俄國導演Jean Epstein拍攝的[The Fall of the House of Usher](1928), 我沒有看過, 應該是黑白默片吧?
愛倫坡(Edgar Allan Poe)也是我非常喜歡的作家, 我零零散散收集了許多他的短篇小說集中譯本, 有空再來談幾部他的小說改編電影.
伊卡魯斯 = 人魔 ???

p大不僅喜歡猜謎.....也很喜歡掀人底牌!!
nono人魔不是我殺的......

愛倫坡的小說改編電影, 最有名的就是[勾魂懾魄](Spirits of the Dead, 1968), 其中有三個短篇故事, 由三位國際知名導演分別執導, 雖然水準有點參差不齊, 但是整體來說還是相當不錯的傑作.

第一段是"梅芩格斯亭"(Metzengerstein), 導演是羅傑華汀(Roger Vadim), 由珍芳達(Jane Fonda)和彼得方達(Peter Fonda)主演, 敘述年輕美麗的女伯爵單戀表哥, 然而她的表哥卻只鍾愛他的一匹黑馬.............

第二段是"威廉.威爾遜"(William Wilson), 導演是路易馬盧(Louis Malle), 由亞蘭德倫(Alain Delon)和碧姬芭杜(Brigitte Bardot)主演, 刻劃一位有虐待狂的奧國英俊青年軍官的雙重人格.........

第三段是"Toby Dammit", 改編自愛倫坡的"不要用頭跟魔鬼打賭"(Never Bet the Devil Your Head), 導演是費里尼(Federico Fellini), 由泰倫斯史坦普(Terence Stamp)主演. 原著的內容很精簡, 沒有什麼劇情, 改編的電影增加了許多血肉, 看起來比較豐盈精彩. 描寫一位吸毒酗酒的英國演員到羅馬拍片, 頒獎會的冗長致詞與流於形式的俗套使他厭倦, 然而在幻覺中依稀有位長髮少女抱著白球向他微笑.........費里尼那魅惑犀利的影像令人震顫不已...........

美國B級片教父羅傑科曼(Roger Corman), 曾經導演/監製過許多低成本剝削電影, 他也是愛倫坡小說迷, 所以用比較高的預算拍了一些愛倫坡小說改編電影, 都是兼具藝術與娛樂價值的高水準好片, 並不能以等閒的三流恐怖片視之.
其中的一部[巨斧](The Pit and the Pendulum, 1961), 曾經在台灣上演過, 我小時候看完嚇得好幾晚都失眠. 前年被我找到此片的公版DVD, 雖然只是全螢幕版, 而且畫質也很差, 不過還是讓我看得相當過癮回味無窮.
[巨斧]是改編自愛倫坡的"地窖與鐘擺"(The Pit and the Pendulum), 原著好像是以1789年法國宗教革命為背景, 描寫宗教法庭的殘暴酷刑, 故事性並不強. 羅傑科曼加以改編後的電影, 可以說是整個改頭換面, 將故事背景搬到西班牙海濱的古堡, 並且增加了許多愛倫坡其他小說的精髓, 變成了融合神秘/淒美/背叛/虐待狂....多種元素且精彩絕倫的佳構. 片中那個神經質的古堡主人由文生普萊斯(Vincent Price)飾演, 真是不作第二人想.

Jean Epstein好像是法國人......詩人兼導演

Jean Epstein於1897年生於俄屬華沙大公國(就是現在的波蘭), 後來在法國和瑞士求學, 入籍法國, 算是波裔法籍人.

Jean Epstein Biography --

As a filmmaker, Jean Epstein made French films during the silent and early sound eras. He worked on several experimental and avant-garde films and is also known as a film theorist. Epstein was born in Warsaw, Poland but educated in France and Switzerland where he studied medicine at the University of Lyon. Later he became interested in film and literature and was heavily influenced by the work of French theorist Louis Delluc. In 1921, Epstein published his first theoretical piece (which was noted for its lyrical, almost poetic descriptions of his ideas) for Bonjour Cinema. He made his film debut the following year with a documentary chronicle of Pasteur's life. In 1923 he had his greatest success with Coeurfidele (1923), a cinematic expression of his theories. He then went on to experiment with films and made the highly acclaimed, Impressionistic Fall of the House of Usher (1928). Among his best-known books on film are Le Cinema vu de l'Etna(1936) and Le Cinema du Diable (1957). As a filmmaker, he frequently worked closely with his sister Marie. He signed a ten-year contract with Pathe in 1923, but three years later broke it to form his own production company Les Films Jean Epstein. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

羅傑科曼(Roger Corman)導演的其他愛倫坡小說改編電影................
(英文程度不好, 錢又不多, 不然真想將全套一區片買回家......)

亞夏家的沒落 The Fall of the House of Usher (1960)


活葬 The Premature Burial (1962)
紅色死亡的面具 The Masque of the Red Death (1964)


Tales of Terror (1962)


烏鴉 The Raven (1963)


The Haunted Palace (1963)


麗姬亞 The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)

實在太感激了....沒想到還有其他版本的亞夏家的沒落啊
p大你的存在真是pcdvd之福啊.......

真神奇....
讀小說時都不會想過拍成電影會是如何...
Jean Epstein我記得以前學校圖書館有收藏他的作品(還是我記錯了...)
因為這部片完全沒有聽過.......

伊卡魯斯不是人魔.....是人渣....
打太快了.......是人才....人才.....