之前,在《书城》杂志的“纽约E-MAIL”专栏和其它有关纪录片的文字里,我经常会提到一个人的名字和他的纪录片作品.这人就是弗雷德·怀斯曼.一个被称作“三十余年来以一种独一无二的方式和风格制作纪录片”的美国纪录片人。第一次接触怀斯曼的作品是在1991年的日本山形国际纪录片电影节.片名叫《模特儿》.黑白片,90分钟左右.是我后来熟悉的怀氏一如既往的风格.没有故事,没有事件.没有公众热心的“背后生活”.甚至没有确定的人物.只是为广告做“模特儿”这个行当的工作场面、程序等等.譬如一个和雨伞有关的图片广告拍摄场面,在咔喳咔喳的相机 I used to refer to a person’s name and his documentary work frequently in the booklet New York E-Mail and other related documentary in Book City magazine, and this is Fred Wiseman An American documentary known as “the documentary producer for thirty years in a unique way and style.” The first contact with Wiseman’s work was the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in Japan in 1991. The film was titled “The Model.” The black and white film, about 90 minutes, was my usual familiar Wyeth style. Incident. There is no public enthusiasm “Life Behind ” or even no definite figure, just for the ad to do In the click of the camera