外国电影《时时刻刻》 (THE HOURS) PPT

TheHoursBackground•Modernliterature•Time:1910-1945•CharacteristicsofModernism•Modernliteratureoftenfeaturesamarkedpessimism,aclearrejectionoftheoptimismapparentinVictorianliterature.•ModernliteratureoftenmovesbeyondthelimitationsoftheRealistnovelwithaconcernforlargerfactorssuchassocialorhistoricalchange，thisisprominentinstreamofconsciousnesswriting.•TheModernismemphasisonaradicalindividualismwhichcanbeseeninthemanyliterarymanifestos，suchasRichardHollenbeck's“FirstGermanDadaManifesto”of1918.•ModernliteratureattemptedtomovefromthebondsofRealistliteratureandintroduceconceptssuchasdisjointedtimelines.Modernistliteraturedevelopedastylethatcanbecharacterizedbyapreoccupationwithstylisticnovelty,formalfragmentation,multipleperspectives,andalternativestotraditionalnarrativeforms.•ThefilmwasadaptedfromanovelofthesamenamewhichwonthePulitzerPrizeintheyearof1999.Thewriter'ssignatureworkisAHomeAtTheEndOfTheWorld.Thatworkshockedtheworldandmaymakereadersevenunabletofallasleep.Comparedwiththatone,thecharmofTheHoursismorerestedwiththemagicofitscompositionandform.•Thefilmcomplyscompletelywiththetrendandframeworkofthenovelandtake3-stepcompositiontodescribethethreewomen'sonedayindifferentspacetime.Theletteratthebeginningofthemovie•Dearest,•Ifeelcertain,thatI'mgoingmadagain.•Ifeelwecan'tgothroughanotheroftheseterribletimes•andIshan'trecoverthistime.•Ibegintohearvoices•andcan'tconcentrate.•SoI'mdoingwhatseemstobethebestthingtodo.•Youhavegivenmethegreatestpossiblehappiness.•Youhavebeenineverywayallthatanyonecouldbe.•IknowthatI'mspoilingyourlife•andwithoutmeyoucouldwork•andyouwill.•Iknow.•YouseeIcan'tevenwritethisproperly.•WhatIwanttosayisthatIoweallthehappinessofmylifetoyou.•Youhavebeenentirelypatientwithme•andincrediblygood.•Everythingisgoneforme,•butthecertaintyofyourgoodness.•Ican'tgoonspoilingyourlifeanylonger.•Idon'tthinktwopeoplecouldhavebeenhappierthanwehavebeen.•VirginiaPerformance•Director:StephenDaldryScripterWriter:DavyHare•ReleaseDate:2002.12.18•Characters:•NicoleKidman-VirginiaWoolf•JulianceMoore-LauraBrownMerylStreep-ClarissaVaughanStephenDillance-LeonardWoolfJohnC.Reilly-DanBrownAwards•CésarAwards,France2004-BestForeignFilm(Nominate)•AcademyAwards,USA2003-BestPicture(Nominate)•AcademyAwards,USA2003-BestActressinaLeadingRole•AcademyAwards,USA2003-BestActorinaSupportingRole(Nominate)•AcademyAwards,USA2003-BestActressinaSupportingRole(Nominate)•AcademyAwards,USA2003-BestDirector(Nominate)•AcademyAwards,USA2003-BestWriting,ScreenplayWrittenDirectlyfortheScreen(Nominate)•GoldenGlobes,USA2003-BestMotionPicture•GoldenGlobes,USA2003-BestPerformancebyanActressinaMotionPicture-Drama•BritishAcademyAwards2003-BestPerformancebyanActressinaLeadingRole•BerlinInternationalFilmFestival2003-BestActress•BerlinInternationalFilmFestival2003-BestActress•BerlinInternationalFilmFestival2003Berlinerorgenpos-JuryAward•LosAngelesFilmCriticsAssociationAwards2002-BestActress•NationalBoardofReview,USA2002-BestPictureModernscholarship•Recently,studiesofVirginiaWoolfhavefocusedonfeministandlesbianthemesinherwork•Woolf'sfictionisalsostudiedforitsinsightintoshellshock,war,class,andmodernBritishsocietyMajorworks•Hermostfamousworksinclude–thenovelsMrs.Dalloway《戴洛维夫人》TotheLighthouse《灯塔行》Jakob‘sRoom《雅各的房间》–thebook-lengthessayARoomofOne'sOwn•Novels,Shortstory,Biographies,DramaAutobiographicalwritingsanddiariesThemesThemainideaofthefilmfocusesonthreewomenofdifferentgenerationswhoselivesareinterconnectedbythenovelMrs.DallowaybyVirginiaWoolf.AmongthemareClarissaVaughan,aNewYorkerpreparinganawardpartyforherAIDS-strickenlong-timefriendandpoet,Richardin2001;LauraBrown,apregnant1950sCaliforniahousewifewithayoungboyandanunhappymarriage.AndVirginiaWoolfherselfin1920sEngland,whoisstrugglingwithdepressionandmentalillnesswhilsttryingtowritehernovel.Conflicts•VirginiaWoolf,thewomanisraptinwritingandhasmuchgiftanddevotionaboutit.Underthiscondition,shebegintowriteherlastnovelMrs.Dalloway,atthesametimesheiswanderingontheedgeofcrazy.LauraBrown,shelivesinLosAngelesattheendofWorldWarII.SheisreadinganovelnamedMrs.Dalloway.Thebookcausedmuchchangesinherlifewithoutimagination.Oneday,shefindherselfwaspregnantagain,unexpectedlyshecreasedsuicidalthoughtsjustlikeMrs.Dalloway.ClassicLines•Tolooklifeintheface,always,tolooklifeinthefaceandtoknowitforwhatitis.Atlasttoknowit,toloveitforwhatitis,andthen,toputitaway.Leonard,alwaystheyearsbetweenus,alwaystheyears.Alwaysthelove.Alwaysthehours.•Mylifehasbeenstolenfromme.I'mlivinginatownIhavenowishtolivein...I'mlivingalifeIhavenowishtolive...Howdidthishappen?•ButifitisachoicebetweenRichmondanddeath,Ichoosedeath.•Youdon'thavetodoanythingyoudon'twanttodo.Youcandoasyoulike.•Youcannotfindpeacebyavoidinglife,Leonard.•Someonehastodieinorderthattherestofusshouldvaluelifemore.It'scontrast.•Yourlifeistrivial.Youaresotrivial.Impressions•◇Awoman'swholelifeinasingleday,justoneday,andinthatday,herwholelife.•◇It'sonthisday,thisdayofalldays,herfatebecomescleartoher.Mrs.DallawaysaidShewouldbuytheflowersherself”.VirginiaWoolf—choosetodie•◇Someonehastodieinor