Friday, May 22, 2009

不再苏醒的凤儿

苏凤走了。2007年9月28号走的,离开人间将近两年了。

脑海中一直只留下她最小偏怜的模样,没想到她离世时已是68岁了。

苏凤给我最深印象的是‘四千金’里的四妹希素 Hazel。修长的身材,无邪的脸庞,眼睛大,却有点失神。她有做明星的架框,却没有做演员的料。说到演戏,她不怎么会演戏,因此,她老红不起来。‘四千金’里,人们看的尽是林翠和叶枫。林翠的活,叶枫的媚,就连穆虹的哭,都能捉住观众的视线。唯独苏凤,仅以木讷为特征,是四姐妹中最弱的一环。可是,‘四千金’没她不行。她成就了第四个典型,简简单单,无忧无虑,毫不复杂,一下子就结婚去了,天生没有烦恼,好象永远也长不大似的。苏凤就以这样的形象,使我们忘不了她。

苏凤1956年投考电懋,与丁皓,雷震,田青和林苍是同期生。‘青山翠谷’他们同时作处女露面,由岳老爷岳枫掌舵。苏凤一开始就是帮花。丁皓的条件比她好,当然受到力捧。她们和雷震后来还合演了一部 ‘古屋疑云’,成绩平平。

凡是一部片子里有三四个女角的话,苏凤都担任最平凡的那个。‘空中小姐’葛兰之下,还有叶枫,苏凤是最没有戏演的三花。‘女秘书艳史’也是李湄,叶枫之后,才到苏凤。林黛为电懋拍的两部黑白片‘温柔乡’和‘云裳艳后’,无独有偶,都用上了苏凤。在‘温柔乡’,林黛为了猎获张扬,把对手都一一击败,演这些对手的有苏凤,还有一个你想不到的于素秋。‘云裳艳后’苏凤和林黛同演孤儿院里的孤女。在片里头,针对陈厚的角色而唱的‘打断你的脚后跟’,唱的人当中有苏凤。这首调皮轻快的歌曲后来是由张露灌录的。

也许苏凤所演过的最不讨喜的角色是‘野玫瑰之恋’中张扬的伴侣。这可算是一个跟女主角对立的角色。葛兰的野玫瑰虽然狂野,但却是观众同情的对象。因此,对于抢走张扬的人,自然会受到诅咒。演这个角色,苏凤绝对不能象以往那样演回她自己。再说,在葛兰的辉映之下,苏凤在演技上的弱点更见突出。拍她哭的镜头,尤其不讨好。所以,看戏时,只听得观众骂声连连。

由于条件上的不足,苏凤在影坛只是徘徊了几年。电懋拍片多,苏凤以帮花的姿态,也拍过相当多的戏,在五六十年代交替期间,也算是树立了一个文静的大家闺秀典型。现在听到她的死讯,再想起她在‘四千金’里的扮相,不免兴起一丝怀念。

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

锟兄

原来苏凤也归西,真是岁月不留‘人’。

虽然她演戏不抢镜,平平淡淡与世无争似心态。她的确有张‘吃相’脸蛋。
画报上的明星脸大头照张张明艳照人,美丽贤淑;从某角度看,有点‘柔丽’林翠影子!修长体态倒是时当华语片女星少有,除了葉枫以外。
联想起邵氏另一位美女明星————李香君,没有当头牌花旦的命运!

Anonymous said...

Kun,

I read that Su Fung was in a mental hospital before her death. Is it true? Did she ever marry? Thanks

Regards,
Chris Tan

Kun said...

Chris,
I don't know the cause of Su Feng's death or whether she had been in a mental hospital before her death. She was married before she retired from showbiz. Regarding mental illness in movie stars, the notable ones are ex-Shaw stars 邢慧 and 杨帆。Would like to know more about their latest conditions.
亚锟

Anonymous said...

Kun,

I remember reading that Su Feng was hospitalized in a mental hospital in the blog written by Xiao Yu from Malaysia. I also remember seeing 邢慧 in Singapore at National Theater in the late 60's or early 70's. I was still a child then. Yes, I also remember reading that 杨帆 passed away in in Taiwan in 2006. It is really sad. I was a fan of him when I was little. But when I recently saw him in those old Shaw movies released in DVDs, I was surprised to see that he has protruding ears. Haha!!

Chris Tan said...

Kun,

I hope you don't mind I ask: Have you ever heard that the local (Singapore) singer, Rita Chao had some mental illness perhaps in the 80's? I heard that she is currently a church worker in Yishun. When I met Sakura in New York City several years ago, she did not deny the fact. Thanks.

Regards,
Chris tan