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亲晴 评论 丘奇先生

2021-03-30 18:22:05

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这是一部以黑人厨师为了即将因癌症病逝的女主人和她女儿承诺服务6个月的故事开始。小女儿的敏感，女主人的欣然接受和新来厨师温柔而坚定的态度产生了一系列的化学反应。

原本受雇佣的时间已到，但作为自已对于要照顾到女主人离世才离开的承诺，让这段关系维持了6年，直到小女儿在厨师的循循善诱下成长为一名博览群书、受人欢迎的少女。母亲在创造了生命的奇迹之后安详的离开，女儿在没有遗憾的接纳和爱中修复，并选择走上一条自己可以实现梦想的道路。此时，已经在彼此心目中视作家人的丘奇先生在无偿帮助了这对母女5年半（薪资只需服务6个月）以后，又慷慨的为小女孩的梦想插上翅膀。

剧情一点也不跌宕起伏，好似一湾平静的湖水静静的流淌，但却让观赏者被一双无形的臂膀温暖的拥抱，自然又舒服。越亲近越希望能够坦诚相待，越依赖越希望可以敞开胸怀，小女孩认为自己的一切对于丘奇先生都是公开和坦诚的，所以为了能够更加像家人一样的相互了解，好奇的女孩开始想要知道先生在每一次离开家之后的一切生活。任何环境和关系中，边界可以平衡我们的需要和满足，在这一方面丘奇先生做的更好，他即不关心雇佣自己照顾女主人的那个男人初衷是什么；他也不会好奇还没有毕业就未婚先孕的女孩经历了什么，他知道这是维系他们之间最好关系的边界。

在爱的怀抱中，一切的误会、不适或者边界都不值一提，这些东西在爱的面前毫无意义。曾经一个在严厉父亲的强势管教下，怀揣一身才华的男孩（厨艺、钢琴、绘画......），在自我可以与压迫抗争的时候，来到了一个虽然即将会要结束生命，但依然对自己的女儿充满爱和包容、肯定的欣赏（你是我最珍贵的钻石）的家庭，这让他感受到了前所未有的接纳和需要，不光是被这对母女真诚又纯粹的亲情所感染，更是让自己原本强大而浓烈的情感奔涌而出，就像一组幸福又美满的原生家庭一样彼此关爱、相互滋养。如果说，是伟大的丘奇先生让女主人的生命创造了奇迹，并让小女儿的生活充满希望；那么也可以说，是一对看似并不完美的单亲家庭，因为彼此相爱和积极面对的人生态度成就了丘奇先生圆满的一生。

当曾经的小女孩被熟悉的爵士乐在清晨叫醒，恍惚中走进厨房，却看见自己6岁的女儿在学习丘奇先生愉快地为母亲做着早餐，这份为了家人而自然流淌的爱已开始传承。

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Mr. Church is a 2016 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Susan McMartin. The film stars Eddie Murphy as the title character with Britt Robertson, Xavier Samuel, Lucy Fry, Christian Madsen and Natascha McElhone also starring. The movie is based on the short story "The Cook Who Came to Live with Us" written by McMartin. The film centers around a cook who becomes a caretaker and father figure to three generations of women over the years. The film debuted on April 22, 2016, at the Tribeca Film Festival[4] and was released on September 16, 2016, by Cinelou Releasing and Freestyle Releasing. This was Murphy's first film role in four years.

Plot[edit source]

In 1971, Charlotte "Charlie" Brooks, age 10, lives with her single mother, Marie Brooks, in Los Angeles, California. One morning, Charlie wakes to the sounds and smells of cooking wafting in from the kitchen. She is shocked to find a strange man, Mr. Church, preparing breakfast. Her mother states he will be their new cook. Charlie is initially distrustful of Mr. Church and urges her mother to fire him.

Charlie learns that Mr. Church was hired by Richard Cannon, a wealthy entrepreneur Marie dated until she learned he was married. When Cannon died, he left provisions in his will that provided financial support for Marie, who was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. The provisions were only slated to last for six months, to match her diagnosed life expectancy. When Mr. Church informs Marie that he was guaranteed a lifetime salary to care for the family, she decides to keep Mr. Church on as their cook on the condition that he keeps her cancer a secret from Charlie.

Six years later, in 1977, Marie is still alive and Mr. Church has become a comfortable fixture in the household for both Charlie and her mother. Charlie is now a senior in high school and aware of her mother's cancer. Charlie grows distant from her mother and closer to Mr. Church because of her inability to face Marie's impending death. When Charlie decides not to attend her prom, Marie promises to live long enough if Charlie promises to go. The three take photos as a family and Charlie goes to the prom. Several days later, Mr. Church meets Charlie to deliver the news that her mother has died.

Mr. Church stays with Charlie after Marie dies. Charlie graduates from high school and gets accepted to Boston University. With some financial assistance from Mr. Church and the gift of a car, Charlie begins her freshman year. Three years later, in 1980, a pregnant Charlie shows up on Mr. Church's doorstep, stating that she has returned home to take a break from her studies. Charlie eventually asks Mr. Church if she could live with him. He agrees, as long as she abides by one rule, and that is to respect his privacy. The next night, an angry, drunk Mr. Church returns home, confronting Charlie for rifling through his dresser. Despite being pregnant, he makes her leave for violating the one rule. She leaves, and the next day runs into Larson, an old friend from the neighborhood, in a grocery store parking lot. After exchanging greetings, Charlie heads back to her car, only to be knocked unconscious to the ground by a kid on a skateboard.

Larson, who cannot drive due to a drunk driving incident sometime earlier, hurriedly drives her to the hospital. Mr. Church arrives shortly after Charlie is in the hospital and claims her as his responsibility. Charlie later gives birth to a baby girl named Isabel, nicknamed Izzy. They come home to live with Mr. Church.

Five years later, in 1986, Charlie is working as a waitress; she and Mr. Church are raising Izzy as a blended family. When Mr. Church becomes too ill to cook, Charlie begins to cook and learns that she has learned Mr. Church's talent for cooking after years of watching him prepare food. Mr. Church grows sicker and eventually dies.

During the wake, Charlie is startled to find out from Jelly, a nightclub owner, that Mr. Church had played the piano at his club for 30 years. Jelly is surprised to discover that Mr. Church knew how to cook. Charlie realizes that Mr. Church was even more mysterious than she thought and that he had lives that he kept apart from one another. The next morning, Charlie wakes up to the smell of breakfast cooking and, in her sleepy state, wonders if it is Mr. Church, but it is Izzy, preparing a meal for them. Like her mother, Izzy learned the basics of cooking from watching him in the kitchen. Charlie writes the story of her life with Mr. Church.

Cast[edit source]

• Eddie Murphy as Henry Joseph Church
• Britt Robertson as Charlotte "Charlie" Brooks
  • Natalie Coughlin as Young Charlotte
• Natascha McElhone as Marie Brooks
• Xavier Samuel as Owen
  • Lincoln Melcher as Young Owen
• Lucy Fry as Poppy
  • Madison Wolfe as Young Poppy
• Christian Madsen as Eddie Larson
• Mckenna Grace as Isabel “Izzy” Brooks
• Thom Barry as Frankie Twiggs