우리가가난한사람이나초라한떠돌이,혹은범죄자같은사람들을진심으로예수라고생각하고대접하면어떤일이일어날까?..하는걸보여주는영화가있습니다.바로지금소개하려는영화<WhistleDownTheWind-우리들만의비밀>인데요.언뜻,빅토르위고의<레미제라블>도떠올리게되죠.배가고파빵한덩어리훔쳤다가19년을옥살이를하고나온장발쟝.온마을사람들이외면하는장발쟝을미리엘주교는재워주고먹여줍니다.모두가신의자손이라고생각하는미리엘주교는떠돌이부랑자도진심으로접대합니다.게다가은혜를받은장발쟝이훔친성물(촛대와은식기)까지도선을행하는데쓰라는약속이란말로다둑이며선물로줍니다.미리엘신부와장발쟝.평생에두고내삶의멘토가된인물들이고,시대를넘어감동을주는이야기입니다.
이영화<우리들만의비밀>도비슷한감동적인이야기이긴하지만영화는감동보다는서정적인느낌이더강합니다.우선아이들이그선행의주인공이고,아니이영화속의아이들에게는선행이란개념조차없습니다.아이들만이갖는순수함으로사람과사물을대했을뿐입니다.부랑자(살인자)와마주친농장아이들과마을사람들이옥신각신하는이야기인데무엇보다흑백의영상이무척아름답습니다.바람부는황량한언덕을달려가는아이들모습이한편의서정시같았던영화.그래서두고두고잊지못할영화,모든장면장면이머릿속에추억으로각인된영화,무엇보다내인생의보석같은영화입니다.
우리들만의비밀(WhistleDowntheWind)
드라마|영국|99분
감독:브라이언포브스BryanForbes
출연:헤일리밀즈,노만버드,버나드리,앨런베이츠,로이홀더,로날드힌스,다이안홀게이트,알란바네스
*screenplaybyKeithWaterhouseandWillisHall,fromthenovelbyMaryHayleyBell(헤일리밀즈의어머니)
ProducedbyRichardAttenborough
MusicbyMalcolmArnold
영국의북서부랭커셔농장에사는보스톡집안의삼남매-첫째캐시(KathyBostock:헤일리밀즈분),조용한둘째난(NanBostock:다이안홀게이트분),말썽꾸러기막내찰스(CharlesBostock:알란바네스분)에겐아빠모르는비밀이있습니다.농장일꾼에디아저씨가강물에던진고양이새끼들을구출해온것이죠.막내찰스는자신의고양이를구세군의한여자에게주려고하지만,그녀는하나님을믿으면그분이고양이를보살펴주실거라고합니다.집으로돌아온세아이들은아버지와고모몰래고양이를헛간에숨겨둡니다.그날밤,캐시는고양이들의안전을확인하려고헛간으로갔다가이마에피를흘리고있는남자(살인범아서블래키(TheMan:알란베이츠분)와마주칩니다.캐시는그에게"누구세요?"묻죠.그러자남자는"예수그리스도!"(영어로JesusChrist!하는말은"하나님맙소사!"같은감탄사조의말로비속한어감을갖고있다.)란말을뱉고는기절해버립니다.
*블래키(앨런베이츠)를예수그리스도라고생각하는마을아이들이헛간으로예수님을만나러온장면
순진한캐시는말그대로남자가구세주라고믿습니다.그리고막달라마리아처럼예수그리스도인살인범에게먹을것과담요를가져다주고돌봐줍니다.이야기는이렇게이상하게전개되는데요.뒤에평론가들은복음서의패러디다.종교적인맹신을비튼것이라고도평하기도했고,이종교적인패러디같은이야기도캐시의순수한마음이살인범인도망자아서의마음을움직여권총을버리고자수하게만드는걸로끝이납니다.하지만전여기서종교적인정의보다서정적인화면과아이들이주인공이란점때문에오래오래기억하고있는영화입니다.
이영화를내인생의보석으로만든첫번째는촬영감독아서이버트슨이찍은영국북서부지방의황량하면서서정적인전원풍경.들판에부는바람소리를그대로담아낸것같은아름다운흑백화면입니다.거기에키스워터하우스와윌리스홀이각색한진지한각본.브라이언포브스감독의시적인연출솜씨.무엇보다주인공캐시역의헤일리밀즈를비롯한어린배우들의열연과당시신인이었던알랜베이츠의호연입니다.
헤일리캐더린로즈비비안밀즈는1946년4월18일런던에서태어났습니다.아버지는영국의뛰어난배우였던존밀즈이고어머니는극작가인메리헤일리벨입니다.이영화의원작자가헤일리밀즈의어머니예요.가족이전부예술가인집이죠.
헤일리밀즈의대표작으론<타이거베이TigerBay(1959)><폴리애나Pollyanna(1960)><페어런트트랩TheParentTrap(1961)>등이있지만,제게는역시이영화<우리들만의비밀WhistleDownTheWind1961>한편만으로도헤일리밀즈란이름을오래도록기억하고있습니다.
HayleyMills(born18April1946)isanEnglishactress.ThedaughterofJohnMills(배우)andMaryHayleyBell(극작가),andsisterofactressJulietMills,Millsbeganheractingcareerasachildandwashailedasapromisingnewcomer,winningtheBAFTAAwardforMostPromisingNewcomerforTigerBay(1959),theAcademyJuvenileAwardforPollyanna(1960)andGoldenGlobeAwardforNewStaroftheYear–Actressin1961.Duringherearlycareer,sheappearedinseveralfilmsforWaltDisney.
Duringthelate1960sshebeganperformingintheatricalplays,andplayedinmorematureroles.Theageofcontractswithstudiossoonpassed.AlthoughshehasnotmaintainedtheboxofficesuccessnortheHollywoodA-listsheexperiencedasachildactress,shehascontinuedtomakemoviesandTVappearances,havingtwomoviesinpost-productionin2010.
In2007MillsbecameamaincharacterintheITVSeriesWildatHeart.
Thefilmwasfavourablyrevieweduponitsoriginalrelease,includingpraisefromTheNewYorkTimes.ThefilmwasnominatedforfourBAFTA(BritishAcademyofFilmandTelevisionArts)awards:
BestBritishActress,HayleyMills
BestBritishFilm,BryanForbes
BestBritishScreenplay,KeithWaterhouseandWillisHall
BestFilmfromanySource,BryanForbes(출처-위키백과)
*Inthelate1990s,WhistleDownTheWindwasadaptedintoamusicalbyAndrewLloydWebberandJimSteinman.Highlightsongsfromthemusicalare"NoMatterWhat"(whichbecameaverysuccessfulsinglewhenreleasedbyBoyzone),"WhistleDownTheWind"and"VaultsofHeaven".
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