通过电影看文化pptunit9

1、 通过电影看文化Unit 9. Literatures marriage to Movies: Yes, I Do! 电影： 文学经典的影像脚注 10 hit movies both in print and at the box office Its not always a novelists dream to see their words come to life on the silver screen, but Hollywood inevitably takes a pass at any good book they can find. Literature is the ar

2、t of the written word, and some of the best texts have also made some of the most successful movies. Take a look at 10 that made the grade both in print and at the box office.通过电影看文化10. Out of Africa (1985) 走出非洲 When Finecke decided to write her memoirs under the penname of Isak Dinesen, she probabl

3、y didnt envision her life acted out by Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep or directed by Sydney Pollack. Out of Africa, originally penned in 1937, took home seven Academy Awards in 1985, including Best Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay. 通过电影看文化9. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 肖申克的救赎

4、 The original work, a Stephen King novella, likely would have faded into obscurity had a movie of it never been made. The movie very nearly disappeared as well, making only $28 million at the box office despite a pair of releases. Critics, however, sang the praises of this prison drama starring Tim

5、Robbins and Morgan Freeman, helping it to garner seven Oscar nominations. Alas, 1995 was Forrest Gumps year, and Shawshank won nothing. It was obscurity again, until the cable TV network TNT discovered it a couple years later and began airing it about once every two months, which has done ever since

6、. 通过电影看文化8. Schindlers List （1993）辛德勒的名单 Schindlers Ark is the true story of industrialist Oskar Schindlers rescue of hundreds of Jews from the concentration camps of Germany. The story was retold onscreen in 1993 as Schindlers List, with Liam Nelson playing the lead role of Oskar. The film would wi

7、n seven Academy Awards, seven BAFTAs and rank number eight on a list of 100 best American films by the American Film Institute. 通过电影看文化 7. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 杀死一只知更鸟 Published in 1960, this award-winning novel is loosely based on an incident that occurred in the authors hometown. In 1962,

8、Gregory Peck brought the role of attorney-hero Atticus Finch to life in what would rank as the 25th Greatest American Movie of All-Time according to the American Film Institute. 通过电影看文化6. The English Patient (1996) 英国病人 In adapting a book, by Michael Ondaatje, that was virtually impossible to imagin

9、e as a movie, filmmaker Anthony Minghella managed to win nine Academy Awards on 12 nominations, including Best Picture. Working closely with Ondaatje on the screenplay certainly helped. The editing is masterful, cutting between past and present storylines no less than 40 times without exhausting the

10、 audience. But most of all, Minghella showed a thorough understanding of the many shapes and colors love takes in the book, and effectively shared what he was able to comprehend with his cast. 通过电影看文化5. Gone with the Wind (1939) 乱世佳人 Gone with the Wind is an epic romance novel set in Georgia during

11、the Civil War. The film garnered 10 Academy Awards and made number four on the America Film Institutes Top 100 American Films. The original celluloid is preserved in the archives of the National Film Registry. You may not give a damn, but Gone with the Wind was also one of the first films shot in Te

12、chnicolor. 通过电影看文化4. The Godfather (1972) 教父 This 1969 novel covered the life and times of mob boss Vito Corleone and his family. The movie, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starred prominent names such as Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as main characters. The Godfather won three Academy Awards includ

13、ing Best Picture and Writing. It was also followed by two equally successful sequels. 通过电影看文化3. The Wonderful Wizard of OZ （1939）绿野仙踪 The book was first published as part of a series in 1900 and the film version was initially a box office failure. The Wizard of OZ would wait years to get the public

14、accolades it deserved. Today, this film starring Judy Garland is listed by the Library of Congress as the most watched movie of all time. 通过电影看文化2. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001.2002.2003) 魔戒三部曲 Director Peter Jackson brought the epic fantasy world of Tolkien alive not once, but three times. T

15、he Fellowship of the Ring and its two subsequent sequels followed the travels of the hobbit Frodo Baggins as he trekked across Middle-Earth trying to rid himself of the ring that threatened to possess his body and soul. Tolkien spent more than 10 years writing the story that has now sold over 150 mi

16、llion copies worldwide. 通过电影看文化1. Harry Potter (J.K. Rowling) 哈利波特系列(2001,2002,2004,2005,2007,2009,2010,2011) 通过电影看文化 In seven fantasy novels, Rowling chronicled the adventures of Harry Potter and his friends at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Warner Bros took the stories of J.K. Row

17、ling and turned them into a franchise of eight films that made them over seven billion dollars at the box office. In 2011, the author, directors and stars of the Harry Potter films collectively accepted the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema for the film series. Gone

18、 With The Wind 乱世佳人 史诗般的爱情，经典中的经典.CineWatch通过电影看文化Storyline This story happened during the American Civil War. Hot-tempered, self-centered, part-Irish Southern beauty Scarlett OHara loves the gentleman Ashley Wilkes. Smug, rebellious, honest blockade-running profiteer Rhett Butler loves Scarlett. As

19、hley, who is also in love with Scarlett, marries his genteel cousin Melanie because he believes that their quiet similarities will create a better marriage than Scarletts passion. 通过电影看文化Storyline Meanwhile, sparks fly between Rhett and Scarlett at their first encounter and continue throughout Scarl

20、etts first two marriages. Scarlett and Rhett finally wed, but things go sour and really tank when their daughter is killed in a riding accident. After Melanie dies while giving birth, Scarlett thinks Ashley might finally be hers - but she learns quickly shes been deluding herself all this time. She

21、tries to reconcile with Rhett, but its too late. Rhett leaves, and Scarlett is now alone, with only one thing to keep her going: her family plantation -Tara.通过电影看文化Cast George Cukor . Director 奥斯卡最佳导演奖、终 身成就奖 Clark Gable . Rhett Butler 奥斯卡最佳男主角 Vivien Leigh . Scarlett OHara奥斯卡影后、金球 奖提名通过电影看文化Culture

22、 inside 文化反光镜 General Sherman (1820 1891)威廉 特库姆塞舍曼（又译谢尔曼）（William Tecumseh Sherman）a US military leader during the Civil War. General Sherman commanded the US Army in the West. He is best remembered for his march through Georgia with 60000 soldiers, destroying anything that might be useful to the So

23、uth in the war. After the war, in 1879, he made his famous statement that “War is Hell.”通过电影看文化 Bull Run: The first Battle of Manassas 第一次马纳沙斯之役(第一次牛奔河之役，第一次布尔渊战役) (the first Bull Run Battle) occurred on July 21, 1861 near Manassas in Virginia and the Bull Run River. It is the first important battle

24、 of the Civil War. The South Army acted so fast that broke the Yankee armys plan of capturing Richmond. The North Army, with Commander Owen McDowell, is about 28,000; And the South Army has Pierre Bray Gardner and Joseph Johnston as its officers as well as more than 30,000 soldiers.通过电影看文化 Second ba

25、ttle of Manassas第二次马纳沙斯之役(又名第二次牛奔河之役) (known as the second Bull Run Battle) broken out on the 29th and 30th of August, 1862. The victory of this battle inspired the South to invade to the north and led in the Maryland Campaign.通过电影看文化 Georgia 佐治亚州 (GA) one of the seven States in the Southeast of Ame

26、rica and is named Empire State of the South. Atlanta is the capital. 通过电影看文化 The United States Military Academy at West Point西点军校 always referred as West Point Military School. West Point Military School, the first military school of United States, is located in the west bank of Hudson River about 8

27、0 km from New York city. Duty, Honor, Country is well known as its motto and the school is one of the oldest American military academy. With the British Royal Military College, Sandhurst Russian Frunze military academy and the French Saint-Cyr military academy and it is called the four major world. 通过电影看文化 General Lee (1807-1870) 罗伯特爱德华李（ Robert Edward Lee） the leader of the armies of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. He was respected for his honour and kindness.