看《邻家兄弟》那晚我坐在沙发上没动过窝——这片子慢悠悠地推着两兄弟在荷兰小镇上骑单车、拌嘴、发呆,像荷兰阴沉的天空一样压着情绪。最打动我的是他们偷邻居家草莓那段,笑声里带着泪,像把苦日子嚼出了甜头。两个小主角没有夸张的哭戏,却能把“想道歉却赌气走开”的纠结演得让人跟着揪心。如果你是那种会为《阳光小美女》里一家人七嘴八舌而微笑的人,或者喜欢《单车少年》里那种用平凡细节刺穿生活假面的拍法,这部冷门荷兰片值得找来看看。这片子没什么大场面,就是安安静静讲两个住在隔壁的男孩,怎么慢慢变成兄弟的。导演Cleo Julia Mullis刻意淡化戏剧冲突,用大量中景长镜头捕捉角色之间无声的试探与疏离,将情绪挤压在狭小的邻里空间里。
Coming of age film about Sven, a boy who feels trapped in his own family which only consists of duos. His brother Alex in return tries to keep Sven by his side through the same methods his parents use.