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#151: Favorite American, awkward English

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Chapter 151 第151章 Favorite American, awkward English 得意的美国人,尴尬的英国人 Adrian said right, reason that the media will become so tranquil, will be was waiting for that «Howard Manor» will screen. The preview of movie when «Scent of a Woman» attains 30 million North American box offices has broadcast in the major television stations, those who have the consciousness is broadcast, regardless of the US media or the British media, as if to its looking but not see has not made any commentary, under the contrast the Tango fragment of «Scent of a Woman» broadcast quarrel that brings , is really an interesting matter. 阿德里安说得没错,媒体之所以会变得如此平静,就是在等待《霍华德庄园》上映。电影的预告片早在《闻香识女人》拿到30000000北美票房的时候就在各大电视台播出了,有意识的是播出之后无论美国媒体还是英国媒体,都仿佛对其视而不见的没有做出任何评论,对比下《闻香识女人》的探戈片段播出引来的争吵,真是件有意思的事情。 Regarding the ideas of these people, Adrian many have guessed correctly a point, the preview editing very well, although only then short 2 minutes, the character and environment as well as the story vein that but shows, compare perfectly to tally with the first edition novel, therefore they felt is very awkward. 对于这些人的想法,阿德里安多少猜到了一点,预告片剪辑得很不错,虽然只有短短的2分钟时间,但展现出来的人物和环境以及故事脉络,和原版小说比起来非常符合,所以他们感到了很为难。 What the US media are awkward, the preview and first edition novel are such conjunctions, the movie actually very bad words that if screens, now applaud slap one's own face without doubt, the preview is splendid and front side movie in a complete mess are much more. 美国媒体为难的是,预告片和原版小说是如此的契合,万一上映的电影却很糟糕的话,现在叫好无疑自打耳光,预告片出色而正片一塌糊涂的电影多得数不胜数。 But British media awkward is, really movie that American boy should not manufacture a perfect Victorian era style? Although the preview is different from the front side, who knows that the final outcome will be what kind of? 而英国媒体为难的则是,那个美国小子该不会真的制作出一部完美的维多利亚时代风格的电影吧？虽然预告片不同于正片,但谁又知道最终结果会怎样呢？ What is more important, because several months ago attacks the debate that triggers to Adrian, as well as develops now is in sharp opposition on «Scent of a Woman», minute of victory and defeat of two countries media even critic wish of as if by prior agreement on «Howard Manor». Although this aspect is creates by too many coincidences, what is undeniable, this cause lies in Adrian wants is filmed big «Howard Manor». 更重要的是,因为几个月前对阿德里安抨击而引起的争论,以及发展到现在在《闻香识女人》上针锋相对,两国媒体甚至评论家不约而同的想要在《霍华德庄园》上面分个胜负。虽然这种局面是由太多的巧合而造成,但不可否认的是,这一起的起因就在于阿德里安想要把《霍华德庄园》搬上大银幕。 In addition because of the above all sorts of reasons, the date that movie opened has decided in December 10, therefore two sides very simple remained silent on this starting from the Thanksgiving Day, the awaiting calmly front side as if by prior agreement screened once more. 因为上面种种原因,加上电影上映的日期已经定在了12月10日,所以两边都很干脆的从感恩节开始在这上面保持了沉默,再次不约而同的静待正片上映。 Can make the two countries media be a movie is so tacit, in Hollywood was also first one? Adrian in so thinks unavoidably at heart. However happily turns over to happily actually not unconventional, therefore he is also maintaining tranquil, was breached before 10 th does not raise «Howard Manor», even overruled including preview ceremony. Depending on the attention degree of two countries media, propaganda already enough proper, moreover this not the commercial movie focusing on box office, the marketing means with the role that might play adds something superfluous and ruins the effect. 能让两国媒体为一部电影如此默契,在好莱坞也算是头一个了吧？阿德里安难免在心里如此想到。不过得意归得意却没有忘形,所以他也保持着平静,在10日之前决口不提《霍华德庄园》,甚至连首映式都否决了。就凭两国媒体的关注程度,宣传已经足够到位,而且这不是以票房为主的商业电影,营销手段用多了很有可能起到画蛇添足的作用。 Therefore, in a piece appears in the strange tranquility, the time has arrived on December 10, 1992. 于是,就在一片显得诡异的平静中,时间走到了1992年12月10日。 «Howard Manor» is similar to the «Scent of a Woman» same low key has screened in the entire beautiful 600 courtyard lines, although the 20 th century Fox as distributing Fang Xiang many means that but after is the literary plot class small numerous movies, the institute line boss is impossible to delimit so many movie theaters from the beginning. 《霍华德庄园》如同《闻香识女人》一样低调的在全美600家院线上映了,虽然20世纪福克斯作为发行方想了很多办法,但毕竟是文艺剧情类的小众电影,院线老板不可能一开始就划出如此多的电影院。 However, making the innumerable elongation necks wait to look that what the good play person breaks the eyeglasses is, even if movie very young audiences even if only then 600 movie theaters show, but the box office actually still attains 9 million US dollars in the weekend! But the total box office of first week achieves 10 million! Unexpectedly snatched the North American box office ranking tenth position in the Christmas running schedule of big partial clouds collection! 但是,让无数伸长脖子等着看好戏人跌破眼镜的是,即使电影很小众即使只有600家电影院放映,可周末票房却依然拿到9000000美元！而第一周的总票房更是达到10000000！居然在大片云集的圣诞档期抢下了北美票房排行榜第十的位置！ Perhaps this data does not suffice to look to big piece, but was quite astonishing on the literary movie of young audiences. However, will have this situation is not God wants the people to go to the movie to watch this movie, from watching the feeling of now on movie fan can know the reason. 这个数据对一些大片来说或许不怎么够看,但就小众的文艺电影而言已经是相当的惊人了。不过,会出现这种情况并不是上帝要人们去电影看这部电影,从观看过后的影迷的感受就可以知道原因。 „I have been full of the interest to the Adrian movie, he is a talent, he can always mention the interesting story, but «Howard Manor» disappoints me, insipid, does not have the fervor not to fluctuate, ending time is slightly good, but fully does not conform to the logic, the one had only known I will not come to see.” A movie fan so said during the interview. “我一直对阿德里安的电影充满了兴趣,他是个天才,他总能讲出许多有趣的故事,但《霍华德庄园》太让我失望,平淡无味,既没有激情也没有起伏,结尾的时候稍微好一点,但完全不符合逻辑,早知如此我是不会来看的。”一个影迷在接受采访时如此说道。 „What pleasant surprise Professor Hannibal and cooperation of rare talent director can take to us, this is makes me enter the main reason of movie theater. May finally quite disappointed, I do not know why completely Adrian will tell this kind of ordinary story, Professor Hannibal also completely lost the proper elegant demeanor, was too disappointing!” This is the feeling of movie fan a midway leaves the stage. “汉尼拔教授和奇才导演的合作能带给我们什么样的惊喜,这是让我进电影院的最主要的原因。可结果相当的失望,我完全不知道阿德里安为什么会讲这样一个平淡无奇的故事,汉尼拔教授也完全失去了应有的风采,太让人失望了！”这是一个中途退场的影迷的感受。 Naturally, person who also there is applauding, a Harvard University of Boston results in the lecturer to think that Adrian does very well: „He grasped novel the thing that completely wanted to display, this filmmaking just like artware general fine, I thinks that Froster in heaven should see the Adrian reorganization very much happily the «Howard Manor».” 当然,也有叫好的人,波士顿的一名哈佛大学得讲师就认为阿德里安做得很好:“他完全把握住了小说想要表现的东西,将这部电影制作得宛如艺术品一般的精美,我想天堂里的福斯特应该很高兴看到阿德里安改编的这部《霍华德庄园》。” What a pity such person after is some minorities, most people said is disappointed to the movie, the reason conclusion is a point is: The plot like the water, basically does not have anything to be able lukewarmly appealing fluctuating. Like the second movie fan, looked at two-thirds on leaving the stage in each state has plenty of such people, therefore some people teased Adrian to overdraw their prestige unavoidably. 可惜这样的人毕竟是少数中的少数,绝大多数人都表示对电影非常失望,原因归结为一点就是:剧情温吞如水,基本上没什么能吸引人的起伏。像第二个影迷那样,看了2就退场的在各个州都大有人在,于是难免有人调侃阿德里安在透支自己的声誉。 However, even if this, when second week weekend, «Howard Manor» this week's total box office still safe, when took 10 million! Two weeks of sum total is 20 million US dollars, basically recoups the cost not to be a problem. 然而,即使这样,在第二周周末的时候,《霍华德庄园》的本周总票房依然稳当当的拿了10000000！两周总和就是20000000美元,基本上收回成本已经不成问题了。 This is a dumbfounded result, the words that but must ponder carefully are not strange, first is, because the first week excellent opening made the institute line increase to 1000 \; Next, Adrian from 19 90 to the prestige that the present accumulates, as well as that many surprising corona in three years attended the European three big film festivals, not only had to capture have also attained the [gold/metal] palm award, finally Oscar youngest best director nomination made these movie fans hear «Howard Manor» is light, still will unable to bear the heart live curiously observed and emulated. 这又是个让人目瞪口呆的结果,但要仔细思考的话也不奇怪,首先是,因为第一周大好的开局让院线增加到了1000家\;其次,阿德里安从90年到现在累积起来的声望,以及那么多让人惊讶的光环三年内将欧洲三大电影节参加了个遍,不仅都有斩获还拿到了金棕榈大奖,最后还是奥斯卡最年轻的最佳导演提名让那些影迷就算听闻《霍华德庄园》有多么平淡,依然会忍不住心生好奇的去观摩。 Naturally, besides this above two points, the most important reason, media and critic's commentary. 当然,除此了以上两点外,还有一个最为重要的原因,媒体和评论家的评论。 With complained that the repetitive movie fans are opposite, the US media this time basically are the one-sided praise and flattering, «Scent of a Woman» screens many also 10% to 20% critics to give the criticism to it, but now, this proportion reduced 1%, in other words almost 99% critics approve to «Howard Manor». Naturally, these always like singing an opposing tune or take winning favor by ostentation as the tabloid of selling point not. 和大多数抱怨连连的影迷们相反,美国媒体这次基本上是一边倒的夸赞和吹捧,《闻香识女人》上映多少还有10%到20%的评论家对其提出过批评,但现在,这个比例已经缩小到了1%,也就是说差不多99%的评论家都对《霍华德庄园》持肯定态度。当然,那些向来喜欢唱反调又或者以哗众取宠为卖点的小报不在其中。 „This was a quite fine work, Adrian firmly held Froster in the mood that in the novel wanted to express, and its perfect transformation image and sound. Yes, the plot of this movie is very light is very senseless, does not have that type to be able fully to transfer the audience mood the place, but this type light is the true meaning of novel and movie, only then in this light middle us can see these that this movie really wants saying that depressing, heavy, is filling the thing of barrier! No one has thought that Adrian can really the «Howard Manor» successful moving screen, these once ridiculed and questioned that his person can close own mouth at this time.” “这是一部相当精致的作品,阿德里安牢牢的抓住了福斯特在小说中想要表达出来的情绪,并将其完美的转化成了图像和声音。是的,这部电影的情节很平淡很无趣,也没有那种能充分调动观众情绪的地方,但正是这种平淡才是小说和电影的真谛,只有在这种平淡当中我们才能看到这部电影真正想说的那些,压抑的、沉重的、充满着隔阂的东西！谁也没有想到阿德里安真的能将《霍华德庄园》成功的搬上屏幕,那些曾经嘲笑和质疑他的人这个时候都可以闭上自己的嘴巴了。” New York Times Kevin James 《纽约时报》凯文詹姆斯 „ Said frankly that I have never thought such fine fills Victoria of original taste and flavor the style movie to stem from an American director's hand, can always make people feel pleasantly surprised to present Adrian from «Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels». Different with Froster's other novels, the love in «Howard Manor» merely is only the embellishment, what are more was discussing life, society and social class, Henry is not a good person is not considered as an unprincipled person, he pursue to Margaret real, he to antecedent person callous also real, he looks down upon the poor person, thinks that the poor person is a poor person. But Margarita gentle contains, throughout is unblocking this awkward relations with every effort. “坦率的说,我从未想过这样一部精致的充满着原汁原味的维多利亚风格的电影会出自一名美国导演之手,从《两杆大烟枪》到现在阿德里安总能让人感到惊喜。和福斯特的其他小说不同,爱情在《霍华德庄园》中仅仅只是点缀,更多的还是在讨论着人生、社会和阶级,亨利不是个好人也不算是坏人,他对玛格丽特的追求是真的,他对前情人的冷酷也是真的,他看不起穷人,认为穷人就是穷人。而玛格丽塔则是温婉的含蓄的,始终在尽力的疏导着这尴尬的关系。 The performing skills of three star turns are quite splendid, Anthony's splendid display let him and last year Professor Hannibal cannot relate completely \; But Margaret who Emma Thompson plays although compared the novel vividly slightly a point, but was lossless her performing skill, she was in this movie the best actor. Cate [gold/metal] Syre will be similarly sensitive and warm Helen annotates very profoundly, but sometimes makes an effort fiercely has appeared some desirably, was inferior that Anthony and Emma are adept. 三位主要演员的演技都相当出色,安东尼的出色的发挥让他和去年的汉尼拔教授完全联系不起来\;而艾玛汤普森饰演的玛格丽特虽然相比小说稍微活泼了一点,但无损她的演技,她是这部电影中最棒的演员。凯特贝金赛尔同样将敏感而热情的海伦诠释得很深刻,不过有时候用力过猛显得有些刻意,不如安东尼和艾玛娴熟。 In brief, Adrian has given me once more a pleasant surprise, real after past, can have pleasantly surprised like this. ” 总之,阿德里安再次给了我一个惊喜,真以往以后还能有这样的惊喜。” Renowned movie critic 著名影评人 Roger Albert 罗杰艾伯特 In brief, on US mainstream media sound of the praise, many people between the lines vague declared that this is a victory of American director, Roger Albert is not parsimonious has raised up his well-known thumb to «Howard Manor». Relation that contradictory feeling of thinking American's to English, is really very interesting. 总之,美国主流媒体上一片赞誉之声,很多人都在字里行间隐晦的宣称这是美国导演的一次胜利,罗杰艾伯特更是毫不吝啬的对《霍华德庄园》竖起了他那闻名遐迩的大拇指。联系的想想美国人对英国人的那种矛盾的感觉,真是非常的有趣。 Then, British media to screening «Howard Manor» does have what kind of response? Although the show time of British and US is consistent, but all media and critics' after screening in three days consistent remains silent. Because, they really do not know that should say anything, when this attacked like initially them Adrian directs «Howard Manor», the US media attend to about its situation such. However at that time US media many can also say randomly other, but the British media at this moment actually do not know how must open the mouth to be good. 那么,英国媒体对上映的《霍华德庄园》又有怎样的反应呢？虽然英国和美国的上映时间是一致的,但所有媒体和评论家在上映后三天内都一致的保持着沉默。因为,他们实在不知道该说什么,这就像当初他们抨击阿德里安执导《霍华德庄园》时,美国媒体顾左右而言它的情况那样。不过那时美国媒体多少还能东拉西扯的说些别的,而此刻的英国媒体却根本不知道要怎么开口才好。 Praise? That in disguised form was equal to that since ear and area around it, these report many people of six months also came clearly into view \; Finds fault? Do not crack a joke, although each movie will not be perfect, the words that wants to find fault have the means that do not forget the eyes of some present many countries to stare at the English. 夸赞？那就变相等于在自打自耳光,半年前的那些报道很多人都还历历在目呢\;挑刺？别开玩笑了,虽然每部电影都不会尽善尽美,想要挑刺的话还是有办法的,可别忘了现在有多少国家的眼睛在盯着英国人。 Of France initially paid attention to the attack critic after to run up to specially London has looked at «Howard Manor», returns to Paris in the column to the movie wantonly to commend, even declared, if this movie also attended the Cannes Film Festival in May, is one of the [gold/metal] palm most powerful competitors. 法国的一个当初关注过抨击事件的评论家在特意跑到伦敦看过《霍华德庄园》之后,回巴黎在专栏上对电影大肆称赞了一番,甚至宣称如果这部电影在5月份也参加了戛纳电影节的话,那么将会是金棕榈最有力的竞争者之一。 Such appraisal has evoked the curiosity of many French immediately, after all Adrian originally has attained the [gold/metal] palm on according to «Pulp Fiction», many critics as well as also to London watch this movie the director who „art” poses as. 这样的评价顿时勾起了很多法国人的好奇心,毕竟阿德里安本来就以《低俗小说》拿到了金棕榈,不少评论家以及一些以“艺术”自居的导演也纷纷到伦敦观看这部电影。 Facing this situation, if must find fault must be careful, otherwise was held the handle only meeting disciple to increase the laughingstock. Originally by that American boy fan a numerous ear and area around it, now fan own time can also use that big vigor? 面对这种情况,如果要挑刺的话必须小心谨慎,否则被抓住把柄只会徒增笑料。本来就被那个美国小子扇了一记重重的耳光了,难道现在自己扇自己的时候也要用那么大的劲吗？
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