Growing up in the United States, Lisa Lin, a second-generation Chinese American who does not speak any Chinese, thinks her “Chinese” identity is necessary in a cultural melting pot like New York. Only after her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and after eventually forgetting English, does Lisa realise that she had never tried to understand her mother’s world. Will...
2022 年 5 月 29 日于伦敦,Odyssey Chinese Cinema Season
主演们的表演虽然没有特别出彩的地方,但也算是尽职尽责地完成了自己的任务。
画面构图独具匠心,遵循黄金分割等美学原则,远景展现宏大叙事,特写捕捉细腻情感,宛如流动画作,尽显导演艺术功底。
影片有亮点亦有瑕疵,精彩片段令人拍案叫绝,可拖沓处、失误点又让人忍不住吐槽,心情复杂纠结。
从专业的角度来看,《母语》在剧情架构和人物塑造上有一定的可取之处。