周六用一日的时间看完了《同妻俱乐部》(Grace and Frankie)第一季,像在沁凉的北方冬季饮了一口热汤,先是心头阵暖,而后是百味杂陈。
故事发生在——或者说,一开始是发生在两个家庭之间。
格蕾丝(Grace)的丈夫罗伯特(Robert)和弗兰基(Frankie)的丈夫索尔(Sol)既是工作上的合伙人,也是生活中的亲密挚友。第一集的开头,是人声鼎沸的餐馆。格蕾丝和弗兰基——两名性格迥异的七十岁女人——在餐桌旁等待丈夫们的到来。她们谈论着面包、酒精与灵媒,猜测丈夫们召集今晚聚餐的原因,甚至在心中暗暗咒骂对方——正如所有寻常而又无趣的朋友聚餐,离悲愤或是绝望这样的词汇相距甚远。
但罗伯特和索尔的一同到来,预示着危机的不可避免。他们平静而愉悦地用完晚餐,而后对着彼此共同生活了四十年的妻子,掷出一枚迟到的炸弹——二十年前,他们已经成为了同性伴侣。
Robert(to Grace): I’m leaving you. And he’s leaving you.
Sol: Fot this…new chapter of our lives.
Grace(to Robert): You’re leaving me?
Robert: Yes.
Grace: Who is she?
Robert: Oh, it’s not what you think. It’s a he.
Grace: Excuse me?
Robert: And it's Sol. I’m in love with Sol. Sol and I are in love.
Frankie: My Sol?
Sol(to Frankie): Your Sol.
Frankie(to Sol): You mean you’re gay? And this is who you’re gay with?
Sol: This is who I’m in love with.
Bud: …I’m not ever allowed to be mad.
Sol: Why not?
Bud: ‘Cause you’re gay! If you had been fucking around with women for the last 20 years, we wouldn’t even be here eating cake!
Sol: Oh, my God.You’re angry I’m not Grace.
Robert: There was nothing like walking into a room with that woman.
Sol: You miss her.
( Robert began crying.)
Sol: I am so sorry for your loss. I have my own, so I understand. But…sweetheart…
Robert: What?
Sol: I’m not her. I will always talk too loud and hug too much. And even if it’s a business gathering for a professional colleague, there will always be meshugas. Isn’t that what we want out of life?
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于是弗兰基轻声叹息。下了车,看见一旁神色无奈的罗伯特,淡淡说了声:他应该是来接你的。
此时,背景音乐响起CAT POWER the greatest那大海归宿般的哀伤旋律,索尔和罗伯特驾车缓缓离去,格蕾丝和弗兰基则在一旁的小径上慢慢走远。冷色调的日光混杂着茂密的绿色植被,道路通往未知的尽头。一切似乎成为另一场无声的葬礼,终归有某些弥足珍贵的东西在此刻悄然死去。
Once I wanted to be the greatest
No wind or waterfall could stall me
And then came the rush of the flood
The stars of night turned deep to dust
Melt me down
To big black armour
Leave no trace
Or grace
Just in your honor