1817年，灭绝法国大作家司汤达来到意大利，灭绝在佛罗伦萨终日沉醉于文艺复兴时期的大师杰作。一天，他到圣十字教堂参观米开朗基罗、伽利略和马基雅维利的陵墓，刚走出教堂大门，突然感到头脑纷乱，心脏剧烈颤动，每走一步都像要摔倒。医生诊断这是由于频繁欣赏艺术珍品使心理过于激动所至，这种 因强烈的美感而引发的罕见病症从此被称为“司汤达综合症”。直到今天，佛罗伦萨的医生仍会不时碰到“司汤达综合症”患者，病情严重的甚至要住几天医院。他们多半是狂爱艺术且极具鉴赏力的游客，野心勃勃，要在几天之内扫遍这座文艺复兴中心城市的艺术宝藏，结果却在接踵而来的视觉冲击中不堪重负。但意大利人对“司汤达综合症”有百分之百的免疫力，对他们来说，文艺复兴的辉煌，像空气一样无所不在，从幼年到迟暮，他们的生活里一直流动着达芬奇、米开朗基罗、拉斐尔那个天才时代的气息电影中的女警官，和当年的司汤达一样，被乌菲齐美术馆美不胜收的藏品折磨得当场昏倒。佛罗伦萨警校肯定不设心理测试这一关，否则她无法毕业。而歹徒又怎么知道她有这个毛病？大概是阿金托透露给他的……
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回复 :《电影手册》2018年年度十佳。一个夏天在巴黎地区的一个休闲岛上。对某些人来说，这是冒险、拖拉和犯罪的地方，对另一些人来说，这是避难和逃避的地方。从收费的海滩到隐蔽的角落，探索一个童年的王国，与世界的动荡产生共鸣。
回复 :What could the fate of the Villa Empain, Baron Empain’s crazy project in Brussels, which has gone through a long and eventful journey since its completion in 1934, possibly inspire? Katharina Kastner’s challenge was to draw the portrait of the place, keeping in mind the work of time, like in a human existence. Shot in 16mm, her film appeals to the senses, it captures the stirring of leaves undulating in the garden light, the movement of iridescent pearls, or the colourful games of a piece by Daniel Buren. Without a word, but with a caressing camera, she pays close attention to the hidden patterns on the gorgeous marbles, or to the veins in the most precious types of wood used to decorate the rooms. In slight touches, regardless of the monumental aspect of the 27.000 square-feet villa and the pool that so impressed its first visitors, Katharina Kastner o ers an organic vision of the place, which has been marked by the trials and tribulations of life, and used successively as a museum, an embassy and a squat, until its final renovation. The clever editing makes furtive connections, underlines colour associations, mixes up times and tactile sensations, while the spaces we explore keep rustling. The film takes us on a reminiscing journey, with slices of Empain’s life, from the family archive here on a holiday, there playing on the beach, images from a distant past that keep haunting the premises. The film reveals to us this living space that was designed like a piece of art, but it does so in a wandering way. This dream vision guides us through the villa like an echo of foregone fantasies, a mental space, but also a welcoming backdrop for the work of time. A bit like the fingerprint work we see in the film, or the slight touch of a pencil on a blank sheet.
