来自网友【他他】的评论Laura Poitras’s ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED is noteworthy for scooping a Golden Lion trophy in Venice. It is about Nan Goldin (1953-), an American photographer, artist and activist, who is mostly notable for her slide shows, a long-time member, explorer and crusader of LGBT subcultures and a founding member of the advocacy group P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now). The through line of Poitras’s documentary recounts P.A.I.N.’s doughty fight against the Sackler family, owner of Purdue Pharma, who is accountable for the opioid pandemic (Danny Strong’s 2021 mini series DOPESICK is a must-see eye-opener if you are interested in the pandemic), protesting against museums taking the family’s philanthropic donations and eventually, pressurizing them to sever ties with the Sackler name. It is an uplifting victory, although the downer is that the Sackler family gets legally protected by way of their ill-gotten lucre, and law cannot touch them for their oceanic avarice exploiting people’s pain. That said, this is not the best part of ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED, because Goldin herself is a trailblazer of her own worth. Divided into seven chapters, the film intermingles Goldin’s own life with her 21st century activism, chronicling her dysfunctional family life (her deceased elder sister is a victim of sexual repression and being different, whose rebellion becomes a beacon leading Nan to her own self-discovery and map out her own self-concept), her artistic paths (a photographer with a difference) and personal struggles (her relationships with both men and women, her addiction to fentanyl), recounting her experiences during the best and worst times for NYC’s LGBT subcultures (the rise and fall of Cookie Mueller). Poitras is equipped with a supernal discernment to align the images and videos with Goldin’s own confessional narration, which is loaded with earnest and pathos. The film turns Nan’s story into a holistic feminist pilgrimage, mostly thanks to her time-capsule portraits of a bygone era, whose signs of the times insightfully mirror the world of today. Ensconced in a hallowed, unworldly, female-voiced sonic sphere created by Soundwalk Collective, ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED has no rage or ire to unleash, but a quietly introspective dirge coursing through. It salves angst-ridden hearts, cleanses skeptical reservations and opens itself up to any number of receptive minds. Title: All the Beauty and the BloodshedYear: 2022Country: USALanguage: EnglishGenre: DocumentaryDirector: Laura PoitrasMusic: Soundwalk CollectiveCinematography: Nan Goldin Editors: Joe Bini, Amy Foote, Brian A. KatesRating: 8.0/10
