《好猫》简介

好猫 GOOD CATS

2008 / 中国China / 剧情 / 103' / 彩色+黑白Colour + B&W 
四川方言 英文字幕 In Sichuan Dialect with English Subtitles

世界首映World Premiere

第四十三届卡罗维发利国际电影节 — 独立电影竞赛

43^rd Karlovy Vary IFF - competitive section Forum of Independents

导演Director: 应亮YING Liang

编剧Screenplay: 应亮YING Liang、彭姗PENG Shan

监制Producer: 彭姗PENG Shan

艺术监制Artistic Producer: 杜庆春DU Qingchun

摄影Photography: 李荣圣LI Rongsheng、应亮YING Liang
声音Sound: 应亮YING Liang、王龙WANG Long

剪辑Editing: 应亮YING Liang

音乐总监Music Supervise: 张骁ZHANG Xiao

音乐Music: 羔羊的葬礼 Lamb's Funeral

故事简介Synopsis

自贡，中国西南省份四川的一座内陆城市，因房地产业的彻底崛起而命运陡转。

罗亮，一个替房地产老板开车和跑腿的人，快三十岁了，骑着破摩托，住着老房子，满足于做别人的附庸，被知识分子家庭出身的老婆耻笑，虽然他也有个梦想——衣锦还乡。

Due to the sharp rise in real estate prices, drastic changes have occurred in Zigong, an inland city in Sichuan Province in Southwest China.

Luo Liang, almost thirty, is a chauffeur who runs errands for a real estate boss. He rides a broken motorcycle and lives in a shabby house. Although he is sneered at by a wife who came from a family of intellectuals, he is content with being somebody's vassal. Still, he dreams of returning home with fame and money.

导演简述Director's statement

片名来自邓小平的一句话：“不管黑猫白猫，只要抓住老鼠的就是好猫”。

在这样一个价值判断之下，一幕幕时代与众人的悲剧正不断地上演。人与猫一样，是附属的、卑微的、被摆弄的，工具而已，无论老板、“狗腿子”、农民，还是钉子户。。。

猫，也很贴合当前的时代精神，它一种非常“和谐”的动物。因为我们的政府一直在说：中国人正在建造一个“和谐社会”。

我一边在剪辑一边在看、在想——生活真的就如我所描绘的这样吗？是不是有点失度？有点超现实？但很遗憾，生活基本上就是我所描绘的这样，甚至也许我还观察、思考、表达得不够敏锐、彻底和坦率！电影里很多场景与对话是我亲身经历或者亲耳听闻的，拍出来用以纪念我在四川地区这七年以来的生活。

The title is originally part of a quote from Deng Xiaoping: "As long as the cat can catch a mouse, it is a good cat no matter whether it is a black cat or a white cat."

In a society dominated by these values, tragedies will be continuous. The value of a human being is the same as that of the cat; a humble accessory or tool to be used as it may, whether that be as a boss, a henchman, a peasant or some other menial function.

The cat, a joyful and harmonious animal, also fits well with the spirits of the times. Our government has always said that the Chinese people are building a harmonious society.

When I was editing the film, I could not help thinking, "Is life really the way I describe? Is the film exaggerated or surreal?" Unfortunately, life is just what I described in the film. It is even possible that I have not observed, reflected or expressed myself thoroughly or genuinely enough. Many of the scenes and conversations in the film were experienced or overheard by me when I lived in Zigong. I took notes and made those notes into this film in memory of the seven years I spent in this town.