* 有繁体中文样章、西班牙语书稿
对於所有亟欲剖析我内心世界的人而言,
这本书就是我最诚恳丶最透明的自我呈现了。──阿莫多瓦
一九八三年的某一天,以前卫风格着称的《月亮》杂志总编辑向阿莫多瓦邀稿写专栏,这位作风前卫的新锐导演一口应允,而且勤奋笔耕丶按时交稿。不过,他并没有像别人那样中规中矩地写专栏,反而塑造了当代最狂野的小说主角:A片巨星佩蒂.狄芙莎!
佩蒂在专栏中叙述了各种放荡不羁的性爱与毒品经历,内容辛辣丶露骨,那是八○年代马德里文化运动的真切写照,也是阿莫多瓦另一种形式的真实告白!换言之,小说中的「佩蒂.狄芙莎」,正是阿莫多瓦本人的化身。
除了〈佩蒂.狄芙莎〉这篇短篇小说之外,本书还收录了「国际级大导演的忠告」与「万花筒」两个单元。前者对於如何靠拍电影成名丶成名後如何自处等问题提供各种偏方,同时附送阿莫多瓦式的自嘲与幽默;後者则涵盖了温馨的怀旧忆往散文丶电影札记丶文化探讨丶极短篇小说的创作……等内容。
喜爱阿莫多瓦丶想深入了解阿莫多瓦的读者,绝对不能错过这唯一的丶第一手自我剖白!
关于作者:
一九五一年生,享有西班牙「电影国宝」的美誉。他以自己独有的电影风格和电影美学,成为好莱坞以外最具国际号召力的电影大师之一。作品有着很强的观赏性和娱乐性,色彩艳俗绚烂,情节离奇热闹。电影海报更是浓烈瑰丽,洋溢着特有的西班牙风情。
阿莫多瓦自称是希区考克丶比利.怀德和路易斯.布纽尔「三位一体的艺术象徵」。身为一个同性恋者,他以狂诞的黑色幽默和具颠覆性的性爱道德观,毫不逊色地接下其前辈布纽尔丶帕索里尼的传承,又以其作品的通俗性,扩大这类电影的影响力。知名的电影作品有:《高跟鞋》《斗牛士》《悄悄告诉她》《我的母亲》《玩美女人》……等多部,创作质量兼备。
目录:
Acknowledgements.........................................................................................................vii
Introduction.....................................................................................................................ix
PATTY DIPHUSA................................................................................................................1
1. I, Patty Diphusa.....................................................................................................3
- Reality Imitates Porno..........................................................................................9
- Lovers' Spat in a Disco John................................................................................15
- A Kilo of Shrimp..................................................................................................23
- Language is a Convention, Or: Ana Conda's Amnesiac Boyfriend……………………29
- This Time I Don't Get Laid...................................................................................35
- Cops Bum Me Out...............................................................................................41
- The Girl That Looked Like Spencer Tracy............................................................47
- I'm Back...............................................................................................................53
- A Bourgeois Episode...........................................................................................59
- Patty The Myth...................................................................................................69
FILLER..............................................................................................................................79
· Without Love, Life Just Isn't Life.........................................................................81
· Scarlett O'Hara, A Perfect Manchega.................................................................85
· Coming to Madrid...............................................................................................89
· Styles and Customs in the Nineties.....................................................................95
· Self-Interview 1984.............................................................................................99
· A Good Start.....................................................................................................107
· The Birth of Dada (1978)..................................................................................115
· Scrotum in the Wind.........................................................................................119
· Promotion.........................................................................................................123
ADVICE ON HOW TO BECOME AN INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS FILMMAKER…………..129
1. The Vocation.....................................................................................................131
2. The City.............................................................................................................135
3. It's Just Not Right!.............................................................................................141
4. Loneliness at the Top........................................................................................149