作為演員的leslie

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作為演員的leslie
轉貼自榮門客棧
文‧Ikuko Ishihara (註一)

迷人，優雅，美麗——Leslie 張國榮，香港影壇的絕色


　　我手頭有一份打入電影排行榜前十名的中國華語電影名單， 是由香港Cinema Express（香港電影通信）(註二)選出的， 旨在增加他們的12000名日本成員。這是從1997年 在日本首次放映的影片中推選的結果，我想作爲 資料來說是有點陳舊了，但是它讓我有點吃驚。《春光乍洩》以絕對 優勢居於首位，其次是《新夜半歌聲》，排在第三位的是《安娜瑪德 蓮娜》（譯者：我不能確定是不是這部？演員有王敏德、陳慧琳、金 城武），但是接著，排在第四位的是《大三元》。Leslie出演的所有影 片都排進了前四名。《春光乍洩》的獲勝我可以理解，但是另外兩部 影片質量並不太好。排在第五名的《甜蜜蜜》，排在第八名的《舞臺 姐妹》比這兩部要更好些。顯而易見，這是一種現象，我稱之爲「只 要是Leslie演的電影，什麽都是好的」。

你還會發現，有一部公衆並不熟悉的影片[Chinese Gender]（男生女相）排在第三十五名。這是一部記錄片，只在東京電影節期間在Shibuya上演過一次。這是就性別分配問題對一些包括Leslie在內的演員的採訪資料集，由關錦鵬導演。

　　這次演出之前並未做任何宣傳，但仍有很多人蜂擁而至，以至於有人根本不能進場，只好放棄。
　　
　　無論如何，差不多近四分之三的成員（他們被認爲是對華語電影最爲熟悉的人），都在Leslie的魅力前繳械投降。

　　相比之下，1996年的排行榜顯得較爲理智。第一名是《新難兄難弟》（梁朝偉主演），第二名是《墮落天使》（黎明主演），第三名是《東邪西毒》（張國榮主演），第四名是《女人四十》（主演蕭芳芳），第五名是《風月》。這個結果與影片魅力及藝術性是成比例的，我承認他們那一年是客觀地評選出「好電影」的。但是在下一年，他們由於「崇拜Leslie」而喪失了冷靜的判斷力。
　　
　　此外，Leslie已經連續六次被評爲最佳男演員，這個記錄不可能被打破：92年的《阿飛正傳》，93和94年的《霸王別姬》，95年的《金枝玉葉》，96年的《風月》，以及97年的《春光乍洩》。他甚至在最佳女演員評選中名列第七！很長時間以來，他演了許多好電影，但是直到《春光乍洩》，他的魅力摧毀了觀衆，使他們難以自持。
　　
　　到底是什麽原因讓每個人都對Leslie如此著迷？當我在新聞招待會及其他場合見到他時，我無法在他身上找出如此強烈魅力的根源。從某種程度上說，他非常有禮貌，很容易相處，並不表現出強烈的個性；他的穿著十分整潔，但卻又很適度隨意；他確實非常英俊，但也只能說是亞洲人典型的面孔和體形，如此而已。因此，我無法在他身上發現什麽特殊之處。
　　
　　但是，舉例來說，儘管與他合演《新上海灘》的劉德華展示出一種適度的光輝，但是說實話，當我重看這部影片時，最能打動我的是Leslie，而不是劉德華。這是讓我吃驚的事實。Leslie非常機智，能夠在隨意的談話中嵌入一些令人印象深刻的辭彙，在必要時明確堅持他的觀點，當然，他還會帶著燦爛的微笑，輕鬆地避開一些尷尬的問題。首先，他看起來非常被動，但是每個人都在不自覺中跟著他走。「他非常專業。沒有人可以做得像他一樣好。」我後來對此印象深刻，但是他做得非常自然，將一切掩蓋在他溫和的舉止之下，當他與我面對面時，我無法察覺這點。
　　
　　所以說，Leslie是非常「狡猾」的。金城武說，他總是按他自己的方式行事，但是即使在舞臺與銀幕之外，Leslie仍在扮演著他的自我。他用天真的微笑令我們敞開心扉，但是在這坦率真誠的微笑背後，他知道微笑的效果。此外，他還知道什麽時候最好顯得稍微嚴厲一些，而且可以恰到好處地表現出來。同時，他從不犯此類錯誤，比如他從不像一個新生按照指南或手冊上所寫的步驟，談論一些沈悶無趣的話題，許多名星都會犯這樣的錯誤。看起來他就像他本來的面目一樣自然、快樂，但是，他對自己小到手指的動作都非常留意。他是上帝造就的尤物，他仍從上帝那裏獲得自然力，成就自己的完美。如果你看透他的內心，你會發現他非常聰明，極爲敏感，你會看到那燦爛微笑背後作爲香港第一名星的驕傲。只有在必要情況下，他才會讓這些東西流露出來。引人注意對他來說輕而易舉。我們無法抑制內心的喜悅，自願被他引領。他太有魅力了，即使在他放鬆的時候，也難以找到合適的辭彙描繪他；當他著意展示自己時，他的魅力「無法抵擋」。他有時看起來似乎自我陶醉，其實他對觀衆的反應瞭如指掌。他曾經說過，我們在他的歌聲中感受到的甜美氣息並不是一種無意識的流露，這是他有意造成的效果。即使當他深深投入角色時，也從未失去自我。

　　儘管他一度退出影壇和歌壇，專心學習電影，但是他在這兩個領域依然非常活躍。我想他退出時是非常嚴肅的。當時，他更希望成爲一名電影製片人，而不是作一名演員。當時，他相信自己應該在事業的巔峰時刻隱退。可能在他的審美意識中，做導演比做演員更藝術，在年輕美麗時隱退是更好的方式。換句話說，這是一種使自己的存在「最爲完美的方式」。這種態度讓我看到他對美的真誠與純粹的信念，儘管從某種程度上說，這種方式非常簡單。但是，有那麽多的朋友和歌迷呼喚著他，他們不能忍受他的隱退。而且我猜測，他自己也不知道如何使用他所秉有的全部天賦。之後他對自己的方向進行調整，但是他從未改變自己追求「最完美」的態度。令人難以思議的是，他又演出了許多著名的影片，得到比以前更多的讚美之詞。
　　
　　80年代初，Leslie開始在日本引起一些觀注，在香港，他是第一號偶像歌手，而且是一名演員，與普通的偶像歌手不同的是，他的表演非常出色。但是在我的記憶中，他給我們留下清晰印象是從’86年的《英雄本色》。對我來說，那是一種難以忘懷的體驗。與周潤發所扮演的正直的男性形象相比，Leslie的角色是扭曲的、具陰影的，更具有複雜性。雖然他也有許多動作性場景，但總給人一種溫柔文雅的感覺。在這部影片中，女性並未很好地充當主要角色，富有絕對魅力的是男性，但是正是Leslie以其柔情的一面，使這部電影不僅僅是一部動作片。 　　
　　　　　
　　在《英雄本色》中，Leslie扮演一個天真的男孩；在《倩女幽魂》中，他還是扮演一個天真、純潔、性格簡單的男人。女鬼因其對她的身體並不垂涎的天真受到感動；在《大三元》中，他努力幫助一個妓女，他是一名不以苦樂爲意的牧師，儘管影片中有一處他與袁詠儀接吻的鏡頭。奇怪的是，本身極爲性感的Leslie竟非常適合表演這個「無性徵」的角色。他那清澈的眼神，似乎對世界上的罪惡一無所知，逕直凝視著我們。他的優美高貴讓我想起他個人良好的家庭環境的痕跡。他身上令人神清氣爽的光輝恰如春季的和風。他看起來非常純真，這是一位年輕、無助、既沒有權力，也沒有金錢的男孩所秉有的純真。而且他非常自由，輕而易舉地逾越任何性別的界限。前面我曾提到他曾獲得最佳女演員的提名，儘管除《霸王別姬》外，他並未演過這類角色。這說明他伸縮度極大的性格。他以一句「我並不在乎你是男人還是女人。我只知道我愛你」斬斷性別的束縛。說到《倩女幽魂》，如果堅持男性氣概，這可能是一個讓人感到非常恥辱的角色，記得Leslie被推入浴缸，需要王祖賢的幫助吧？但是Leslie卻讓這個角色表現得那樣可愛而富有魅力。

　　但是，這樣溫和純淨的人物卻常常受到殘酷的待遇。在《英雄本色》II中，他被殘忍地殺害了。周潤發扮演一個穩定的角色，不到最後時刻他不會死，這讓我們感到安慰。相反，Leslie的處境從一開始就讓我們感到緊張，他做著危險的秘密工作，而他的妻子懷孕了，即將生産。
　　
　　他死去的那段長長的片段給人留下多麽深刻的印象！看著他渾身是血，呼吸微弱，我們的心都被撕碎了。他把這個場面演得太美了，彷彿他使自己都著了迷。
　　
　　在《霸王別姬》中，你也可以發現這種美。他扮演一名京劇名角，他把自己的生命奉獻給心愛的人，卻得不到回報，在變幻的歷史中，他受到命運的捉弄。有時他會投出一抹蘊藏深深哀怨的眼神，這種眼光並不對著任何人，這種眼神太美了，以至於我覺得他敢於得到更殘酷的對待，這樣可以使他更美。
　　
　　當他飽受折磨最終倒下的那一刻，我發現了他極致的美麗。他即使倒下了，仍然有一個內在的自我仰望蒼穹，仍舊睜著純淨、溫和、無辜的雙眼，這使我更強烈地感受到他那「凋零的美麗」。

　　王家衛最能發掘Leslie身上這種「凋零的美」。《阿飛正傳》使他獲得香港最佳男演員獎，也給他帶到了機會。這顯示出他做爲一名藝術片中的男演員的才能，與我們所熟悉的香港動作片、喜劇片完全不同的才能。他扮演一個無所事事的男人，懷著對生母的渴望。最後他離開香港，儘管有兩個女人深愛著他。
　　
　　影片中他的表情和動作都很粗野，但又有著非常性感、神秘的優雅，似乎是一種完美的結合。他身上有著一股鮮活的激情，他可以爲之犧牲自己的生命。漫長黑暗的歲月中，他腐朽著，墮落著，直到最後那輝煌的時刻。
　　
　　在影片中，他對女孩非常殘酷，但是他對自己最殘酷。他自我折磨，彷彿知道以那種方式對待自己，他可最美麗。
　　
　　「凋零的美」，這就是身著便裝的他比裸體更美麗的原因所在。
　　
　　在那一刻，兩性的區別在他身上逐漸消融了。這種美的極致表現可能當屬跨越’97演唱會上萬人喝采的探戈舞。但是說到電影，可能還是歷史劇能夠更好地表現這種美，因爲這種戲劇的化妝通常比較複雜華麗，更能增加Leslie的魅力。
　　
　　他甚至還演喜劇片，比如《大富之家》和《射雕英雄傳之東成西就》，儘管他曾說過他覺得自己並不適合演喜劇片。但是《白髮魔女傳》是不能忘記的。片中林青霞勇敢無畏，Leslie則表現出純真的甜美。水中的愛情場面太美了！在這個場景中，他們身穿柔軟的服裝，長袖飄飄，被水浸濕了，緊貼身體，水流過他們的面頰和嘴唇，還有他們凌亂的頭髮。《東邪西毒》中苦心經營的場景，只留給我們迅疾變幻的影子，但是Leslie對失去的愛情千般渴望的表情，他的孤獨、虛無而又堅定的目光，成爲這部曖昧感傷的影片的基調。影片中古典多褶的服裝造型，也爲他增添一種雌雄同體的甜美的氣氛。
　　
　　中古時期和本世紀二三十年代的服裝對他都非常合適，但是這一時期的氛圍對他來說更合適。電影《風月》的背景是「充滿魔力的城市」上海，他是一位身著白衣的女性殺手。
　　
　　做爲一名職業舞男，帶著心中扭曲的仇恨，他殘酷地對待女人，而這些欺騙的藝術完全俘虜了我們。此外，當他將鞏麗擁在懷中時那悲傷、焦慮、痛苦的表情也是令人難忘的。他自己走向悲劇，我們卻在他絕望的表情中看到一種散發著芬芳的色情。
　　
　　在《胭脂扣》中，我們可以發現Leslie所有這些魅力：心靈純潔的愛人，高明的女人殺手，優美，脆弱。尤其是他在愛情場面中的表演，真是太絕了！他那半睜半閉的眼睛，長長的睫毛，還有張開的形狀優美的雙唇。
　　
　　在《新上海灘》中，Leslie不是甜美的情人，而是一匹孤獨的狼。如同在《英雄本色》中一樣，Leslie遭到殘酷的待遇。在最後一幕中，他穿著黑衣，美極了，而他要用流血受傷使它更完美。
　　
　　無論如何，我得說到《春光乍洩》。作爲Leslie，他對男人和女人同樣具有魅力。他那自我折磨的美麗在這部影片中表現得異常突出。他被寵壞了，自私、狡猾、慣於說謊。他從他的朋友身上掠奪他想得到的東西，卻不許任何人佔有他。梁朝偉覺得自己已經受夠了，可是Leslie回來找他時，他無法拒絕。你可以把這些看作讓人討厭的性格，但是當Leslie來表演時，爲什麽它會變得這樣迷人？當梁朝偉給Leslie餵飯，幫他擦身時，我們甚至能夠分享他的快樂。
　　
　　儘管他已四十多歲，Leslie卻變得更有光彩，彷彿他與衆多男男女女所發生的每一件事，都把他打磨得更爲優美。可能是他內在複雜、獨特的吸引力使他在衆多俊星中別具一格。
　　
　　他是亞洲無人可及的絕色（我知道「絕色」是用於形容女人的辭彙，但是這個詞更適用於他）。我爲能和他生在同一時代而深感榮幸。

(註一)石原Ikuko是一位相當有名的日本影評家，除了此篇文章，亦寫過許多篇關於哥哥的文章。
(註二)香港電影通信是一份提供給飲茶俱樂部會員的月刊，而飲茶俱樂部大概是中國及亞洲電影最有名也最具規模的影迷俱樂部。它是一個在Burenon Ash Co.(?)(因共同製作《春光乍洩》而聞名)監督下的組織。



　　英文原文

　　Leslie as an actor
　　
　　Bewitchingly, delicately, beautifully---Leslie Cheung, The belle of the Hong Kong films
　　
　　By Ikuko Ishihara*
　　An original translation by Sako
　　
　　Here I have a Top 10 ranking of Chinese films, chosen by the members of the Hong Kong Cinema Express**, boosting its 12 thousand members in Japan. This is a result that was chosen from the films which first released in Japan in 1997, a little old statistics I’m afraid, but it is amazing for me. [Happy together] won the best picture overwhelmingly. Then [The Phantom of the Opera] came next, the third was O[Lost and Found] , but again, the forth was [Tri-Star]. You can see all movies starring by Leslie ranked within Top 4. I can understand the win of [Happy together], but the other two were not the movies with such a good quality. ([Comrades, almost a love story],the fifth, [Stage door],the eighth, were much better). Obviously, I should call it the phenomenon of “Everything O.K. so long as Leslie’s film”.
　　
　　And you can also find the unfamiliar film called [Chinese gender] at the 35th. This is the documentary film showed only once in Shibuya during the Tokyo film Festival, the compilation of the interview to the actors (including Leslie Cheung) about the gender allotment, directed by Stanley Kwan.
　　
　　This show didn’t promote at all, but so many people rushed to see that some couldn’t enter and gave up.
　　
　　Anyway, almost 3/4 of the members, who could be considered as the most acquainted with the Chinese movies, was to submit to the Leslie’s charm.
　　
　　In comparison with that, the same ranking in 1996 showed more reasonable result. The winner was [He ain’t heavy, he’s my father] (starring by Tony Leon), the second, [Fallen angel] (by Leon Lai), the third, [Ashes of Time] (by Leslie Cheung), the forth, [Summer Snow] (by Josephine Shao), and the fifth,[Temptress moon]. This result was in proportion to the movie’s charms and the artistic quality, and I could admit they could chose [good movie] objectively in this year. But the next year, They lost their cool judgement, due to their ‘”adoring Leslie”.
　　
　　Besides, Leslie has been winning the best actor 6 times continuously, and this record will never be broken. ’92[Days of being wild], ‘93/’94[Farewell to my concubine], ‘95[He’s a woman, she’s a man],’96[Temptress moon], and ‘97[Happy together]. (He also ranked seventh in the best actress category!) That is, he has been starring the good films for a long time, but here in the [Happy together], his charm became overwhelmingly enough to make the audience lose their control.
　　
　　Why on earth is everyone infatuated with Leslie this much? I couldn’t recognize such a strong aura from him, when I met him in the press conference or else. He was very polite, agreeable in a way, rather than with a strong personality. He dressed neatly, but in a moderate, casual way, and he was very handsome but so-called a typical Asian face and build. That’s why I couldn’t find anything special from him.
　　
　　However, Andy Lau, who co-starring in [Shanghai Grand], showed a befitting “brilliance”, for example. But the surprising fact is that it was Leslie who impressed me most, not Andy who spoke in dead earnest, when I looked back later. Leslie was tactful, inserted some impressive words into the casual conversation, clearly insisted his opinion if necessary, of course with bright smile, and lightly parried an embarrassing question. First, he looked passive, but everyone there was dragged into his pace unnoticed. “He is really professional. No one can do that! ” I was greatly impressed afterwards, but he behaved so naturally and wrapped everything in his gentle manner that I couldn’t noticed it when he was in front of me.
　　
　　So, Leslie is “sly”. Say, Knaeshiro Takeshi, He always behaves as he is, but Leslie acts even his private self out of the stage and the screen. He opened up our hearts with his innocent smile, but behind this open and honest smile, he knows the effects of that. In addition, he understand the timing he‘d better show something a little strict face instead the smile, and do it appropriately. At the same time, he has never done such mistakes, like talking a dull, seeming to follow the how-to book just like a first-rate student, that is done by a lot of other stars. He looks enough to be natural and cheerful as he is, and yet he is attentive even to his finger’s moves. He is a tempter by nature, and it got to get natural for him to produce himself perfectly. If you try to see deeply inside him, you can find his high intelligence, delicate sensibility, and the pride as a number one actor in Hong Kong behind that cheerful smile, but he never show them unless it is necessary. He attracts people too easily, too well. And we are unable to resist the pleasant feeling to be taken in his lead. He is such an attractive even when he seems to be relax, there is no word to describe him, when he is to act with make himself up, “irresistible”. Sometimes he looks to be intoxicated himself, but in fact, he has a good grasp of the reaction from the audience. Once he said that the sweet breaths, which you can hear in his songs, is not unconscious one, but with knowing the effect of that. He never lose his self-control, how deeply he dedicates himself to the role.
　　
　　He is still very active as an actor and as a singer, though he retired once from both careers for learning movie producing. I suppose he was very serious each time.
　　
　　At that time, he would hope to be a film maker rather than an actor. At that time, he would believe that he should retire when he was at the top. Maybe there was his aesthetic sense that a director is more artistic than an actor, and that it is the most admirable way to retire when you are young and beautiful. In other words, it is a will to make his presence to be “the most beautiful one”. This attitude shows me his honesty and pureness towards beauty, though the way is very simple in a sense. However, there were too many calls from his friends and fans, who couldn’t allow him retire. And I guess he himself didn’t know what to do with his full of gift. Then he adjusted his direction again, but he has never changed his attitude to be “the most beautiful one”. And it is terrific because he performed in many masterpieces and praised more than before.
　　
　　Leslie began to draw some attention at the beginning of the 80’s in Japan, as No.1 idol singer in Hong Kong and also as an actor who could act well unlike an ordinary idol. But I remember it was from [A better tomorrow] ‘86, that he appealed us clearly. It was an unforgettable experience for me. To compared with Chow Yun-fat’s straight character as a man of integrity, Leslie’s distorted, shadowed complexity. Though he did many action scenes, still there was something tender and gentle. In this movie, women didn’t play important role very well and guys were overwhelmingly attractive, but it was Leslie who made this movie to be more than only action movie, by his tender atmosphere.
　　
　　In [A better tomorrow], Leslie played very innocent young guy. And again, in [The Chinese ghost story], he also played innocent, pure and simple man. The ghost was moved to his innocence not to covet her body. In [Tri-Star], he tried to help the prostitutes and he was stoical as a priest, though there was a kiss-scene with Anita Yuen just once. Strange to say, Leslie, who seems to be sexy itself, fit in very well with such a “sexless” role. His clear eyes, as if knowing nothing ugly in this world, staring straight at us. His graceful, dignity in the way reminds me his private history stemming from good family. Refreshing brilliance just like a spring breeze. He looks very pure, and this purity is a kind of young, helpless boy, who doesn’t have both power and money. And also, he looks very free, crosses over any border of gender easily. He has never been slaved to the convention that a man should do (or be) like this. I mentioned that he got to be named in a best actress ranking before, (though he didn’t act this kind of roll except [Farewell to my concubine]). And this pointed out his flex character very well. He cut down the yoke of gender, with the words “I don’t care if you are a man or a woman. All I know is that I love you”, in [He’s a woman, She’s a man]. Talking about [The Chinese Ghost Story], it would be really shameful character-remember the scene that Leslie was pushed into the bathtub and helped by Joy Wong?-if you stick to the manhood. But Leslie was so cute and attractive in it
　　
　　However, such a gentle, pure character of him was treated cruelly very often. In [A Better Tomorrow 2], he was killed brutally. Chow-Yun-Fat played stable character, that we could relief that he would never die till the last, Leslie, on the contrary, alarmed us from the beginning by his situation-doing a dangerous undercover duty, though his wife was in the last month of pregnancy.
　　
　　And how impressive that long scene of his dying! It wrung our heart to see him covered with blood, breathing faintly. He played this scene so beautifully, as if he was fascinated by himself.
　　
　　You can find the same kind of beauty in [Farewell to my concubine]. He acted the opera star, who dedicated his life to the love with no return, and was toyed by fate in the changing history. He sometimes gave a glance with deep sorrow at no one, and it was so awfully beautiful that I felt that he dare to be treated cruelly so that he would be more beautiful.
　　
　　And I found his own ultimate beauty in the moment when he was finally “fallen” after he had been tortured mercilessly. Even when he was falling, there still was another he inside, who were looking up high, still keeping the pure, gentle and innocent eyes, that made me more strongly feel the “fallen beauty” of him.
　　
　　Wong Ka-Wai drew this charm of “fallen beauty” from Leslie most. [Days of being wild] brought him the best actor award in Hong Kong and a chance to come back. It also indicated his talent as an actor in the artistic movie, which was far different from the familiar action or comedy in Hong Kong. He acted a guy, who was leading an idle life, with a yearning toward his real mother. At last he left, though he was loved by two women.
　　
　　Both his expressions and moves were rough, but they were so sexy and mysteriously graceful as if they were the dace perfectly composed. That fresh passion, for which he could dare lose his life. The long and dark time that was decaying until the last, brilliant moment.
　　
　　In this movie, he was cruel to the girls, but he was cruel most to himself. He tormented himself, like he knew that he was most beautiful when he was treated in that way.
　　
　　“The beauty in the falling”---. That’s why he looks greater in dishabille rather than stark nude.
　　
　　At that time, the two sexes would dissolve in him gently. The ultimate performance of this beauty would be that acclaimed tango dance in his concert ’97, but speaking of movies, maybe the historic dramas are better to express it, because the costumes in such dramas are usually intricate and gorgeous and enhance Leslie’s brilliance.
　　
　　He appealed even in comedy films, such as [It’s a wonderful life] or [The eagle shooting heroes/ Dong Cheng Xi Jiu], though he once said that he thought of himself not suited to this kind of comedy movies. But [The Bride with White Hair] is more than unforgettable. Brigitte Lin showed valiant figure, while Leslie showed pure-hearted sweetness. How beautiful he was in such a distraction as the love scene in the water! In this scene, both of them were wearing soft, long-sleeved cloth soaked to the skin, and water trickled down their cheeks and lips, with disheveled hair. [The Ashes of Time], in which there were elaborately action scenes, remains us only a shadow of prompt illusion. But Leslie’s longing look with a thousand thoughts to his lost love, or his lonesome, nihilistic and stoical glance formed the keynote of this ambiguous, but sentimental film. The classical pleated cloths in this film also gave him a kind of bisexual sweet atmosphere.
　　
　　The cloths in the middle of the ancient and the present, 1920-1930 period, also very suits him, but the air of this age does more suit him. In [The Temptress Moon],its background was an ”enchanted city” Shanghai, he was a lady-killer in the white suit.
　　
　　He treated women cruelly as professional gigolo, with distorted hatred in his heart, and these arts of coaxing captivated us completely. Besides, the expressions of sorrow, anxiety, and grief, when he was hugging Gong Lee in his arms, were more than unforgettable. He was running into the tragedy himself, but again, we found a kind of sweet eroticism in his despair glance.
　　
　　[The rouge], in this film Leslie’s every kind of charm, such as a pure-hearted lover, as a sophisticated woman-killer, grace, and weakness, was all elicited. Especially, he was great in love scene, showing sweet expression with half-closing eyes with long eyelash, and with opening good shaped lips.
　　
　　In [The Shanghai Grand], Leslie was not a sweet lover but a lone wolf. As he was in [A Better Tomorrow], Leslie was treated very cruelly. In its last scene, he was beautifully dressed up in black suit, and he made it perfect by bloody hurt.
　　
　　Anyhow, I hove to say about [Happy Together]. As for Leslie, he can be attractive to whom no matter it was a man or a woman .His self- torment beauty is exceptional in this film. Spoiled, selfish, sly, and a liar. Exploits his friend as he wants, but never allow anyone to occupy him. Tony thought he has had quite enough of him, but he couldn’t refuse him once Leslie came back. This should be so-called unpleasant, disliked character. But why it turned to be such an attractive character when it was Leslie? We can share the happiness with Tony, when he was feeding Leslie or when he was wiping Leslie’s body.
　　
　　Though he already had been in his 40’s, Leslie is still getting more brilliant as if he had been polished by every affair with many men and women. It would be his deep, complex and unique attractions that make him so special among these many handsome stars.
　　
　　He is a great belle without a parallel in Asia. ( I know that “belle” is a word for women, but it suits him more than anybody) I deeply appreciate to be living in the same period with him.

　　*Ms. Ikuko Ishihara is a comparatively well-known film commentator. She wrote many articles on Leslie beside this.
　　
　　**Hong Kong Cinema Express（香港電影通信） is a monthly newsletter for members of Yum-Cha Club（飲茶俱樂部）. Yum-Cha Club is maybe most famous and large fan club for Chinese and other Asian movies. This is a society under the supervision of Burenon Ash Co., which is the film distributing agency famous for its co-produce of [Happy Together].