早前電影資料館辦「川喜多夫人紀念展」,提到川喜多夫人選片甚具眼光,1933年蜜月旅行時看中一部並不出名的 Mädchen in Uniform (《穿制服的女孩》,1931),川喜多長政當年仍未知道夫人眼光獨到,只是作為新婚禮物買給妻子,即是, tum 下老婆啦。結果這部片大受日本觀眾歡迎,並榮登1934年《電影旬報》最佳外語片。
單是片名已經叫人充滿暇想--不必猜了,正正是一部女同片:修女學校師生戀(不知長政是否察覺?)。《穿制服的女孩》也不是真的「不出名」,莫説它曾是納粹禁片, Anais Nin 就曾在 Henry and June 裡多次提及:
"She (June) compared me to the teacher in Mädchen in Uniform, and herself to the worshipful girl Manuela. The teacher had beautiful eyes, full of pity, but she was strong. Why does June want to think me strong and herself a passionate child beloved by the teacher?"
(M's remark: Apparently, June was being more manipulative and infiltrating than sincere by saying that to Anais)
Youtube 上找到的片段充滿眷戀、挑逗意味, very suggestive of a (erotic) affection ,從今日的尺度看依然大膽--不過今日的同志片,已經不需要拍得這麼吞吞吐吐、意在言外了。1958年的重拍版同樣吸引,因為女學生不是別人,是青春無敵的,a little-birdy-like 羅美雪妮黛( Romy Schneider )!