蔡明亮,谈《日子》

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Days, 2020 ©️Homegreen Films

《郊遊》之後
我沒有再寫劇本
卻沒有停下來
我用幾年的時間
以小康慢走的概念
完成了八部影片
而現實生活中的小康
同時經歷一場莫名的病
生病的模樣
令人不敢正視
因為病得太久
有時我就拍下來
拍來做什麼也不知道

三年前
我在曼谷遇見了一位寮國外勞
透過視訊
看見他在簡陋的房間裡
煮他的家鄉菜

我忍不住飛去拍他
就這樣
開始了我的另一部電影

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After Stray Dogs, I stopped developing scripts.
However, I never stopped making films.
Within a few years,
I’ve made eight films
based on the concept of Kang’s slow walking.
Meanwhile, in real life,
Kang suffered a strange physical illness.
It pained me to see his frail appearance.
Because his infirmity continued for so long,
I sometimes filmed it.
Though I didn’t know how I’d use the footage.

Three years ago, I met a Laotian worker in Bangkok.
Via our video chat,
I saw him cooking his hometown foods
in his rather shabby room.
I felt compelled to fly over and film him.

And just like that,
I began making another film.

蔡明亮

中国台湾影视导演、编剧