《音乐家》Musician
导演 Director：Daniel Kraus
制片国 Country：美国 U.S.A.
年份 Year：2007
时长 Duration：57 min
语言 Language：英语 English
字幕 Subtitle：中文 Chinese
字幕翻译 Subtitle Translation：骆炜湘 Lowi Lok
“这是一部对 Ken Vandermark 精准而深刻的真实电影（cinéma vérité）式的记录……它摒弃了所有美化，忠实呈现了这位甘于寂寞的实干派艺术家的状态……影片制作精良，引人入胜。”
"...a precise and insightful cinema verite study of Ken Vandermark, ...offers an unglamorized portrait of the artist as a purposeful drudge... well-crafted and compelling."
——Variety
“极致新颖……其拍摄与剪辑所秉承的探索精神，与 Studs Terkel 的开创性口述史著作 Working 一脉相承。对于任何想探寻‘何谓矢志不渝的艺术家’的人而言，这部影片就是答案。”
"Radically fresh... shot and edited with the same inquisitive spirit that defined Studs Terkel's oral history Working. Those seeking a nutshell definition of what it means to be a committed artist need to look no further."
——《纽约时报》
在美国以演奏前卫即兴爵士乐为生？常识告诉我们，这简直难如登天——但 Ken Vandermark 偏偏做到了。在音乐家圈子里，Vandermark 的敬业精神近乎传奇。这位芝加哥的管乐手已与近 40 个乐团合作发行了 100 多张专辑，每年有超过八个月在路上巡演，其余醒着的每分每秒则用于作曲、编曲、演出——以及试图管教他那两只精力过剩的爱犬。尽管 Vandermark 是 1999 年麦克阿瑟“天才奖”的获得者，他生活的大部分时光仍是在烟雾弥漫的俱乐部和低预算的录音室里度过的，期盼着人们愿意掏出辛苦赚来的钱，去聆听他那些完全不具备商业性的音乐。
影片《音乐家》延续了导演 Daniel Kraus 在国际上广获好评的作品《警长》中艺术化的真实电影风格，摒弃了一切访谈和旁白。它如同一枚“墙上的苍蝇”式的时间胶囊，精准地捕捉了这种最具有美国特色的艺术形式中每一丝细微的声响与质感。
导演 Daniel Kraus 是一位才华横溢的独立电影制作人，其作品曾被列入《纽约时报》“评论家之选”。他同时也是一位广受赞誉的作家，曾与导演 Guillermo del Toro 共同为奥斯卡最佳影片《水形物语》创作故事原型，并据此撰写同名小说。
Common sense says you can't make a living in America playing avant-garde improvisational jazz. But Ken Vandermark does it anyway. Among musicians, Vandermark's work ethic is almost mythic. The Chicago reed player has released over 100 albums with nearly 40 ensembles, spends over eight months per year on the road, and lives every other waking moment composing, arranging, performing and trying to discipline his two hyperactive canines. Though Vandermark was the recipient of a 1999 MacArthur genius grant, he still spends most of his life in smoky clubs and low-budget recording studios, hoping people will plunk down hard-earned cash to hear his wholly non-commercial music.
Following the artful cinéma vérité style of the internationally acclaimed Sheriff, Musician forgoes all interviews and voice-overs. It is a fly-on-the-wall time capsule that expertly captures every subtle sound and texture of this most American of art forms.
Director Daniel Kraus is a talented independent filmmaker whose work has earned New York Times Critics' Pick recognition. He is also an acclaimed author who co-created the story and novel for the Oscar-winning Best Picture The Shape of Water with director Guillermo del Toro.