翻回去看了不少当天就登出来的讣闻,「卫报」跟「纽约时报」都引了阿瑟·佩恩七五年的探案片《夜行客》当中那句俏皮台词,主角金·哈克曼被妻子问起晚上是不是有空跟着去看「在慕德家的一夜」,哈克曼说算了吧,我以前看过他的电影,那感觉有点像你盯着一幅画直到它被放干。然后Twitter上不断有人出来改戏:
I saw a Sirk film once. It was kind of like watching paint cry.
I saw a Dusan Makavejev film once. It was kind of like watching Grad students make porn.
I saw an Aki Kaurimäki film once. It was like watching humor dry.
I saw a Bela Tarr film once. It was kinda like following the painter while he goes to get more paint.
海内外送别大师的法门大异其趣,豆瓣那几天都成什么了。