On Tuesday, several highly anticipated films held their world premieres at the Venice Film Festival, including a documentary directed by Alex Gibney focusing on Elon Musk, a psychological thriller starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, and a feature film directed by Casey Affleck.
週二,數部備受矚目的電影於威尼斯影展舉行全球首映,其中包括艾力克斯·吉伯尼執導、聚焦伊隆·馬斯克的紀錄片,一部由潘妮洛普·克魯茲與哈維爾·巴登聯袂主演的心理驚悚片,以及凱西·艾佛列克所執導的劇情長片。
This documentary, titled "Musk," runs nearly four hours (including an intermission), serving both as a portrait of the world's wealthiest individual and as a probing examination of his sphere of power and influence.
這部題為《馬斯克》的紀錄片,片長將近四小時(含中場休息),既是對這位全球首富的寫照,亦是對其權勢版圖與影響力疆域的深入探究。
Gibney, an Oscar-winning director who has helmed documentaries on powerful entities and figures such as Enron, Elizabeth Holmes, and Scientology, conceded that he initially harbored admiration for Musk and hoped to secure his consent for an interview.
曾為安隆、伊麗莎白·霍姆斯及山達基教等強權組織與人物執導紀錄片的奧斯卡得獎導演吉伯尼坦言,他起初對馬斯克懷有景仰之情,並期盼能獲得對方首肯接受訪談。
"In the end, he declined to speak with me any further," Gibney remarked.
「最終他拒絕再與我交談,」吉伯尼表示。
"So you begin to dig into the facts and follow where they lead.
「於是你開始挖掘事實,並順應事實的導向。
For me, the facts led me to a place that upended the myth — the myth, as I see it, being the narrative that casts Elon Musk as a modern-day Leonardo da Vinci."
對我而言,事實將我引至一處顛覆了神話的境地——我認為,那神話便是將伊隆·馬斯克視為現代達文西的敘事。」
Musk is by no means the only cinematic work that places a billionaire at the heart of its narrative.
《馬斯克》絕非唯一以億萬富豪為敘事核心的電影作品。
The Fortress, written and directed by Florian Zeller, revolves around a distinguished architect (played by Bardem) who is commissioned by a tech billionaire (played by Paul Dano) to construct an impregnable stronghold in Hawaii, designed to withstand apocalyptic catastrophe.
由佛洛里安·澤勒編劇並執導的《堡壘》,其劇情圍繞一位聲名顯赫的建築師(由巴登飾演)展開,他受一位科技界億萬富翁(由保羅·達諾飾演)之託,為其於夏威夷構築一座旨在抵禦末世災難的堅固堡壘。
However, the architect's wife (played by Cruz), a professional working in the field of literary editing, cannot help but raise profound questions and reflections regarding the motives and deeper implications behind her husband's acceptance of such an undertaking.
然而,建築師的妻子(由克魯茲飾演),一位任職於文學編輯領域的專業人士,不禁對丈夫應允此等計畫的動機與深意,提出了深刻的質疑與省思。
"The Fortress" touches on a range of contemporary themes—fear of the future, ecological threats, widening social inequality, and rampant individualism—yet it presents them through a profoundly personal lens: a couple's struggle with one another, Zeller stated in his director's note.
《堡壘》觸及了多個當代主題——對未來的恐懼、生態威脅、日益嚴重的社會不平等,以及猖獗的個人主義——但它透過一個深刻的個人視角來呈現:一對夫妻在彼此間的掙扎,」澤勒在導演聲明中表示。
"I wanted to explore love, loyalty, and forgiveness, while placing the audience in a deliberately ambiguous position."
「我想探討愛情、忠誠與寬恕,同時讓觀眾處於一種刻意模糊的立場。」
"In my view, they are among the most outstanding actors in contemporary cinema," Zeller remarked.
「在我看來,他們是當今影壇最傑出的演員之一,」澤勒表示。
He added that this also constitutes a distinctive approach to capturing authentic relationships.
他補充道,這也是一種捕捉真實關係的獨特方式。
Cruz expressed her profound relief that the film, which weaves together dialogue in both English and Spanish, authentically portrays the reality of a genuinely bilingual household.
克魯茲表示,她深感欣慰的是,這部融合英語與西班牙語對白的電影,如實呈現了一個真實的雙語家庭樣貌。
In the film, this family relocates from Madrid to London, where the children converse in Spanish within the confines of their home.
片中這個家庭自馬德里遷居倫敦,孩子們在家中以西班牙語交談。
The film competes for the Golden Lion alongside titles such as Wild Horse No. 9 and Ink, and, akin to them, is regarded as a formidable contender for accolades within the Venice Film Festival lineup, with a qualifying screening slated for 2026.
該片與《野馬九號》及《墨水》等片共同角逐金獅獎,與它們相似,它也被視為威尼斯影展片單中可能獲獎的強勁候選,預計於2026年進行資格放映。
Zeller's The Father previously secured Anthony Hopkins the Academy Award for Best Actor, while Zeller himself garnered the Best Adapted Screenplay accolade for the same film.
澤勒的《父親》曾助安東尼·霍普金斯贏得奧斯卡最佳男主角,澤勒本人亦憑該片獲得最佳改編劇本獎。
Also premiering was "The Companion," a meditation blending Gothic elements and exploring themes of mourning and compassion, directed and co-written by Affleck.
同樣於首映登場的還有《夥伴》,一部融合哥德式元素、探討哀悼與同情的沉思錄,由艾佛列克執導並聯合編劇。
The film, still seeking a distributor, opens in the winter of 1975 when a mysterious woman intrudes upon a holiday gathering, from which multiple narrative threads subsequently unfold.
該片仍在尋找發行商,故事始於1975年冬天,一位神秘女子闖入節日聚會,隨後發展出多條敘事線。
"This is not an overtly political film," Affleck remarked.
「這並非一部明確的政治電影,」艾佛列克說。
"Yet I am hardly indifferent to the world around me, and so my work is, to a certain extent, a response to the numerous violent conflicts in today's world, as well as to certain inner turmoil of my own."
「但我並非對周遭世界漠不關心,因此我的作品在某種程度上是對當今世上諸多劇烈衝突,以及我內心深處某些糾結的回應。」
"Neither of them was actually keen on being part of this production," Affleck confessed when speaking of his children.
「他們兩個其實都無意參與這部製作,」艾佛列克談及他的孩子時坦言。
"I suppose, having been immersed in this environment from a young age, they harbour a certain curiosity about it and possess an innate grasp of its very essence..."
「我想,他們自幼浸淫於此環境,對此懷有某種興致,並對其本質具備與生俱來的領悟……
Their performance was nothing short of outstanding, which rendered this experience the most memorable chapter of my career to date, as I was able to spend each day in the company of my children, playing alongside them; were it feasible, I would gladly relive such moments time and again.
他們的表現堪稱卓越,這使這段經歷成為我職業生涯迄今為止最為難忘的一頁,因為我每日都能與孩子們共處、相伴嬉遊;倘若可行,我願一再重溫這般時光。
I am well aware that they are unlikely to consent, yet I remain willing to make the attempt.
我深知他們恐怕不會應允,但我仍願一試。
Affleck dedicated this film to his parents, both of whom had made cameo appearances in "The Partner," but regrettably passed away in succession this year.
艾佛列克將此片獻予其雙親,二人亦曾於《夥伴》中客串演出,惜於今年相繼辭世。
He frankly admitted that his parents never had the chance to see this work during their lifetime.
他坦言,父母生前始終無緣得見此作。