Oh, wieder ein Film, den man möglichst nicht verpassen sollte! Das 1943 im italienischen Kino nur kurz angelaufene Drama wurde umgehend von der Zensur verboten, und das Negativ vernichtet. Der Regisseur Luchino Visconti konnte jedoch eine Kopie des Filmes retten, wodurch er gegen Ende der 50er Jahre wieder gezeigt wurde. 1985 wurde er ins Deutsche synchronisiert und ist mittlerweile auf DVD erhältlich. Warum dieser den italienischen Neorealismus begründende Film eine weitere cineastische Rarität ist? Die ruhige Kameraführung, die teils statischen und doch alles Bedeutende einrahmenden Perspektiven, die knappen und kraftvollen Dialoge und vor allem: die Blicke, zwischen den Liebenden, den Leuten, den Beobachtern, den Hoffenden, den Verzweifelten, und wieder zwischen den Liebenden - all das macht das Debüt Viscontis so ungeheuer sehenswert. Die Geschichte wäre schnell umrissen; doch nicht, wenn sie nicht so zart, eindringlich und gerade so auserzählt wäre. Obiger Trailer verrät nicht viel, aber ... vielleicht ist das auch gar nicht verkehrt, um den Zauber dieser guten Geschichte nicht vorwegzunehmen.
Just
before our love got lost you said, "I
am as constant as a northern star." And
I said, "Constantly in the darkness
Where's
that at? If you want me I'll be in the bar." On
the back of a cartoon coaster In the blue TV screen light I
drew a map of Canada Oh Canada With your face sketched on it
twice Oh, you're in my blood like holy wine You taste so bitter
and so sweet Oh I could drink a case of you, darling And I
would still be on my feet Oh I would still be on my feet
Oh
I am a lonely painter I live in a box of paints I'm frightened
by the devil And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid I
remember that time you told me, you said, "Love is touching
souls" Surely you touched mine 'Cause part of you pours
out of me In these lines from time to time Oh, you're in my
blood like holy wine You taste so bitter and so sweet Oh I
could drink a case of you, darling Still, I'd be on my feet I
would still be on my feet
I met a woman She had a mouth
like yours She knew your life She knew your devils and your
deeds And she said, "Go to him, stay with him if you
can But be prepared to bleed" Oh but you are in my
blood You're my holy wine You're so bitter, bitter and so
sweet Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling Still I'd be on
my feet I would still be on my feet
It's
coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're
putting up reindeer
And
singing songs of joy and peace Oh I wish I had a river I
could skate away on But it don't snow here It stays pretty
green I'm going to make a lot of money Then I'm going to quit
this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on I
wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh I
wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry
He
tried hard to help me You know, he put me at ease And he loved
me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Oh I wish I had a
river I could skate away on I'm so hard to handle I'm
selfish and I'm sad Now I've gone and lost the best baby That I
ever had Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on I
wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh I
wish I had a river I made my baby say goodbye
It's coming
on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up
reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a
river I could skate away on
Rows
and floes of angel hair And ice cream castles in the
air And feather canyons ev'rywhere
I've
looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the
sun They rain and snow on ev'ryone So many things I would have
done But clouds got in my way I've looked at clouds from both
sides now From up and down, and still somehow It's cloud
illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all
Moons
and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As
ev'ry fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way
But
now it's just another show You leave 'em laughing when you go And
if you care, don't let them know Don't give yourself away
I've
looked at love from both sides now From give and take, and still
somehow It's love's illusions I recall I really don't know love
at all
Tears and fears and feeling proud To say "I
love you" right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus
crowds I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are
acting strange They shake their heads, they say I've changed Well
something's lost, but something's gained In living ev'ry day
I've
looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still
somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life
at all I've looked at life from both sides now From up and
down, and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really
don't know life at all
