简介： 主演：VickyHarris/JennyKitseli/ArhontissaMavrakaki/EftyhiaYakoum导演：NikosNikolaidis语言：希腊语/希腊语地区:希腊编剧：类型：剧情上映时间：2005 别名：用户标签：希腊,Cult,2000s,Nikos.Nikolaidis,剧情,NikosNikolaidis,Nikos·Nikolaidis,Nikos_Nikolaidis片长：Greece:123分钟imdb编号：tt0494901希腊CULT导演NikosNikolaidis的最后一部作品！ 　　1.ametaphoricaltranslationofnowadaystruths 　　First,ImustsaythatthisisnotatypicalHollywoodspoonfeedingormainstreamproduct.TheZeroYearsisacontroversial,extreme,unusual,outrageous,mysterious,absurd,daring,exotic,eroticandpoliticalfilmwhichbelongstoatrilogythedirectorhasnamed"TheShapeoftheComingNightmare". 　　IhadthepleasureofdiscoveringthisgemattheChicagoInternationalFilmFestival.Itchallengedmanyoftheviewersatthescreeningbutthepresenceofit'sleadactressVickyHarris(she'sAmerican?!!)fortunatelyclarifiedmanyofthequestionsthataroseduringanextendedquestion/answersessionafterthescreening. 　　Thecorrectinterpretationofthedirectorsmessagesseemeddependentofthepreviousfilmsofthetrilogyandevenmoreso,asHarrisexplained,eachoneofhisfilmsisonlyapieceofthegreatercanvasofthisdirectorswork.Unfortunately,onlyoneofhispreviousfilmshasbeenreleasedintheUnitedStates.TherestcanbefoundonDVD,butwithoutsubtitles. 　　Yes,theaudiencehadmixedreactionsbecausethisISaprovocativefilm.Thesetypesoffilmsarenotcreatedtobelovedorhatedandthedirectorobviouslywasnotaimingforsomespecificreaction.Hewasjustpouringouthisverypersonalbeliefswithoutcaringaboutopinion.Opinionsareboringandwehavesomuchofitinourworld,which,bytheway,isfullofcritics.Whatonethinksofamovieisirrelevant!Thequestionshouldbe:Diditreachyoursubconsciousornot.Diditmakeyouthink?andthesequestionsbytheway,cannotreallybeansweredatthetimeyouseeafilmlikethisbecausethereisnowayyoucanhaveaconceptaboutwhatithasdonetoyouyet.Ifyouletthisfilmaffectyou-youwillfinditwillgointoyourdeepest-darkestpart,asitdidours,andTHATisthebeautyofthisfilm. 　　Itfeaturesfourleadfemales.Foura-typicalcharacterswho'sensembleactingissointensethatyoucannotresistentering"theirworld"whichisoneof:off-beatdialog,originalyetambiguousstorylines,surprisingplotresolutionsandbravethemesofsexualandpoliticalnature.Andalthoughthesetypesofmoviesareusuallynotperformancebased,mostoftheperformancesinthismoviewillrockyourmind.Harrishasafilmpresencethatisalmosthypnotic.Herperformanceisuniquelybalancedbetweenintellectualchoicesandtruthfulemotions.Sheeffortlesslytouchesyouthroughandthrough(andherpresenceatthefestivalwasadoubleverificationofhertalent,asonecouldseethatinreallife,sheborenoresemblancetohercharacter).Kitselias"theleader"isfantastic!andmomentscomingfromMarowerestrongtoo.Christinacompletesthegroupyetseemsabittheatricalattimes.Asanensembletheyareallfabulous! 　　FoursterilizedwomenworkinginaState-runbrothel,afterthedeclineofthe"newWorldOrder"(whichthedirectorbelievesisNOTinthefuture-itisNOW).Weallseetheconnectionyetsomecalleditaviolentfilm.Well,violenceisapartineverymans-everydaylife,andonmanylevels.Yetnomatterwhatwesay,themoviescreenisatit'sbloodyestwhenwearetalkingaboutviolationofthemindandsoul.Suchisthecaseofthesecharacters.Livinginasocietyofrepression("Theytoreoutourwombsandimplantedfear")..."SterilizedbytheState"... 　　Thisfilmisjustastrongmetaphoricaltranslationofeverydaytruths.Yet,notforeveryonetoaccept. 　　2.Fourwomen,barren,undersurveillanceandcontinuoustoxiccontrol,areservingtheirterminagovernmentrunbrothel 　　BeyondhisnarrativegeniusN.N.'sevolutionturnshiscreationsintosignificant(and)extra-filmevents.Thisisparticularlyevidentin"THEZEROYEARS"–Beyondtheobviousandtheimplied(globaldictatorship,etc.)thereisadiscreetandpenetratingpsychologicalanalysisandobservation.Asweknowattheendof"THEZEROYEARS"weclearlyperceivethatbecauseofthedeadlockandthelackofsolutionsitsheroineschoosehelloverthefreeopenworldwhich(however)hasbeeninvalidated.Itisbothaconsciousandanautomatedchoice.Thewomenareovercomeby"institutionalism".Hellisfinebecauseweknowitanditisbetterthanasupposedlyfreeworld,which,inanyevent,iswhollycontrolledandtotallynotfree."Ilovemybondsandmytorment;theyarebetterthantheunknownhorroroftheoutside."The"noirspoke"tousmanytimesaboutimpassionedheroesandtheirbonds,characterswhoareterrifiedofthefreeopenfields.N.N.goesbeyondthisfilm-noirconventionandreachesfurthertoapproachexistentialphilosophy(particularlythatofCamus).Amicro-prisoninsideanenormousone.WhateverwechoosewearetrappedandwhatwedemandisnottogetOUTbuttofreeeverything,toteardownallthebarbedwire."THEZEROYEARS"isachronologyoftheendofcivilizationandofurbaninstitutions.Everythingisillusion;everythingisutopiaandatrap.ALEXISDERMETZOGLOU