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ShortfilmEmpireisbasedonaradiodramaSorry,WrongNumberbytheAmericanwriterLucilleFletcher.Actually,Sokurovdrawsonasinglethemeformingthebackgroundforthestoryofthethriller—thewoman'sillness…Theheroineisbed–riddenandheronlymeansofcommunicationwiththeoutsideworldishertelephone—untilakillerinterruptstheconversation…Sokurovremovesallthedialogues,leavingusalonewiththeheroine—"alivingskeleton"amongtherefined,withatouchofModern–style,furnishings—whoislisteningtoaradiobroadcastingofTraviata,withitspleasformercyandlove.Anelegantcoffin–homeisthespatialcentreandsymbolizationoftheentirefilm.Andinsidethecoffinwecertainlyseetheactress—thefamousRussianballerinaAllaOsipenkowhoplaysnotonlytheheroinebutalsoherownself.Thismetaphoriccinema–imagebearsanallusiontothegreat"handicapped"SarahBernhardtwhowasreportedtosleepinacoffin,aswellastotheentirecomplexofaesthetisedDecadence,convertinganapologyofDeathintoalifestyle.Hereisthekeytothecodeofthetitle.Empireisastylethatattemptedtoreanimatethedeadancientharmony.TheheroineofSokurov'sfilmcommunicateswithherphoneastheonlypartner,andsortofinterfereswiththebeyond,attractingthisair—intangibleyetsaturatedwithdanger.Itisfromtheradioairthatsheaccumulatesbothpleasureandtranquillity—theariaofdyingyetbelovedVioletta,whilethekiller'ssilhouettematerializesfromthephoneair.Achamberpot,overturnedandspiltbythekillerinhaste,remainstheonlyevidenceofhumanactivitiesinthisboudoirofDeath.Sokurov'smetaphor,cladinnaturalisticdetails,producestheeffectofironicdisclosure:"awetspot"isleftafterasymbol.ThefilmwasshotasastudyworkofaVGIKstudent.AtthattimeSokurovdidnothaveachancetolaunchaprojectofhisown,thereforeheusedthispossibilitytowork.VisualconceptionofthisfilmanticipatesaconsiderablenumberofSokurov'sfutureexperiments:lightthatmodelsthespace,levellingofcolours,correlationofcontrastingtextures.如果您喜欢星带影视（https://xdaidai.com）分享的《帝国 [影视解说]》，别忘了推荐给你的好友！
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