情留半天 日落巴黎 Before Sunrise & Before Sunset

很多年前的深夜，偶爾在電視看到已放了小半的《情留半天》，一看就愛上了。《情留半天》成為我三大喜愛的愛情片之一。










故事是這樣的：男主角謝西(伊森霍克Ethan Hawke飾)與女主角莎蓮(茱莉蝶兒Julie Delpy飾)偶然在火車邂逅並言談甚歡。謝西按行程本應獨自在維也納下車，等待隔天飛回美國的班機；莎蓮則預備回到巴黎。然而大家一見如故。在意猶未盡之下，謝西大膽邀請莎蓮同遊維也納，放是兩人決定一起在維也納下車，共同度過剩下的時光，一個難忘的晚上。

整部電影只有這一男一女喋喋不休的對談，然而我覺得這部電影可愛浪漫之極。

我被詩人即場作詩那一幕吸引住，而一直把戲看下去。謝西和莎蓮於萊茵河畔，遇到一位詩人，要求用詩換取金錢，只要你給他一個字，最後他們給了milkshake（奶昔）這一個字，幾分鐘後，詩人也依約寫下了一首詩包含milkshake的詩：

Daydream delusion
Limousine Eyelash
Oh, baby with your pretty face
Drop a tear in my wineglass
Look at those big eyes
See what you mean to me
Sweet cakes and milkshakes
I am a delusioned angel
I am a fantasy parade
I want you to know what I think
Don't want you to guess anymore
You have no idea where I came from
We have no idea where we're going
Launched in life
Like branches in the river
Flowing downstream
Caught in the current
I'll carry you. You'll carry me
That's how it could be
Don't you know me
Don't you know me by now

兩人手挽手穿插維也納的大街小巷，於唱片店的試聽室偷望對方，於摩天輪上接吻，於湖畔漫步，於小酒館給占卜師占卜，於草地上纏綿悱惻......二人一邊走着，一邊天南地北，東拉西扯，無所不談，從天亮談到天黑，談愛情觀、人生觀、宗教、死亡、性、文化、政治、戰爭、環境......期間沒有山盟海誓，沒有痛哭流涕，卻這麼窩心。觀眾都被這知性的對談，雋永的對答牽引下去，看着他倆情愫漸生，繼而心靈契合。二人的交談是真正從心感受，以心溝通。沒有計算，沒有考慮，只是男與女一場偶然的相遇，愛情就在一夜間發生。

日出了，二人縱使戀戀不捨，亦要各自上路。在火車站離別前一刻，相約半年後在月台再會。

電影結尾時，導演帶觀眾重遊二人先前遊玩的地方，如今卻空無一人，卻殘餘着愛情留下的微溫，讓觀眾回味。

到底二人在半年後有否再會呢？導演留下一個開放的結局。

九年後，謝西與莎蓮再續未了緣。當年在愛情路上還懵懵懂懂廿歲出頭的青年男女，如今成長為三十多的熟男熟女，各自都有一些經歷，一些滄桑，一些人生歷練。男的已有家庭，女的在感情上仍然一片失落。

場景由維也納轉到巴黎。《日落巴黎》採取「實時拍攝」。謝西帶着以這段邂逅寫成的書來到巴黎，就在他開新書記者會的同時，莎蓮出現了。日落之後就要趕搭飛機的謝西，利用留在巴黎最後的幾個小時，拉着莎蓮在咖啡館中、巴黎街頭與塞納河的觀光船上，彷彿停不下來似的說着話，想用最短的時間知道對方這九年來的境遇，試探自己在對方心中位置。兩人有永遠聊不完的話題。日落時分即將來臨，離謝西飛機起飛的時間愈來愈接近。這次他會留下來和她一起嗎？同樣，導演留下一個開放的結局。

也許，就像傑西在電影一開始說的，每個人對開放式結局的看法，正好透露出了他是個浪漫，或是憤世嫉俗的人。

如果二人在半年後重逢而結合，愛情會否變質？變得跟目前身邊的另一半一樣，彷如陌路人，感情並不如意？愛情的夢想幻滅？

雖然是一夜情緣，十四小時的相伴，卻如此刻骨銘心，難以忘懷。

男的寫了書，女的寫了歌。



A Waltz For A Night
~Julie Delpy

Let me sing you a waltz
Out of nowhere, out of my thoughts
Let me sing you a waltz
About this one night stand

You were for me that night
Everything I always dreamt of in life
But now you're gone
You are far gone
All the way to your island of rain

It was for you just a one night thing
But you were much more to me
Just so you know

I hear rumors about you
About all the bad things you do
But when we were together alone
You didn't seem like a player at all

I don't care what they say
I know what you meant for me that day
I just wanted another try
I just wanted another night
Even if it doesn't seem quite right
You meant for me much more
Than anyone I've met before

One single night with you little Jesse
Is worth a thousand with anybody

I have no bitterness, my sweet
I'll never forget this one night thing
Even tomorrow, another arms
My heart will stay yours until I die

Let me sing you a waltz
Out of nowhere, out of my blues
Let me sing you a waltz
About this lovely one night stand