錢

故事簡介

從三十年代的上海到五十年代的香港，不少喜劇以諷刺貪婪、抨擊為富不仁作主旨，《錢》是經典之一。諷刺貪婪既是因為儒家傳統戒忌重視利益，也是十九世紀末以來改革思想主流下的特色。中國突然與西方及資本主義硬接軌，經歷各樣傳統和現代、意識形態及政治強權的鬥爭，所謂進步文藝作品，一方面強調大眾的安樂生活（其實少不得金錢），一方面貶斥金錢乃萬惡之源。這種尷尬是必然的，文化反映時代的困難，一切須在矛盾（包括暴力革命）中反省和行進。如此，導演吳回的類型處理，吻合香港的複雜處境。《錢》沒有太好太壞的人物，他們是聚居香港的萬千遷客；嘲諷和批判隱含於驚險滑稽的情節，因為教化跟不上香港的步履，教化須借助娛樂。中聯公司也在這樣摸索變革，片中白燕張活游飾演文藝工作者，生活簡樸知足，而不乏中產情趣，大概是中聯的理想角色。《錢》彰顯香港電影言之有物的娛樂傳統，後來發揚光大的是許冠文作品和唐書璇的奇片《十三不搭》(1975)。

導演 : 吳回
演員 : 張瑛、白燕、張活游、吳楚帆、林坤山
片長 : 97 分鐘
語言 : 粵語 (中英文字幕)

Money

Synopsis

The clash between free-market economy and Confucian traditions is one of the defining aspects of modern China, often expressed in popular culture as scorn for the shortfalls of capitalism, such as greed and corruption. Money, a delicious comedy from the greatly renowned and influential company Union Film, traces the journey of a bag of cash – the loot from a bank robbery – from one pair of rapacious hands to another, like the title piece of paper in the German film Adventures of a Ten Mark Note (1926). The humor switches between the witty, the absurd and the physical, offering a biting examination of human nature when men and women are confronted with the chance of unearned wealth. Director Ng Wui animates the story with sure-handed intelligence, backed by uniformly great performances, especially that of veteran Lam Kwan-shan as a filthily rich miser.

Director : Ng Wui
Cast : Cheung Ying, Pak Yin, Cheung Wood-yau, Ng Cho-fan, Lam Kwan-shan
Duration : 97 mins
Language : Cantonese (Chinese & English Subtitles)