◎译　　名　没有世界的男人
◎片　　名　The Man Without a World
◎年　　代　1992
◎产　　地　美国
◎类　　别　剧情 / 爱情
◎语　　言　英语
◎豆瓣链接　https://movie.douban.com/subject/4263680/
◎片　　长　USA: 98 分钟
◎音　　乐　Lee Erwin Lee Erwin

◎简　　介　

　　“This story could have been told of any shtetl in Eastern Europe but it happened here, in  Poland.  In  all  the  world  Poland  may  be  the  country  most  beloved  of  the  Angel  of Death.” —Yevgeny Antinov, 1928THE  MAN  WITHOUT  A  WORLD  is  credited  to  the  legendary  (and  imaginary)  1920s  Soviet director,  Yevgeny  Antinov.  But  the  film  is  anything  but  old.  In  fact,  Antinov  himself  is  the creation  of  contemporary  filmmaker  Eleanor  Antin.  A  world-renowned  artist,  authorand performer, Antin has exhibited her work at major museums around the world. In her art, Antin explores history through the eyes of various imaginary personas, including Eleanor Nightingale (a  nurse  in  the  Crimean  War)  and  Eleanora  Antinova  (the  famous black dancer in Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe). THE MAN WITHOUT A WORLD, is also Antin’s “love letter” to her mother, a former actress in the Yiddish theater, who is now suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.THE  MAN  WITHOUT  A  WORLD  is  a  dark,  comic  melodrama  setin  a  typical  village  (shtetl)  in Poland. The Jews’ struggle against poverty and racial hatred is complicated by their own division  into  hostile  political  factions  of  the  religious  orthodoxy,  assimilationists,  socialists, Zionists,  anarchists  and  survivors.  While  the  Jews  of  the shtetlpursue  their  loves,  politics, religion, business and dreams for the future, the Angel of Death is ever near...The  story  centers  on  the  romance  of  Zevi,  a  Bohemian  Yiddish  poet,  and  Rukheleh,  the  nice Jewish  daughter  of  a  local  merchant.  Rukheleh  longs  to  marry  Zevi,  but  her  parents  plan  a match with the butcher. Zevi’s sister, Sooreleh, has been half-mad and mute since the day she was raped by Polish soldiers. Their mother Sarah, lies ill at home.Zevi and Rukheleh’s relationship  is  threatened  by  the  arrival  of  a  Gypsy  acting  troupe.  Zevi  is seduced by the sultry Gypsy dancer, and settles into a life of decadence. He drinks nightly with
　　socialists, Zionists and anarchists at Moishe’s cafe, where the town’s intellectuals meet “to solve the world’s problems.”When the Angel of Death comes for Sarah, Zevi’s grief and guilt lead him briefly back to Rukheleh.  But  after  one  night  of  passion,  Zevi  returns  to  the  charms  of  his  Gypsy  ballerina. Later,  Rukheleh  learns  she  is  pregnant.  Her  parents  arrange  for  a  marriage  with  the  butcher, who is too much in love to notice her condition.Rukheleh runs to confide in Sooreleh, but the mad girl is kidnapped by religious “fanatics” who take her to the synagogue. There, Rabbi Eliezar, the great Cabbalist, tries to exorcise the dybbukwithin  the  girl.  After  a  harrowing  ritual,  the spirit  agrees  to  leave  her  body.  Instead  of  leaving through  her  fingernail,  the dybbukescapes through Sooreleh’s throat, suffocating her. A window breaks in the temple as her wretched soul escapes.After Sooreleh’s funeral, Zevi discovers the truth about Rukheleh and woos her back. At the wedding, the drunken butcher crashes the celebration and in a jealous rage, attacks the guests with a knife, killing two. Zevi grabs the weapon and in the struggle, kills the butcher.Zevi decides that he must run away and hide in Warsaw. Rukhelehwants to go with him but the Gypsy dancer tells her that the big city is no place for a young mother and child. The next day, Zevi  leaves  with  the  Gypsy  caravan.  The  Angel  of  Death  follows  the  little  band  as  they  head down the road...“On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland.In 1941, the massive deportations of the Jews began.By 1943, the shtetl world had disappeared.