vineri, 31 august 2012

I am a doctor needed by our dying men. And I ran.

I ran with them. I am a doctor needed by our dying men. And I ran.
Dispose of me, garbage inspector!
Din varianta din 1957 a "A Farewell to Arms" m-a impresionat scena sfarsitului maiorului Alessandro Rinaldi , jucat de Viitorio de Sica (Singurul sau Oscar, l-a luat nu pentru regie, ci pentru acest rol).
Povestea e cam asa: Armata italiana , in retragere, lasa in urma ranitii rav din spitalul militar. Cu acestia ramane numai un preot (Alberto Sordi). Maiorul Rinaldi, chirurg militar primeste ordin sa se retraga odata cu ceilalti. Disperarea lui atinge cote maxime si  incepe sa vorbeasca "necontrolat" in coloana in retragere. Ce urmeaza este absurd si grotesc: chirurgul care voia sa ramana cu ranitii este arestat de politia militara si condamnat de curtea martiala...

Major Rinaldi:   Make way for Rinaldi, who is saving his skin.
Frederick Henry: Shut up, Rini. You're full of fever.

Major Rinaldi: Get off!
Major Rinaldi: Look. Look, the German spy is spitting on us. The dead man spits on us.
That's what we deserve. It's hopeless.
Frederick Henry: Bad luck, Rini. We're walking.

Major Rinaldi:  Where's Bonello?
Frederick Henry: I don't know. I was asleep.
Major Rinaldi: Just deserted, huh?
[..]
Frederick Henry:  Come, Rini, it's gonna be a long haul. Father Galli stayed.
Major Rinaldi: The priest stayed, but Rinaldi runs.
Frederick Henry: Come on. No nonsense.
[...]
Major Rinaldi: What's the use? What's the use?
Frederick Henry: Stop, Rini.
Major Rinaldi: What good are we to Italy?
Major Rinaldi: We are fit only for surrender.
Frederick Henry: Shut up!
Major Rinaldi: Let the Germans collect the garbage with a shovel!

Others: You're under arrest.
Frederick Henry: What are you talking about? You can't touch an officer.
Others: Shoot him if he resists.
Frederick Henry: What is this? Who are you?
Others: Battle police.
Frederick Henry: Why arrest Major Rinaldi?
Others:  We heard him. A German infiltrator preaching defeat.
Frederick Henry:  He's just the opposite!
Others: Take him away!

Police: What's your division?
Major Rinaldi: Nineteenth.
PoliceThe 19th division was pulled out 10 days ago. You're a German in Italian uniform. 
Police: He's a spy. Guilty of preaching surrender. I request he be sentenced to death. I place the accused in the hands of the court-martial.

Court:  In the name of His Majesty, the court finds the prisoner guilty...
...and orders him shot.
Major Rinaldi: Wait. Wait. I will talk. I will talk, wait!
Keep your hands off me. I need no assistance.
Court:  Your name, rank and birthplace.
Major Rinaldi:  My name is Alessandro Rinaldi.
My rank is that of a coward. My birthplace I will not disgrace by naming it.
Court:You have medical corps insignia.
Major Rinaldi: Forgive me. I forgot to tear it off.

Frederick Henry: No, Rini, stop it. Tell them the truth!

Court: He was spreading disorder. He called our army "garbage." He was telling our men to surrender. 
Major Rinaldi: I ran.
I ran with them. I am a doctor needed by our dying men. And I ran.
Dispose of me, garbage inspector!


Frederick Henry: Let me talk for him.
Court: Silence.

Major Rinaldi:
Come, you heroes. Shoot the coward, and win the war.
Court:  You are a German infiltrator or a confessed deserter.
In the name of His Majesty, you're ordered to be shot.
.
Frederick Henry: You're mad. Major Rinaldi's sick. He's sick, I tell you.
Colonel.  You must listen to me. He's one of the best surgeons in your army.

Cred ca am mai spus asta: nasul meu a fost chirurg militar in al doilea razboi mondial. a facut atuci cateva sute sau mii de operatii... Candva in anii 70, la televizor (cu doua posturi, toata lumea vedea atunci acelasi lucru), sambata seara , era un film de razboi, rusesc sau american , nu conteaza. Nasul meu, ii suna pe ai mei, pe parinti si le spune trist: "Ia uite ma, ce dau astia la televizor... Mai bine aratau pe unii care fac dragoste". Slobod la gura ca orice chirurg, el nu mai suporta insa sa revada scenele din razboi, nici sub forma artistica. Pentru noi era un film, era distractie, pentru el era un prilej de amintiri dureroase.

vineri, 10 august 2012

George Clooney in rolul lui George Clooney


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/24/george-clooney-spies-secrets-sudan

<<Nathaniel Raymond is the first to admit that he has an unusual job description. "I count tanks from space for George Clooney," said the tall, easygoing Massachusetts native as he sat in a conference room in front of a map of the Sudanese region of South Kordofan.>>

<<Raymond is director of the Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP), which aims to use advanced satellite imagery to monitor potential human rights abuses in Sudan. And it was all Clooney's idea, turning him from just another Hollywood liberal with a pet cause to a genuine expert and campaigner on Sudan. Together with John Prendergast, another campaigner, Clooney has sneaked repeatedly into the country to document the random bombing of civilians and other atrocities.>>

Stiam ca George Clooney a luat atitudine fata de situatia din Sudan (infruntarile sangeroase intre Nors si Sud, in care civilii au de suferit). Nu stiam de satelit.
Am aflat dintr-o emisiune "Inside Actor Studio" partea in care vorbea studentilor in arta teatrului si cinematografului. Cand se intampla dezastre - zicea Clooney - noi oamenii spuneam ca am aflat prea tarziu. Am aflat prea tarziu de lagarele din anii 30-40, am aflat prea tarzuiu de Cambodgia, prea tarziu de Liberia... si daca am aflat la timp le-am fi oprit. 
Oare? - se intreaba el.
Uite ca lucrurile acelea se intampla ACUM. Si ce facem?
Am o casa in Italia, langa lacul Como, unde ma simt minunat, spune el. Dar de ce sa am casa in cel mai frumos si mai linisti loc de pe pamant? De ce sa nu am casa si acolo unde oamenii sufera? 
Asa a ajuns sa comande folosirea unui satelit care sa fotografieze si sa monitorizeze zona de conflict, satelit pentru plata caruia strange 3 milioane pe an.

Daca nu ati vazut emisiunea "Inside Actor Studio" (discutia cu studentii) cu el, o recomand cu caldura. George Clooney in rolul lui George Clooney joaca extraordinar - mai bine decat a facut-o de exemplu Antony Hopkins in aceeasi emisiune.