贾樟柯《任逍遥》

《任逍遥》于山西大同即兴拍摄，描写失业工人子弟的生活，写两名19岁少年抢劫银行的的故事。该片一改贾樟柯惯用的写实手法，风格迷离鬼异。

据影展方面称，女主角赵涛是本届电影节最佳女主角奖的有力争夺者，她在剧中饰演一个矿区野模特，她的表演闪现了当代女演员普遍缺乏的质感。

UNKNOWN PLEASURES
(REN XIAO YAO)
JAPAN | FRANCE | KOREA (South) | CHINA

directed by
Zhangke JIA

Actors Synopsis Extracts of Dialogues

Actors

Tao ZHAO Qiao Qiao
Wei Wei ZHAO Bin Bin
Qiong WU Xiao Ji
Qing Feng ZHOU Yuan Yuan
Hong Wei WANG Xiao Wu
Ru BAI Bin Bin's Mother
Xi An LIU Xiao Ji's Father

Synopsis

Jobless best friends Xiao Ji and Bin Bin have lots of time on their hands. Time to wander around town on motorbikes; time to hang out at the smoky recreation center.
Xiao Ji has a crush on pretty Qiao Qiao, a dancer-model who's landed a gig promoting Mongolian King Liquor. The fact she has a thug boyfriend doesn't seem to bother Xiao Ji. He relates life to American crime dramas. He doesn't see the point of living past the age of 30.
Bin Bin's mother thinks joining the army is the answer to her son's future. His girlfriend will be going away to a Beijing university for a future in international trade. Bin Bin likes holding hands, listening to karaoke favorites and watching Monkey King animation. He doesn't believe the future exists.
Their provincial city of Datong is closer to Mongolia than Beijing. But new highways are shortening the distance to the capital and television keeps them up-to-date on their nation's ever-changing role in world politics and economy. For a nonchalant generation that sees the future dictated by financial gain, it's sometimes too difficult to resist the temptation of easy money ...

It's 2001 and they're only 19.

Extracts of Dialogues

Qiao Qiao and Xiao Ji sit on a bed.

Qiao Qiao
Do you know Zhuangzi's "Dreams of Being a Butterfly?"

Xiao Ji
No.

Qiao Qiao
Do you know who Zhuangzi is?

Xiao Ji
Yes.

Qiao Qiao
Do you know "Unknown Pleasures?"

Xiao Ji
No.

Qiao Qiao
Zhuangzi wrote it. He philosophized that we should do what feels good.

Xiao Ji touches the tattoo on Qiao Qiao's bare shoulder.

Xiao Ji
Where did you get that butterfly?

Qiao Qiao
It landed there on its own.