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A Primeira Noite De Um Homem "Nunca pensei que pudesse ser um ator, porque Filmografia de MIke Nichols (1931- ) apresenta quando eu ocasionalmente tentava me escalar para algum papel, eu simplesmente não 1966 Quem tem medo de Virginia Woolf? conseguia, eu nunca achei um papel que (Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?) encaixasse em mim." 1967 A primeira noite de um homem (The graduate) "Quando você está improvisando, o público 1968 Teach me! basicamente está dizendo a você: ‘Por que você 1970 Ardil 22 (Catch-22) está me contando isso?’ E você aprende ao longo dos meses, e no meu caso ao longo de anos, 1971 Ânsia de amar (Carnal Knowlegde) o Ano II - Edição n 38 algumas respostas a essa pergunta. ‘Porque é 1973 O dia do golfinho (The day of the 28 de Janeiro de 2004 - divertido’ é uma resposta." dolphin) 1975 O golpe do baú (The fortune) "Sempre adorei filmes e vi muitos filmes, muitos 1980 Gilda live deles várias e várias vezes. Filmes sempre foram 1981 The gin game (TV) muito importantes para mim, mesmo quando eu era um menino. Lembro-me de ir sempre ao 1983 Silkwood, retrato de uma coragem cinema à tarde, depois da escola. Mas nunca (Silkwood) pensei em como se faziam filmes até ouvir que 1986 A difícil arte de amar (Heartburn) Elisabeth Taylor, que era minha amiga naquela 1988 Metido em encrencas (Biloxi blues) época, estava indo fazer Quem tem medo de Uma secretária de futuro (Working girl) Virginia Woolf e me veio à cabeça: ‘Eu poderia 1990 Lembranças de Hollywood dirigir isso’." (Postcards from the edge) "Em um filme, você tem o controle total, mas há 1991 Uma segunda chance (Regarding Henry) algo que você absolutamente não controla a 1994 Lobo (Wolf) partir do momento em que você escolhe o filme 1996 A gaiola das loucas (The Birdcage) que vai fazer: a metáfora central que o filme é. 1998 Segredos do poder (Primary colors) Parece-me que, muito mais que numa peça, o 2000 De que planeta você veio? sucesso artístico de um filme como experiência (What planet are you from?) depende do poder da metáfora central que é seu motor." 2001 Uma lição de vida (Wit / TV) 2003 Angels in America (série de TV) "Há uma cena de A primeira noite de um homem 2004 Closer que para mim é a alma do filme. É quando Benjamin e Mrs. Robinson estão na cama e conversam. (...) Acho que ali está a essência de Mrs. Robinson e, no final das contas, do filme." Mike Nichols A Primeira Noite de um Homem Próximos Filmes: 04/fev sessão dupla comemorativa de 1 ano da Sessão Cineclube de Mike Nichols A Chinesa + O Demônio das Onze Horas (Pierrot Le Fou), de Jean-Luc Godard Convidado: José Joffily Sinopse Mediação do Debate: Eduardo Valente e Ruy Gardnier Benjamin Braddock, um jovem recém formado, visita os pais na Califórnia e lá encontra Programação e Produção: Grupo Estação e Contracampo. Mrs. Robinson, mulher do sócio de seu pai. Seduzido, o jovem passa a ter um caso com ela até que Elaine, a filha de sua amante, chega na cidade. Benjamin logo se apaixona por ela e fica dividido entre mãe e filha. Realização Colaboração The Graduate - EUA, 1967, cor, 105' Direção: Mike Nichols Roteiro: Calder Willingham e Buck Henry, baseado no romance de Charles Webb Fotografia: Robert Surtees Montagem: Sam O'Steen Música: Dave Grusin, com canções de Paul Simon Produção: Lawrence Turman Elenco: Dustin Hoffman (Benjamin Braddock), Anne Bancroft (Mrs. Robinson), Katharine Ross (Elaine Robinson), William Daniels (Mr. Braddock), Murray Hamilton (Mr. Robinson), Elizabeth Wilson (Mrs. Braddock). www.estacaovirtual.com www.contracampo.com.br que os “agitadores” fazem). Logo antes, se aproximam totalmente dos Antes da revolução ele havia confessado a ela que se sentia movimentos de contestação da época, “jogando um jogo cujas regras não inclusive na seara cinematográfica 1967. Enquanto os EUA já se encontravam vive em A Primeira Noite de um Homem o entendo, regras que foram criadas pelas (muito pode ser dito da influência das envolvidos até o pescoço no atoleiro trajeto que torna um jovem alienado, pessoas erradas”. Depois dali, Ben “novas ondas” do cinema mundial no vietnamita, explodiam pelo mundo retirado do mundo, em um revolucionário. encontra um motivo para desafiar as estilo do filme de Nichols, sua câmera, movimentos, que chegariam ao ápice no regras e propor o seu próprio jogo. sua montagem). ano seguinte (alguns mais, outros menos E é neste sentido que é importante organizados), nos quais a juventude (mas entender aquela que talvez seja a não só ela) se colocava frontalmente em principal personagem do filme, Mrs. crise com os valores regentes que Robinson (Anne Bancroft). A herdavam dos pais num mundo que transformação da mulher liberada e passava pelo estágio mais agudo da dona do seu nariz do início do filme na chamada Guerra Fria e das intervenções quase-vilã recalcada do final nada tem a anti-democráticas, inclusive no Brasil. Nos ver, por exemplo, com um olhar EUA, este foi um momento especialmente reacionário como o de Adrian Lyne em agitado nas universidades, e entre estas Atração fatal, e a personagem de Glenn algumas das principais se localizavam na É bem verdade que sua revolução está Close neste (esta sim o fantasma da Califórnia, especialmente na área de São longe de incluir passeatas e palavras de Nichols escolhe um dos mais velhos culpa de um “mau ato”). O que de fato Francisco. Mas, afinal, por que começar ordem políticas, mas esta é só uma das dilemas humanos (o conflito de explica a complexa relação de Mrs. A Primeira Noite de um um texto sobre provas da sutil habilidade de Mike Nichols gerações) para usar como centro de Robinson com sua filha é a inveja de ver Homem , uma “comédia romântica”, com em realizar um autêntico filme político (e atenção na exposição desta luta, mas ele nesta a possibilidade de fazer com Ben a estas informações? Porque é impossível não um tolo filme-panfleto). Se Nichols está falando de muito mais do que isso. revolução que Mrs. Robinson não pôde compreender o sentido da realização e está falando neste filme das menores Está falando de um conflito de fazer em seu tempo (em parte por causa dos temas deste filme sem colocá-lo neste revoluções, aquelas que acontecem entre interesses, de motivações. Quando Ben da própria filha). Mrs. Robinson é o contexto, e ver como “comédia quatro paredes ou que afetam apenas volta para casa da faculdade, no início espelho distorcido deste espírito romântica” pouco se aplica a ele. três ou quatro pessoas, a força do filme, o que lhe falta é justamente revolucionário, é o fruto da dor de uma Num certo momento do filme, Benjamin metafórica do trajeto de Ben Braddock é isso: motivação. Ele não consegue revolução fracassada, abortada - Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) vai à bem clara. O personagem que vemos no entender do que falam as pessoas à sua personagem trágica por excelência. No Universidade de Berkeley atrás da sua final é completamente diferente daquele volta (“deixe-me te dizer só uma final, ela diz à filha: “É tarde demais”, e musa Elaine (Katharine Ross), e aluga um que vimos no primeiro plano do filme (e palavra: plásticos”, diz um amigo da ouve como resposta “Não para mim”. quarto numa pensão. O desconfiadíssimo família), o que esperam dele afinal, e o não por acaso Nichols praticamente Embora seja verdade que, no caso de proprietário pergunta: “Você não é um que ele mesmo deseja. Ben não vive repete o mesmo enquadramento e Nichols, não desprovida de algum daqueles agitadores, não é?”; ao que ele exatamente um dilema geracional, canção no penúltimo plano), e o que cinismo (mais tarde ele veio a declarar prontamente responde: “Oh, não!” Mas, portanto, e sim de conflito com os ideais acontece no meio disso é a descoberta de que acreditava que “Benjamin e Elaine se de fato Ben Braddock está longe de daqueles que o cercam. Nichols deixa Ben do seu lugar no mundo, daquilo pelo vão acabar exatamente como seus poder ser caracterizado como um claro ao longo do filme que as questões que vale a pena lutar. A principal cena do pais”), a crença de que ainda não era “daqueles agitadores”, segundo o relativas a estes ideais não são apenas filme para se entender isso é a do tarde demais é o melhor resumo do conceito do seu senhorio (o que coisas “dos nossos pais”, como podemos primeiro passeio noturno de Ben e Elaine, filme e, talvez, dos sentimentos de certamente incluiria reuniões secretas, ver nos personagens de Carl Smith e seus na qual eles selam a sua aliança numa toda uma geração, em 1967. panfletos, comícios e manifestações), é conversa que não ouvimos, fechados num amigos, e sim um mal social, por assim isso de fato o que ele é. Ben Braddock carro (numa “reunião secreta”, como as dizer. Os ideais do filme, neste sentido, Eduardo Valente.
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