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Shanghai the Director Speaks About the Film the Man Who Changed 关于本片，导演如是说 改变上海的男人 THE MAN WHO CHANGED SHANGHAI THE DIRECTOR SPEAKS ABOUT THE FILM THE MAN WHO CHANGED 关于本片，导演如是说 Eight years ago I started to look for 市人民对外友好协会，尤其是谈会明 SHANGHAI architects, which from various reasons 先生的帮助，我们才能在上海拍摄影 left Slovakia and made their interesting 片和在中国各档案馆查到所需资料。 Written and Directed by LADISLAV KABOŠ work in abroad. I found that it is incre- dible number; more then 200 archi- 8年前我开始寻找那些因各种各样的原 this is not only an amazing creative documentary, but also a major dis- tects! First of all I was fascinating by the 因而离开斯洛伐克去国外发展的建筑 covery for both Europeans and Chines 68 minutes, 35 mm film, FULL HD 16:9 “Hollywood True-Life Story” of Ladislav 师。我发现了一个令人难以置信的数 Hudec. Hudec is a typical Slovak name. 字，有超过200多名这样的建筑师。起 And I was surprised, that the “world” 初我对拉迪斯拉夫•邬达克那“现实版好 Three siblings, Martin (87) from Monaco, Theo knew him to be the Hungarian archi- 莱坞巨制”式的故事非常着迷。邬达克 (85) from Canada and Alessa (82) from the USA, tect Lázsló Hugyecz/Hudec, born in the 是典型的斯洛伐克姓氏。我惊讶于“世 narrate the fascinating true-life story of their Hungarian town of Besztercebanyia. But 人”认为他是来自匈牙利的建筑师拉斯 father L.E. Hudec (1893 -1958), a famous architect it was in the time of Austro-Hungarian 洛•邬基茨（邬达克），出生于匈牙利 in Shanghai. For the first time Alessa visits Slova- Empire! This city is fast 100 years called 的班斯特奇巴尼亚镇。但那是在奥匈 kia the birthplace of her father. Together with her again Banska Bystrica and it is one of the 帝国时期！这个城市早在一百多年前 brother Theo, they decide to visit China after 63 most important cultural and political 就更名为班斯卡•比斯特理察，如今是 years – the country of their childhood and youth. centre of The Slovak Republic today. I 斯洛伐克共和国重要的政治和文化中 This inspired documentary not only explores the was surprised, that Ladislav Hudec is 心之一。我更惊讶于拉迪斯拉夫•邬达 many exciting details of the life of L.E. Hudec, fa- also today buried in Banska Bystrica… 克被葬在班斯卡•比斯特里察却鲜为人 ther of Asian high-rises, but also serves as an au- but virtually unknown. So I decided to 知。所以我决定将研究深入下去…… thentic testimony of life of Europeans in Colonial research more… Shanghai before The People’s Republic of China was formed. It presents the never-before-seen The first Hudec exibition in Banska 16mm home-movies that were shot between Bystrica and Bratislava was orga- 1927-1938 by Ladislav Hudec himself. nized at 2009 by The Embassy of China People´s Republic, SPAFFC and other chinese institutions and supported by National Museum and THE WORLD PREMIERE Ministry of Culture in Slovak Repub- “THE MAN WHO CHANGED SHANGHAI” lic. Thanks to SPAFFC and especially to Mr. David Huiming Tan, we could The Ceremony Will Be Opened By Mr. Ivan Gasparovič, shoot our film in Shanghai and find The President Of The Slovak Republic all archives footage in China. September 3rd, 2010, 5 p.m. Venue: The Historical “Grand Theatre”, Originally Designed By Ladislav Hudec, 由中华人民共和国驻斯洛伐克共和国 216 West Nanjing Road, Shanghai 大使馆，斯洛伐克共和国文化部，民 族博物馆，上海市人民对外友好协会 和其它中国有关机构于班斯卡 • 比斯 David Huiming Tan (lefts), SPAFFC with direc- tor Ladislav Kaboš 特理察和首都布拉提斯拉瓦组织的关 Cinematography by MICHAEL KABOŠ, DODO ŠIMONČIČ Financial support 拉迪斯拉夫 • 卡波斯和谈会明 Edited by DARINA SMRŽOVA provided by 于邬达克的首次展览。真挚感谢上海 Producer SVATAVA MARIA KABOŠOVA Audiovisual Fund, Produced by © MEDIA FILM, Slovak television 2010 Slovak Republic – EU Ladislav Hudec 3 It was really just good luck that my son 我的儿子迈克•卡波斯，一个电影摄像 Michael Kabos, cinematographer, with 师，能在邬达克的儿子希欧的帮助下 help of Hudec’s son Theo discovered 发现这些邬达克1927—1938年在中 the 16mm films, shot by Ladislav Hudec 国和欧洲拍摄的16毫米胶片绝对是上 (1927 – 1938) in China and Europe. They 天的恩赐。它们在位于加拿大维多利 had been lying in the attic of The Hudec 亚省的邬达克家的阁楼上沉睡了几十 family House in Canada’s Victoria prov- 年。藏在厚厚的灰尘和霉菌之下，而 ince for decades. Hiding under layers of 且是在极其干燥的环境之下…… dust and mold, and in an extremely dry condition… On the reel cases was written by Hudec’s own hand, “1927”. In those days films were made from combustible materials. They could easily catch fire by them- selves. It is strictly forbidden to transport them by airplane. So had a very difficult time dealing with this initial find. Luckily however, the films where made on non- combustible stock and we survived our 为了拯救这些稀有影像，把它们转换 flight back to Europe with the materials. 成全高清的文件，我们所经历的真是 一言难尽。它所展现的是前所未见的 It was a long and difficult story to save 关于斯洛伐克、布达佩斯、布拉格、 these unique films and put them to 意大利、西班牙、纽约、日本、中国 our FULL HD creative documentary. It 胶片盒上邬达克还亲手记下了个“1927 等的影像，一些家庭生活的记录片中 presents never-before-seen footage 年”。那时，电影胶片还使用易燃材 还有他的孩子们、他的妻子和邬达克 from Slovakia, Budapest, Prague, Italy, 料。由于可以自动起火，所以不许飞 本人。拉迪斯拉夫•邬达克不仅仅是一 Spain, New York, Japan, China… some 机运输。我们就错综复杂的开始检验 位和蔼的建筑师，也是杰出的摄影师 home-movies show also the children, 究竟使用了什么材料。幸好不是易燃 和电影摄像师。 his wife and Hudec himself. Ladislav 材料，所以就带着胶片，平安无事地 Hudec wasn’t only a genial architect, 飞回了欧洲…… but also the excellent photographer and cinematographer. All Hudec´s children were interested in making the journey following father’s long life footsteps. Alessa has never 孩子们都对追寻父亲的足迹的旅程充 been to Slovakia. I understood, that it 满兴趣。艾丽莎从未去过斯洛伐克。 would be very exciting for them to visit 我发现，对他们而言再次回到上海是 Shanghai again - the city of their child- 多么得令人兴奋——那个承载着他们 hood and youth - 63 years after they 童年与青少年时期的城市——离别63 originally left. Additionally, Theo, Martin 年之后再度相见。另一方面，希欧、 and Alessa’s story serve as authentic 马丁和艾丽莎的故事也是那些在中华 testimonials to the life of Europeans in 人民共和国成立前在上海殖民地生活 Colonial Shanghai before The People’s 的欧洲人的真实写照。 Republic of China was formed. 4 Ladislav Hudec Ladislav Hudec 5 艾丽莎•德•维特 我的父亲从来没教过我们有关匈牙利 和斯洛伐克的事，也没教过我们说匈 牙利或者斯洛伐克语；他太忙也太累 了！我们详细查看家谱，发现家里人 一个都没有匈牙利血统。我还是比较 欣慰的，因为我基本上是斯洛伐克 人，至少是半个斯洛伐克人。 BANSKÁ BYSTRICA, birthplace of Ladislav Hudec I didn’t want to research and come to Alessa de Wet the conclusion of whether Hudec felt 艾丽莎•德•维特 himself to be more Slovak or Hungar- ian. It seems to me, that in today’s cosmopolitan world, this is a rather narrow-minded question and especially now, when both Slovakia and Hungary are under the common roof of the EU. But the truth is that he didn’t have any Hungarian roots. 影片里我不想解决邬达克觉得自己是 His mother – Paula Skultety - came from 斯洛伐克人还是匈牙利人的问题。我 My father never taught us anything about the Skultetys, a known Slovak family 认为今天的四海可为家的世界上，这 Hungary or Slovakia and never tried to of evangelical priests, working for the 个问题毫不重要，而且斯洛伐克和匈 teach us any of the languages. He was too Slovak National Movement. 牙利都相处于欧盟的同一片蓝天之 busy and too stressed. We did the geneal- His father’s name is pure Slovak. Hudec 下。但事实上他并没有匈牙利祖先。 ogy of the family and discovered there’s means fiddler (a type of musician). 他母亲保拉• 须古特迪出身有名民族主 no Hungarian in the family. Well I’m rather 义新教牧师家庭。 pleased because basically I am Slovak. At 父亲的姓“Hudec”，带着纯斯洛伐克风 least I am half Slovak. 味，意思是“音乐家”。 6 Ladislav Hudec Ladislav Hudec 7 The original name HUDEC were changed daughter Giselle visited for the first time Hudec wrote first in to the Hungarian form HUGYECZ by his Slovakia at August 2009. Hungarian, because father, who wanted to reach a better at the beginning of position in society. These changes you 20th century Slova- can see easily when you visit the Hudec 为了获得更好的社会地位他父亲把斯 kia was under a law, family gravestone. Allesa de Wet with 洛伐克原名Hudec改成Hugyecz。这 which prohibited the 个修改祖坟上相当清晰可见。艾丽莎 • teaching of Slovak in 德 维特和女儿吉塞尔2009年8月首次 Slovak schools. 拜访斯洛伐克。 The process of Hun- garization of Slovak schools was culmi- nating in those days and teachers at the evangelical gram- 因为20世纪初斯洛伐克学校严禁教学 mar school attended by young Hudec 斯洛伐克语，邬达克先学用匈牙利语 were strictly forbidden to teach in the 写作。那时候斯洛伐克学校的匈牙利 Slovak language. A good command of 化教育达到顶峰，小邬达克所在的福 the Hungarian language was inevitable 音派初级中学的老师们被严令禁止教 if one wanted to enter into civil service, 授斯洛伐克语。要是想做公务员、经 start up a business or become a mem- 商或是进入所谓的上流社会，就必须 ber of the so-called higher society. 熟练掌握匈牙利语。 All his sisters married in Hungary. Later Hudec wrote his personal notes and uni- 而且他的姐妹都嫁到匈牙利。 之后他 versity lectures in German and English. 用德语和英语记录演讲稿和笔记。 In 1922 he married Gizela Mayer who 1922年，邬达克和出身富贵生于上海 was born in Shanghai and came from a 的吉塞拉•梅尔结婚。她的父亲是个德 very wealthy family. Her father, a Ger- 国商人信仰路德教派，他原姓提斯达 man businessman and a Lutheran and 尔的母亲来自苏格兰。在家里只讲英 her mother, Née Tisdall, who came to 语和德语，邬达克不得不去适应新的 China from Scotland only spoke English 生活。 and German in the household. Again, Hudec had to adjust. 8 Ladislav Hudec Ladislav Hudec 9 My father didn’t tell us very much about 甚至早在1927年便买了使用16毫米胶 Alessa de Wet his early life. But his sister did tell us, that 片的摄影机。他周游世界，不但拍下那 艾丽莎•德•维特 his father expected him to work at every 些激发他灵感的地方，而且也拍下了许 one of the trades that was involved with 多关于普通人民的纪录摄像，而且这种 creating a building. So every holiday he 摄像拍得具有很大的感受力，但它们依 had to either work with brick layers, the 然是记录日常生活的影像集。这种高度 cabin makers, even roofers. 的敏感，展现了邬达克对的深切社会情 感社会的深刻认识。 During his grammar school studies, young Ladislav acquired three different 艾丽莎•德•维特 certificates of apprenticeship, where he mastered the professions of bricklayer, 父亲没有和我们提起很多他年轻时候的 stonemason and carpenter. In 1910, 事，但是姑姑和我们说了他小的时候他 Hudec enrolled in the Technical Univer- 的父亲要求他亲身尝试建筑行业里的每 sity in Budapest. By the year 1914, he 一种手艺。所以每年假期，他都会和泥 was a member of the Hungarian Royal 瓦匠、木匠、甚至是盖屋顶的人一起 Chamber of Architects. 工作。 As a director I have a feeling that Hudec had thought during his lifetime that perhaps at sometime somebody would 我的父亲没教过我们有关匈牙利和斯洛 make film about him. He very carefully 伐克的事，也没教过我们说匈牙利或者 made his architectonical archive; with 斯洛伐克语；他太忙也太累了！ his own hand he described every photo and every postcard. So we discovered 在初级中学阶段，小拉迪斯拉夫获得了 in Victoria University in Canada his first 三种学徒证明；他分别学会了泥瓦匠、 and only building outside of China. 石匠和木匠的手艺。那时候斯洛伐克学 校的匈牙利化教育达到顶峰。1910年 Hudec perhaps understood the future 邬达克进入布达佩斯工业大学学习，而 media of film and so he even bought 到1914年他已经是匈牙利皇家建筑师 16mm camera as early as 1927! He 协会的一员。 traveled all over the world, shooting the places of his inspiration, but it was also 身为一名导演，我有一种感觉，邬达克 a documentary about normal every- 在他的一生中曾意识到有人可能会在某 day life and people with such extreme 个时候拍摄关于他的影片。他非常细心 sensitivity, that it shows his deep social 地整理着自己的建筑档案；亲手描绘每 understanding.
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