[Péter Bacsó|A Tanú]證人

Title：A Tanú
aka：The Witness
Director：Péter Bacsó
Release Date：1969
Genre：Drama / Comedy
Country：Hungary
Language：Hungarian
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簡介。。。。。

Banned for over a decade for its outspoken criticism of the post-WWII communist regime in Hungary, Péter Bacsó's 'The Witness' has since then achieved unparalleled cult status in its native land. Known as the best satire about communism, 'The Witness' has become a cult classic, which was also well received by critics and general audiences alike when it was finally released outside of Hungary. Its candid and realistic portrayal of the incompetent communist regime has earned great acclaim for both the director and the film itself when it was shown at Cannes Film Festival in 1981.

'The Witness' takes place during the height of the Rákosi Era, which was closely modeled after the ruthless and brutal Stalin regime. The film follows the life of an ordinary dike keeper, József Pelikán, who has been caught for illegally slaughtering his pig, Dezsõ. Instead of doing hard time for his "heinous" crime, Pelikán is elevated into an important position, generally reserved for the communist elite. Of course, Pelikán is utterly clueless about his newfound luck, not to mention his new job. Even his new benefactor, the mysterious Comrade Virág, is reluctant to reveal the real reason behind Pelikán's preferential treatment.

Thus, begins Pelikán's hilarious adventure deep within the "sophisticated" communist society. One failure after another the incompetent Pelikán is elevated higher and higher on the communist echelon, all the while remaining completely clueless about his promotions. Until one day, when he gets called for to return the "favour" by falsely testifying against his long-time friend in a mock-up show trial.

我的碎碎唸。。。。。。推薦指數：8.4/10

這是一部幽默而犀利的政治諷刺劇，辛辣地諷刺了二戰后共產政權對匈牙利的統治，揭示了政府的種種弊端和虛假。這使得此片在匈牙利被封禁了近十年之久，直到1978年才公之於衆，並在匈牙利立刻獲得了巨大的成功。

從上世紀二三十年代以來，喜劇電影一直是匈牙利電影的主要形式，產量最多但水平卻參差不齊。直到六十年代匈牙利新電影運動爆發，出現了一批優秀的電影人，他們打破了這種以喜劇為主導的匈牙利電影的國際形象，應運時代開始了風格多樣化的電影創作，使得匈牙利電影呈現出了一派百家爭鳴的繁榮景象。導演Péter Bacsó是匈牙利著名的喜劇電影大師，被譽爲匈牙利最後的喜劇電影天才，這部拍攝于1969年的電影《證人》可以說是集聚了幾十年來匈牙利喜劇創作之精髓的巔峰之作，是其最有代表性最傑出的作品。

Pelikán同志最初只是一個老實本分的堤壩看守人，住在風景如畫的草原河邊過著平靜安寧的生活。但是當時由於實行計劃經濟，豬肉緊缺，Pelikán不得已的偷偷殺了他家的豬被警察發現進了監獄。就在這個時候卻因爲政治需要和利用被釋放，而且為他換了更好的工作，Pelikán接連做了游泳館的領導、遊樂場的領導、水果種植基地的領導，工作認真負責，卻每次因爲好心或者說是較真，得罪了高層領導人接連好幾次被送進監獄。Pelikán不喜歡這樣的生活，他只想回去踏踏實實的做自己的堤壩看守，可是被政治力量控制的 Pelikán同志沒有辦法，只能繼續他並不樂意卻越升越高的職位，精神被折磨得快崩潰。最後Pelikán在被要求做僞證的時候，不自覺地在法庭上說出了真話，得罪了一直幕後掌控者，被判處絞刑，卻又喜劇性地被釋放了，終于可以回到他寧靜的家中了。影片以幽默詼諧的基調不緊不慢的講述在政治極權下個人失去自由、無力反抗，只能被這股巨大的力量牽著鼻子走，像一個政治木偶被他人操控。