《三朵花純理髮》為一部片長80分鐘之電視電影,於2013年1月13日在公共電視「人生劇展」中播出。故事描述一位離家多年的男性理髮師林桑突然返家,當年他因為不明原因離家,留下妹妹林美美獨立經營媽媽創立的家庭理髮店,造成兄妹心結。透過種種修補親情的過程,美美終於接納林桑,並諒解當年林桑不告而別的原因。 本論述將針對主題、類型以及創作過程進行分析陳述。在影片主題上,本片主要參考《春之櫻:吟子與她的弟弟》(About Her Brother, 2010)與《新手人生》(Beginners, 2010)兩部影片,討論親情電影中主題的共通性,及角色內在情感的表現手法,並探討家庭和解的意義。 在影片類型上,本片舉出相同類型的《喜宴》(The Wedding Banquet, 1993)與《飲食男女》(Eat Drink Man Woman, 1994),針對通俗劇類型作為對照、分析與比較。並完整分析本片創作過程,對包含劇本撰寫、表演、攝影、燈光、美術、造型、剪接、配樂等創作環節的思考與建構。最後,本論述並針對本片創作過程作檢討。
The Barber Shop is an eighty-minute TV movie broadcast in the Life Story program on the Public Television Service (PTS) on 13th January 2013. It tells the story of a barber, Mr Lin and his sister. Lin left home years ago for unknown reasons. When he disappeared, his younger sister, Mei-mei, was left alone to run the family barber shop that their mother started. His sudden return naturally creates tension between brother and sister. Nevertheless, as Lin demonstrates his sincerity to compensate for the harm he caused back then, Mei-mei eventually accepts Lin again and comes to understand the reasons why Lin vanished into thin air at the time. In this essay, an analysis of theme, genre and creative process is carried out. In terms of subject matter, two films, About Her Brother (2010) and Beginners (2010) serve as important reference. The discussion focuses on the universal nature of “family” and the portrayal of the characters’ emotions. Moreover, it goes further to explore the meaning of the reconciliation between family members. When analysing the genre, The Wedding Banquet (1993) and Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), two melodramas similar to The Barber Shop are cited for comparison. Every aspect of the creative process of The Barber Shop, including scriptwriting, acting, cinematography, lighting, production design, costume design, editing and music, is thoroughly analysed. In the last section, an examination of this production is done and suggestions for improvement are proposed.