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1BLINDMASSAGEChrisBerryBlindMassage推拿LouYe娄烨2014117minutesDramaticfeatureIntroductionBlindMassagetakesusintotheworldofthepartiallysightedandcompletelyblindinChina.
Theirfrequentemploymentasmasseursdependsontheconvictionthat,asonebodilysensedeclines,othersareenhanced.
Thefilmtakesplaceinablindtuina-stylemassageclinic–aworldwithinaworld,wheretheblindliveandworktogether.
Theroutineoftheclinicisdisruptedbypassionateaffairsamongsttheresidents,providingplentyofopportunityfordirectorLouYetoexplorehissignatureinterestinsituationswherepeoplearepushedtothelimitsofself-controlandbeyond.
Thefilmraisesquestionsabouttheexperienceofdisabilityandhowcinemacanconveythatexperiencetoitsaudiences,aswellasaboutwhatitmeanstobedisabledinChina.
BlindMassagewasadaptedfromthenovelMassage(推拿)byBiFeiyu毕飞宇,whichwontheMaoDunLiteraryPrizein2008,andhassincebeentranslatedandpublishedinEnglish.
DirectorDirectorLouYe(bornin1965)isamemberoftheso-called"SixthGeneration"ofChinesedirectors,whograduatedfromtheBeijingFilmAcademyin1989.
Theyarealsoknownasthe"urbangeneration"becauseoftheirturnawayfromtheFifthGeneration'stendencytohistoricalallegoriestoldthroughtalessetintheexoticsborderlandsofChina,andtheirfocusoncontemporaryeverydaylife.
MostofLou'sfilmsdoindeedhaveacontemporaryoratleastrecenturbansetting–BlindMassagetakesplaceinNanjingaroundthebeginningofthenewcentury.
However,Lou'shallmarkishisfascinationwiththepointwhereillicitpassionsovercomerationality.
Thistendencyhasbeenapparentsincehisfirstfilm,WeekendLovers(周末情人),madein1993butbannedfortwoyearsbecauseofitsfocusonsexualcontent.
InBlindMassage,twonewarrivalsdisrupttheroutine.
Wangisanoldfriendofthetwoclinicdirectors,andheturnsupwithhisfiancée,XiaoKong.
XiaoMaisayoungermanwhobecomesobsessedwithXiaoKong.
AsinmanyofLou'sfilms,thepassionsthatareunleasheddestroythecarefullyconstructedandmodulatedworldofcivilisedrationality.
Butitisunclearwhether,asconventionalconservativemoralitywouldrequire,thisisseenasadisaster,orasapriceworthpayingfortheexperienceofoverwhelmingpassion.
BlindMassagehasbeenLouYe'smostwell-acceptedfilminthemainstreamworldofChinese-languagecinemasofar.
Inthepast,hisfascinationwithtransgressivetopicsgothimintotroublewiththeauthorities.
His2002breakthroughfilm,SuzhouRiver(苏州河)isaboutavideographerwhobecomesobsessedwithawomanwhoperformsasamermaidinnightclubs.
AfterhescreeneditwithoutpermissionfromtheChineseFilmBureauintheRotterdamInternational2FilmFestival,whereitwontheTigerAward,atwo-yearbanonfilmmakingfollowedforLou.
WhenhedidthesamethingatCanneswithSummerPalace(颐和园,2006)afilmthattouchedonthetabooofthe1989studentdemonstrationsinTiananmenandbecameChina'sfirstfilmtofeaturefull-frontalnudity,heincurredafive-yearban.
Incontrast,BlindMassagenotonlypassedthecensorsinChinaandwontwoGoldenRoostersinthePeople'sRepublic,butalsowentontosweeptheboardwithsixprizesatthe2014GoldenHorseAwardsinTaiwan,consideredtheequivalentoftheOscarsforChinese-languagecinema.
GenreAsanauteurfilmdirectedatafestivalaudience,BlindMassageisanartfilmandthereforetheantithesisofgenrecinema.
However,someseetheartfilmasagenreinitsownright.
BlindMassagecertainlysharestheexpectedcharacteristicsofartcinema,suchasseriousness,manifestationoftheauteur'ssignature(seeabove),andprioritizingexplorationofcharacterpsychologyovernarrativeprogress.
Nevertheless,thefilmhasgenericelements.
Inparticular,itinvokessomeoftheconventionsofthefamilymelodrama,inbothitsChineseandHollywoodforms.
TheHollywoodfamilymelodramafeaturesoedipalscenariosinwhichyoungermembersofthefamilychafeagainsttherestrictionsimposeduponthembyagingandoftenailingpatriarchs.
An"intruder/redeemer"figureentersthehousehold,andavarietyofoutcomesarepossible,fromtheirexpulsion,totheirassumptionofthethroneasnewheadofthefamily,ortoliberationoftheoppressedyoungergeneration.
InBlindMassage,thetwoexistingheadsoftheclinic,ShaFumingandZhangZongqiaredualheadsofthefamily-likeclinic,wherethemasseursbothworkandlivetogether.
XiaoMaisoneintruder/redeemer,butsoareWangandXiaoKong.
TheChineseformofthefamilymelodramafilm,the"familyethicsfilm"(家庭伦理片),emphasisesconflictsbetweendutyanddesirewithinthefamily.
Wheredesirewinsoverduty,intheChineseformofthegenre,tragedyfollows.
OnecouldarguethatahallmarkofLouYe'sfilmsissympathyforthosewhoriskeverythingastheirpassionsovertakethem.
Inacontextwhereconservativemoralityemphasisesself-sacrificeforthecollective,thisiscertainlypartofwhatmakeshisfilmsscandalousformanyaudiences.
InBlindMassage,XiaoMa'sobsessionwithXiaoKongtriggersotherpassionsandthecollapseofthewholeclinic,followedbythedispersionofitsmembers.
However,thenarrativedoesnotpunishXiaoMa.
Bythetimeeverythingfallsapart,hehasalreadytransferredhisaffectionsandelopedwithhisnewobjectofdesire.
SynopsisXiaoMalosesbothhiseyesightandhismotherinachildhoodcaraccident.
Heistoldthisisatemporarycondition,andwhenhediscoversitispermanent,hetriesunsuccessfullytocommitsuicide.
Onceheisgrownup,hegoestoliveandworkattheShaZongqiMassageClinicinNanjing.
Theclinicisnamedafteritstwodirectors,theoutgoingShaFumingandthequieterZhangZongqi.
Theclinicoperatesmuchlikeafamily,withmasseursworkingandlivingtogether.
XiaoMaisnottheonlynewcomerattheclinic.
AnoldfriendofShaFumingnamedWangturnsupaskingforajob,afterhavinglostalotofmoneyonbadstockmarketinvestmentsin3Shenzhen.
Heisaccompaniedbyhisfiancée,XiaoKong.
AssoonasXiaoMacatchesherscent,hebecomesobsessedwithher.
Meanwhile,ShaFumingformsanequallyunrequitedandfrustratingpassionforanothernewarrival,DuHong.
AtthesametimeastryingtoretaintheaffectionsofXiaoKongandkeepXiaoMaatbay,Wangmustdealwithsomeseriousfamilyproblems.
Hissightedbrotherisbeingchasedbyloansharks,andWanghastofacethemdown.
Meanwhile,XiaoMahasbeenintroducedtoanearbybrothel,masqueradingasahairsalon.
HebecomesattachedtoMann,oneofthesexworkers,andonedayhehasafightwithoneofherotherclients.
Surprisingly,thebeatinghesustainsleadstotherestorationofsomeofhissight.
Attheendofthefilm,theclinichascollapsedandtheworkershavegonetheseparateways.
XiaoMaandMannhavesetuptheirownsmallmassageoperationelsewhere.
MedicalHumanitiesBlindMassageraisesquestionsforthemedicalhumanitiesinitstopicandnarrative,andinhowitisshot.
Thetopicofblindmasseursraisesquestionsconcerningculturalbeliefsabouttheblindandtheirsocialtreatment.
BlindmasseursarefoundalloverChina,andsoitseemstobecommonlyacceptedthatthisisanappropriatejobfortheblind.
WhatkindsofsocialandfinancialsupportareprovidedforblindpeopleinChinaDengXiaoping,theChineseCommunistleadermostassociatedwiththepost-CulturalRevolutionreformsthatledtothemarketeconomyboominChina,hadadisabledson.
DengPufangwasmadeparaplegicwhenhewasthrown(or,accordingtosomeaccounts,jumped)outofawindowthreestoriesupandbrokehisbackduringconfrontationswithRedGuardsonthecampusofPekingUniversity.
Hisfatehelpedtodrawattentiontothesufferingofthedisabledandmobilisesupportforthem,andhebecamePresidentoftheChinaDisabledPersonsFederationin1988.
In2008,alawwaspassedtoprotecttheemploymentrightsofthedisabled,andtherearespecificregulationsconcerningblindmassageasaprofession.
WhataresocialattitudestowardstheblindinChinaInthefilm,weseethatShaFumingisveryattractivetowomen,butthathisgirlfriend'sparentsareadamantlyopposedtomarriage,presumablyforfearofthedisabilitybeingpassedontoanychildrentheymighthave.
Althoughthefilmitselfdoesnotpaymuchattentiontodifferenttypesofmassageandtheirpossiblehealthbenefits,thebasiccontextofthestoryraisesthosequestions.
Thetuina-stylemassageshowninthefilmisrecognisedasaTCMtherapy.
However,whatisperhapsmosteye-catchingaboutthefilm–punintended–ishowitcommunicatestheexperienceofbeingblindtoaudiences.
Indoingso,itopensupquestionsaboutthenatureofcinemaitself.
Theperceptionthattheblindareespeciallysuitedtobecomingmasseursisnottheresultofshynessonthepartoftheirclients,becauseitisnormaltokeepone'sclothesonwhenbeinggiventuina-stylemassage.
Rather,itsuggestsacommonbeliefthatwhenonesenseisimpaired,othersmaybeenhanced.
Astheireyesdecline,theblindarepresumedtodevelopanimprovedsenseoftouch.
Inthefilm,thiscompensatoryqualitymanifestsitselfinanumberofways.
XiaoMa'shearingimprovesashissightdeclines,andsmellisclearlyoneofXiaoKong'spowerfulattractionsforhim.
Watchingtheblindmasseurslivingtogether,webecomeawarenotonlyoftheadjustmentsthataremadeintheirlivingconditionstohelpthem,butalsohowtheyareabletocopewhenthereisapowercutandassist4theirsightedclients,whobecomeverydisoriented.
Morepoignantly,ShaFuming'sobsessionwithDuHongopensupadiscussionofwhatbeautymeans,becauseShahasheardthatDuisverybeautifulbutcannotseeher.
Thefilmdrawsourattentiontotheexperienceofblindnessrightfromtheverybeginning,whentheopeningcreditsarereadoutloud.
Thecinematographyofthefilmalsooftenusesblurrinessandsimilartechniquestosuggestimpairmentofvision.
However,itisnotablethatthefilmdoesnotattempttoreplicatetheexperienceofthecharacters.
Indeed,drawingourattentiontoandenablingustoimagineandfeelwhatitmightbeliketobeblindinBlindMassageisdependentonmismatcheshere.
Forexample,itispreciselybecausewecanseetheopeningtitlesofthefilmthatwearesurprisedwhentheyarereadoutloudandmadetothinkaboutwhatitwouldbeliketoattendafilmscreeningwithoutbeingabletoseethefilm.
Theblurry,slightlydarkcinematographyintheearlypartofthefilmmightatfirstbeassociatedwithXiaoMa'sdeterioratingeyesight.
But,infact,ashiseyesightdeclines,thecinematographyreturnstoamoreusualstylethatmimicsregulareyesight.
Withoureyesightfullyrestored,thecameradirectsoutattentiontothefingersoftheblindcharactersastheyfeelforchopsticksonthetableandfindtheirwayaroundnewspaces.
Itcatchestheexpressionontheirfaceastheypickupascentwiththeirnoses.
AndwhenXiaoMa'seyesightcomesback,oureyesightdeterioratesastheblurrycinematographyreturns.
ItcouldbearguedthatBlindMassage'sabilitytodrawusintotheworldoftheblindispartofwhatthescholarLauraMarkscalls"hapticcinema".
"Hapticcinema"isquasi-synaesthetic.
Synaesthesiaistheconditionwherepeoplehavecross-sensoryexperiences:forexample,someonereportsseeingacertaincolourwhentheyhearacertainmusicalnote.
Inthecinema,wecannottouchorsmell,butbyfocusingthecameracloselyonthetentativemovesofablindperson'shand,wemightsensethatwecanfeelwiththem.
Cinemathatmakestheseemphasesbecomeshaptic.
TheuseofmusicatamomentwhenXiaoMacatchesXiaoKong'sscentmightmakeourpulserace,asthoughwetoohadsmelledherpresence,wheninfactwehaveseenitbutcanneversmellher.
AsBlindMassagegoeson,weunderstandthatblindpeopleareneithersaintsnormonstersbutregularfolkslikeus.
However,wealsobegintograspthatgoingtothecinemaisabitlikeatemporaryandinvertedversionofblindness.
Aswearedeprivedofthesensesoftouchandsmell,ourhearingandinparticularourvisionareenhancedinthecinema,andwithourtemporary"disability"aswellasfrustrationscomenewanduniquepleasures.
KeyquestionsWhyismassageconsideredanappropriateprofessionfortheblindinChinaWhatsupportdoesthestateprovidetothedisabledinChina,andinwhatformsWhatisitliketobeblind–ineverydayexperienceandintermsoftheattitudesofotherstowardstheblindHowdooursensesoperateinrelationtoeachotherWhatarethemedicalbenefitsofTCMmassagetechniquesWhatissynaesthesia5Linkstoarticles,websites,reviewsMaggieLee'sVarietyreview:http://variety.
com/2014/film/asia/berlin-film-review-blind-massage-1201095936/LosAngelesTimesinterviewwithLouYe:http://www.
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com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-lou-ye-blind-massage-china-movie-market-20150215-story.
htmlSouthChinaMorningPostinterviewwithBiFeiyuaboutthenovelonwhichthefilmisbased:http://www.
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com/lifestyle/books/article/1795021/chinese-novelist-bi-feiyu-opens-readers-eyes-blind-masseurs-worldOnsynaesthesia:https://www.
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com/releases/2007/07/070724113711.
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