乌城清韵 Uppsala Unison
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“我只想待在你身边，因为我喜欢你。”
“Jag kommer inte att försvinna, jag gillar ju dig.”
“I won’t go anywhere else, because I like you.”
⸺I rymden finns inga känslor (Simple Simon)
预告篇/Preview:
出发去瑞典念书前和家人说瑞典在世界地图上的样子就像一只绷直的芭蕾舞者的脚，而自己在瑞典的目的地又恰好位于脚后跟的位置，令人想起古希腊神话中“阿喀琉斯之踵”的典故。在抵达乌普萨拉之前，本自信坚决崇尚理智的自己在情感上就如有在冥河之水中浸泡过的不死之身的阿克琉斯，坚不可摧，也最终在遇到喜欢的人之后像被射中脚后跟一般，金刚之身却溃不成军，钢筋铁骨竟一触即溃。
Before leaving for Sweden to study my master’s degree, I once told my family that Sweden’s shape on the world map resembles the extended foot of a ballet dancer, and that my destination in Sweden happened to lie right at the heel. The image inevitably evokes the Greek myth of the “Achilles’ heel.” Before arriving in Uppsala, I—confident, resolute, and devoted to logic and reason—felt emotionally invulnerable, like Achilles after being dipped in the waters of the River Styx, seemingly indestructible. Yet after meeting someone I fell for, feels like I was struck precisely at that heel: a body thought to be invincible collapsed in an instant, and what seemed like iron and steel gave way at the lightest touch.
几乎认识我的所有人都知道本人最喜欢的瑞典语电影是《简单西蒙》，在十四岁时比尔·斯卡斯加德成为自己最喜欢的电影演员后几乎每年都要把这部电影翻出来看上几遍，对剧情台词烂熟于心，在还未系统性地学习瑞典语前提里面任何一句台词我都能立马接上下一句。其中片尾比尔·斯卡斯加德出演的角色对着镜头露出的笑容一直让我铭记至今，算起来到今年已经是把他作为自己最喜欢的演员的第十四个年头了。与擅长拍摄史诗题材宏大叙事的南欧人不同，觉得北欧人拍出来的电影风格是摩登简单剧情却是温馨动人的，随便选一部都可以当作现代生活指南来看的，例如简约利落的穿搭，古怪有趣的配饰，下午茶吃何种茶点，周末逛公园时选什么休闲娱乐的活动，家居装修怎样设计搭配，甚至最流行养什么宠物，都可以从色调明艳，配乐轻快的北欧电影中获得灵感。剧情中展现出来的北欧人最擅长的冷幽默，对身心障碍者的包容关怀，以及对亲密关系相处模式的探讨思考都是值得作为现代人的我们学习甚至模仿的。
Almost everyone who knows me is aware that my favorite Swedish-language film is I rymden finns inga känslor (Simple Simon). Since Bill Skarsgård became my favorite actor at the age of fourteen, I have revisited this film several times almost every year, to the point where I know the plot and dialogue by heart. Even before I began studying Swedish in any systematic way, I could effortlessly continue to recite any lines from the film with the one that followed. The smile Bill Skarsgård’s character gives directly to the camera at the end of the film has engraved in my brain ever since. By this year, it has been fourteen years since I first chose him to be my favorite actor.
Unlike Southern Europeans, who excel at epic themes and grand narratives, I find that films made by Nordic directors tend to be modern and understated in style, yet warm and deeply caring in substance. Almost any of them can be viewed as a guide to contemporary living: from clean, minimalist fashion and quirky, interesting personal accessories, to what pastries to enjoy with afternoon tea, what leisure activities to choose when strolling in the park on weekends, how to design and coordinate home interiors, and even which pets are considered currently trendy to be kept. Inspiration for all of this can be drawn from Nordic films with their bright color palettes and light, lively soundtracks. The distinctly Nordic deadpan humor, the empathy and inclusiveness toward people with physical and mental disabilities, and the thoughtful exploration of intimacy and relationships portrayed in these stories are all qualities worth learning from—and even emulating—as modern individuals.
