主演：MarkPolish/StanaKatic/Jean-ClaudeThibaddd
导演：麦克·鲍力施
语言：英语/法语
地区:美国
编剧：马克·鲍力施
类型：剧情/爱情
上映时间：2011
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用户标签：爱情,法国电影,法国,Stana,美国电影,浪漫,文艺,MarkPolish
片长：87min
imdb编号：tt1648201
WhileIhadseenafewofthePolishBrothersothermoves,namely'TwinFallsIdaho'and'Northfork'IfreelyadmitImaynothavebeenawareof'ForLoversOnly'ifIdidn'tfollowStanaKaticonTwitter.WeallknowwhatagreatjobStanahasbeendoingintheroleofKateBeckettinCastleforthepast3seasonssoanyotherprojectthatsheisinvolvedwithdeservesapeek,right?Areyoutired/boredwiththeusualHollywoodCGIladen,bigbang,beat'emupfare?Likeme,doyouneedtobeemotionallyinvestedinamovie?Iftheansweris"yes"then'ForLoversOnly'isdefinitelythemovieforyou.
Itquitesimplycouldn'tbeanyfurtherfromyour'conventionalmovie'andtrustmeitdoesn'tsufferforitintheslightest.WhatMarkPolishhaswrittenisanhonestandheartfeltdepictionofbeinginlove-notjustthejoysbutalsothesorrows.
'ForLoversOnly'wasconceivedundertheradar,withzerobudgetandzeromarketing.ThemoviewasshotwithatinycrewontheflywhiletravellingthroughoutFranceoverashortperiodoftime.Therearenosets,noartificiallightingjustamazingscenery,architectureandtouchingperformances.
Thedirector,MichaelPolishhasdoneamagnificentjobincapturingthetoneofthismovie.FilmedinblackandwhitewithadigitalSLRcamerahehasmanagedtocreatethemostromanticandalmostetherealfeeling–itlookstimeless.Idon'tknowhowhe'sdoneitbutMichaelhasmanagedtomakeStanalookevenmorestunning!WhenwefirstmetformerloversYves(MarkPolish)andSofia(StanaKatic)theyseemtobeonlyhalfaperson,barelyfunctioning.WhentheybumpintoeachotheragaininParisafter8yearsapartitispalpable.It'salmostlikethey'vebeenhitbyatruck,nowordsarenecessaryasit'swrittenallovertheirfaces.WeallknowStanacansaymorewithhereyesthanmostactressescanwithacoupleofpagesofdialogue.Fromthatmomentonyoujustknowthatthereismoretotheirstoryandtheyaregoingtoreconnect–it'sinevitable.
AstheyleaveParisontheirjourneytheeasewithwhichYvesandSofiafallbackintotheroleofloversormoreimportantlybeinginloveisinstarkcontrasttothestiltedandawkwardphoneconversationstheyhavewiththeirrespectivespouses.Thesetwoseemtobeeachothersperfect,eachotherseverythingthatit'shardtoimaginewhytheybrokeupinthefirstplace–it'sneverexplainedeither.
Ifviewersareexpectingwhatfollowstobea'sexcapade'throughoutFrancethentheyaregoingtobedisappointed.Yes,thereisasexscenebutit'snotgratuitousorexplicit–thisisamovieforgrownupsafterall.ThemostintimatemomentsinthemoviearewhenYvesandSofiaaresimplyineachotherspersonalspace,totallycomfortablewithoneanother,sharingtheirfeelingsandthoughts.Iftheobjectivewastohavethevieweralmostfeellikeavoyeurthenmissionaccomplishedinspades.
Idon'twanttodissectthemoviescenebyscene,itisbetterfortheviewertosimplygoonthejourneywiththeloversandlettheirstoryunfoldbeforeyoureyes.You'lllaugh,you'llcrybutmostofallyou'llfeel.
ThehauntingscorebyKubilayUnerfitseachsceneperfectlyandonlyservestoheightentheexperience.
ThechoicesofsongsbyartistssuchasArcadeFire,JeffHealey,JohnLennon,AGirlNamedEddyandSergeGainsbourgtonamebutafewareinspired.Onecouldbeforgivenforthinkingthattheyhadbeenespeciallywrittenforthemovieastheysitsocomfortablywithinit.
Allinall'ForLoversOnly'isatreatfortheheartandthesoul.Youwillgetalittlesomethingdifferentoutofitwitheachviewing.Ifirstsawthismoviejustoverafortnightagoandit'sstillrattlingaroundinmyhead.Howmanymoviescanwesaythatabout?