnCleese,1988)
35.《雨中曲》
Singin'intheRain(StanleyDonenandGeneKelly,1952)
34.《独领风骚》
Clueless(AmyHeckerling,1995)
33.《王牌播音员》
Anchorman:TheLegendofRonBurgundy(AdamMcKay,2004)
32.《抚养亚历桑纳》
RaisingArizona(JoelandEthanCoen,1987)
31.《窈窕淑男》
Tootsie(SydneyPollack,1982)
30.《于洛先生的假期》
MonsieurHulot'sHoliday(JacquesTati,1953)
29.《当哈利碰上莎莉》
WhenHarryMetSally...(RobReiner,1989)
28.《一夜风流》
ItHappenedOneNight(FrankCapra,1934)
27.《公寓春光》
TheApartment(BillyWilder,1960)
26.《我的舅舅》
MonOncle(JacquesTati,1958)
25.《淘金记》
TheGoldRush(CharlieChaplin,1925)
24.《我与长指甲》
WithnailandI(BruceRobinson,1987)
23.《狂欢宴》
TheParty(BlakeEdwards,1968)
22.《新科学怪人》
YoungFrankenstein(MelBrooks,1974)
21.《城市之光》
CityLights(CharlieChaplin,1931)
20.《灼热的马鞍》
BlazingSaddles(MelBrooks,1974)
19.《淑女伊芙》
TheLadyEve(PrestonSturges,1941)
18.《福尔摩斯二世》
SherlockJr(BusterKeaton,1924)
17.《育婴奇谭》
BringingUpBaby(HowardHawks,1938)
16.《大独裁者》
TheGreatDictator(CharlieChaplin,1940)
15.《巨蟒与圣杯》
MontyPythonandtheHolyGrail(TerryGilliamandTerryJones,1975)
14.《女友礼拜五》
HisGirlFriday(HowardHawks,1940)
13.《你逃我也逃》
ToBeorNotToBe(ErnstLubitsch,1942)
12.《摩登时代》
ModernTimes(CharlieChaplin,1936)
11.《谋杀绿脚趾》
TheBigLebowski(JoelandEthanCoen,1998)
10.《将军号》
TheGeneral(ClydeBruckmanandBusterKeaton,1926)
9.《摇滚万万岁》
ThisIsSpinalTap(RobReiner,1984)
Playtime(JacquesTati,1967)
7.《空前绝后满天飞》
Airplane!(JimAbrahams,DavidZuckerandJerryZucker,1980)
6.《布莱恩的一生》
LifeofBrian(TerryJones,1979)
5.《鸭羹》
DuckSoup(LeoMcCarey,1933)
4.《土拨鼠之日》
GroundhogDay(HaroldRamis,1993)
3.《安妮霍尔》
AnnieHall(WoodyAllen,1977)
2.《奇爱博士》
DrStrangeloveor:HowILearnedtoStopWorryingandLovetheBomb(StanleyKubrick,1964)