Happy End 《快乐结局》
主演：让-路易•特兰蒂尼昂、伊莎贝尔•于佩尔、马修•卡索维茨、劳伯娜•阿比达尔
Isabelle Huppert strikes again. After the one-two punch of Elle and Things to Come, featuring two of the most acclaimed performances of her career, the legendary French actress is back in another equally meaty role: as a stressed mother trying to keep her family, and her family business, together. It helps that Happy End is directed by Michael Haneke, master of the unsettling, who directed her in one of her greatest earlier films, The Piano Teacher. The response at the Cannes and Toronto film festivals to Happy End was mixed, with The Telegraph’s Tim Robey calling it “shockingly familiar.” BBC Culture’s Nicholas Barber gave Happy End five stars, however, saying “75-year-old Haneke proves that he can still generate tension more deftly than most horror directors half his age.” Released December 1 in the UK and Ireland, December 22 in the US and December 25 in Norway. (Credit: Sony Pictures Classics)
伊莎贝尔•于佩尔再度出击。在接连主演了《她》和《将来的事》两部让她饱受盛赞的电影之后，这位法国传奇女演员又出演了一个耐人寻味的复杂角色：一位压力重重的母亲试图同时保全她的家庭和家族企业。所幸的是，《快乐结局》的导演迈克尔•哈内克最善于驾驭这种不安的角色，也曾经执导过于佩尔早期最杰出的电影之一《钢琴教师》。戛纳电影节和多伦多电影节上人们对这部电影的评价褒贬不一。《每日电讯报》的蒂姆•罗比称这部电影“惊人地似曾相识”。但是，BBC文化的尼古拉斯•巴伯给《快乐结局》打了五星，他表示“75岁的哈内克证明，他依然比大多数年纪比自己小一半的恐怖片导演能更娴熟地制造紧张气氛。”该片于12月1日在英国和爱尔兰上映，12月22日在美国上映，12月25日在挪威上映。