2010金馬影迷愛分享

少年福爾摩斯  Sherlock Jr.

巴斯特基頓 Buster Keaton / 美 USA / 1924 / 35mm / B&W / 45min

1991美國國家電影保護局典藏電影

正職是戲院放映師的傻小子，成天夢想成為名偵探，卻遭情敵誣陷為竊賊。百口莫辯的他在夢中化身為冒險犯難的少年福爾摩斯，成功解決一樁珍珠竊案。全片充份展現基頓身為傑出導演的龐大野心，片中基頓一躍穿過銀幕，而從現實跨越至電影之中的夢幻場景，今日看來亦是瞠目結舌，並影響伍迪艾倫日後拍出《開羅紫玫瑰》加以致敬。

A projectionist who dreams of becoming a detective is in love with a young lady. When he proposes to her, his rival steals her father’s chain watch and incriminates him. The disappointed young projectionist returns to his job and while projecting the film, he dreams of solving the incident as a detective. Meanwhile, the girl finds out the truth and clears his name.