人生的最后一星期
Adocumentarymakermeetsanoldwomanatascreeningofhisnewfilm.shetellshimshewantshimtofilmthelastweekofherlife,thenshewillcommitsuicideattheend.Thewomanisnotsick.
中文名称：人生的最后一星期
英文名称：TakingYourLife
对白语言：英语
出品时间：2005
制片地区：美国
制作成本：$50,000/estimated
导演：EricBeetner
编剧：EricBeetner
类型：剧情
主演：JillFarley/凯瑟琳·朱思腾KathrynJoosten/OrlandoSeale/L.TreyWilson
片长：55min
IMDb号：tt0455799
1、剧情简介
Adocumentarymakermeetsanoldwomanatascreeningofhisnewfilm.shetellshimshewantshimtofilmthelastweekofherlife,thenshewillcommitsuicideattheend.Thewomanisnotsickbutbelievesshehaslivedalongandgoodlifeandhasnothingmoretolivefor,thedocumentarymakerthinksitisfantastic,butheandhiscrew'sattitudestakeachangeasthebigdaygetscloser.
2、演员表
JillFarley
凯瑟琳·朱思腾KathrynJoosten
OrlandoSeale
L.TreyWilson
3、职员表
导演Director
EricBeetner
编剧Writer
EricBeetner-writer
制作人Producedby
PeterKaminski-producer
摄影Cinematography
LoganLeabo
剪辑FilmEditing
EricBeetner
原创音乐OriginalMusic
EdwinWendler
4、上映日期
2005年4月1日
5、制作/发行
制作公司
1.TakingYourLifeLLC
6、影片评价
IgotachancetoseethiswonderfulfilmattheBreckenridgeFilmFestival,andIcanhonestlysay,itwas54minutescompletelywellspent!Thesubjectmatterisnotforthefaintofheart.Thefilmingofthelastvoluntaryweekofsomeone'slifeandconsequentsuicidewouldmakemostsay(asthePotentialInvestorsinthefilmdo)"snufffilm"-butit'snot-absolutelynot.
It'sanunder-the-microscopelookatthefreedomofchoice-andthebeautyofonewoman'schoice.TheaudienceistakenonagentlerollercoasteraswelearnfascinatingtidbitsaboutHelen(brilliantlyportrayedwithearth-shatteringhonestybyKathrynJoosten),anolderwomanwhohassurvivedherhusbandanddaughter,andwhohascometothedecisionthatsheisreadytomoveon.Sheasksafilmmakerandhiscrew(Seale,Farley&Wilson)todocumentthefinalweekofherlifeandtogiveherthesamequietdignityhehasgiventotheothersubjectsofhisdocumentaries-andasafilmmakersearchingforhis"vision",heaccepts.
ButthislookatHelen'sdecisiontocommitsuicideisnotpandering.Beetner,aswriter,giveshisaudienceaveryrealglimpseintothiscontroversialsubjectwithhonesty,humorandbygivingequaltimetobothsidesoftheargument.WeseethisstorythroughtheeyesofHilary,thefilmmaker'sassistant(playedwithtenderpathosbyJillFarley)-assheconstantlyquestionstheproject.Beetner'svoiceringsclear,notasNate,thefilmmaker,asonemightexpect,butthroughHelen-offeringusadefenseoftheabsolutelucidityapersonmustbeintomakeadecisionofthatmagnitude.
Shotdigitally,BeetnerasDirector/Editorseamlesslyshiftedbackandforthbetween"documentary"andfilm,simplybyshootingthe"footage"ina16:9frame.Itmadethedifferencebetweenthetwoworldscrystalclear,withoutjarringtheeye.Itwasabrilliantchoice,perfectlymatchingthescripttothemedia.Iwasrivetedbytheperformancesbyall-especiallythatofKathrynJoosten-forwhomitseemsthisrole,thisfilm,wasespeciallycraftedfor.Anoverallexcellentfilm-Iwasdulyimpressedbythisfilmmaker'sfirsteffort!