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A proud taxi driver tries to make his own way in 30s Bengal, but discovers only the corrupt can get to the top. Challenging film by one of India's finest directors

Satyajit Ray still rates as India's best known director, more than 10 years after his death. A stylish, thoughtful and political filmmaker, he finally achieved international recognition just a month before his death in 1992, when he received a Lifetime Achievement Oscar.

Abhijaan does not rate among his very best films, but Ray's high standards are evident from the very first shot - we see the main protagonist, Rana Pratap Narsingh (Chatterjee) through his reflection in a broken mirror. It's a metaphor for his life up until that point - his wife has left him, his attempts to form his own taxi service have failed and only his pride remains.

本片是印度电影大师萨蒂亚吉特·雷伊代表作之一，也是其在商业上最为成功的一部。接近2个半小时的电影在现在看来仍旧让人觉得津津有味，丝毫不觉得疲惫或拖沓。故事其实很简单，不过有一个贯穿了观影前2个钟头的问题一直在缠绕着偶，那就是为什么片名要叫远征。看到影片的后半个钟头，当主人公桑吉在卖掉心爱的车自己开公司以重振家族光荣历史和违法运送违禁品之间痛苦抉择时，观者才逐渐理解了这个片名的意图。是啊，在利益与原则的冲突中，哪一个人的心路历程不是一次绝对意义上的远征呢？其实纵观全片，主人公桑吉始终处在两难的抉择中，除了以上所述的最艰难的选择外，电影一开始他就做了一次选择，结果是他拒绝了朋友与他合伙做生意的提议，而在感情上，他除了要设法抚平由于前妻抛弃所带来的创伤外，还要在美丽的朋友之妹倪丽与狡猾的老板苏拉提姆之女仆古拉伊间徘徊，而在留与不留在当地开出租车之间、为了倪丽戒不戒酒之间、为了倪丽学不学英语之间、为了开公司筹钱卖不卖爱车之间等等都经历了困难的抉择。可以说，这一次的危险旅程就是由各种各样的抉择组成的，在抉择当中桑吉完成了一次心灵上的远征，而让他能顺利从这次危险的远征中挣脱出来的根本则是他那颗淳朴良善的心灵！导演雷伊通过几个并不复杂的人物关系充分展现了颇为复杂的人物心路历程，同时还以一种平实的姿态全景式地展现了特定历史条件下印度的乡村风貌图！不仅如此，雷伊在电影表现手法上也基本采用了写实的手法，没有华丽的镜头语言，没有夸张的布景与道具，力求营造一个符合客观实际的人物生活环境，使得整个故事和故事中的人物显得比较真实可信！

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Tarashankar Banerjee ....novel

萨蒂亚吉特·雷伊