Beware of a Holy Whore 1970 Fassbinder

#Fassbinder #Beware of a Holy Whore 蘇哲賢（文）當心聖妓

#法斯賓達 #德國新電影 #當心聖妓

This week's online film studies lecture on 20241203, the second half of the analysis is the last of Fassbinder's early works: Beware of a Holy Whore.

Unlike his previous small group productions, this film had the great Michael Ballhaus as the director of photography. What makes Fassbinder's film stand out today is, first of all, its continuous split shots, unlike his debut film, which is even colder than death.

Beware of a Holy Whore is more inclined to be put together with multiple characters, and the protagonist Eff himself has a view on the film industry.

The camera composition, with a choice of 1:1.33 close to the square TV composition, is conducive to the smooth transformation of the film's effects onto the TV.

We also see extremely gorgeous, baroque, Renaissance-style Italian scenes.

The structure is divided into:

1. The director is absent, and the cast and crew form a food chain with drinks.

2. The director arrives on the set to deal with financial issues, the lack of film, and the lack of commitment from the cast and crew.

3. The director and cast and crew manipulate each other's emotions.

4. Finally, the film begins shooting.

The story continues to progress with his usual portrait photography.

Gorgeous camera movements in the film.

An original camera setup that has since been widely referenced by contemporary artists.

本週（2024 年 12 月 3 日）的線上電影研究講座，後半部分將聚焦於法斯賓達早期作品的最後一部——《當心聖妓》(Beware of a Holy Whore)。這部電影不同於他此前的小團體製作，邀請了傑出的攝影指導 Michael Ballhaus 操刀。從今天的角度來看，這部電影首先展現出流暢連貫的分鏡設計，明顯不同於他的處女作《愛比死更冷》。

《當心聖妓》以多角色的拼貼方式呈現故事，主角 Jeff彷彿成為法斯賓達對電影藝術與商業遊戲矛盾、掙扎的化身。

影像與攝影特點：

1. 採用了 1:1.33 的接近方形的電視比例構圖，這種選擇有助於電影效果在電視機上的平滑呈現。

2. 鏡頭展現了極具華麗感的義大利場景，融合巴洛克與文藝復興的視覺風格。

3. 藉由肖像式攝影帶動故事推進，並運用精緻的攝影機運動，營造強烈的視覺層次。

4. 大量運用了創新的攝影佈局，這些設計後來成為當代藝術與平面設計的靈感來源，延伸至現代主義繪畫的語境中。

結構分析：

1. 導演缺席：劇組成員在導演未到場的情況下，透過飲酒與日常互動形成一個微妙的“食物鏈”。

2. 導演抵達：面對財務問題、缺少膠片、演員與劇組不上心等諸多挑戰。

3. 情感操控：導演與劇組成員之間的互動展現了權力與情感的相互拉扯。

4. 開拍過程：最終電影正式開拍。

這部作品無論是技術層面還是敘事方式，都體現了法斯賓達的獨特風格，並為後世電影創作者與藝術家提供了豐富的靈感。