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《Chicago》 芝加哥 恬不知耻也可以是一门艺术

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No.017 《Chicago》 芝加哥 恬不知耻也可以是一门艺术

英文导读

Chicago is a 2002 musical film adapted from the satirical stage musical of the same name, exploring the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Jazz Age Chicago. The film stars Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, and Catherine Zeta-Jones also featuring Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Christine Baranski, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Colm Feore, and Mya Harrison. Directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall, and adapted by screenwriter Bill Condon.

Everyone loves a legend, but in Chicago, there's only room for one. Velma Kelley (Zeta-Jones) burns in the spotlight as a nightclub sensation. When she shoots her philandering husband, she lands on Chicago's famed murderess row, retains Chicago's slickest lawyer, Billy Flynn (Gere), and is the center of the town's most notorious murder case, only increasing her celebrity.

Roxie Hart (Zellweger), seduced by the city's promise of style and adventure, dreams of singing and dancing her way to stardom. When her abusive lover tries to walk out on her, she too ends up in prison. Billy recognizes a made-for-tabloids story, and postpones Velma's court date to take on Roxie's case. Infamy is Roxie's ticket to stardom. Billy turns her crime of passion into celebrity headlines, and in this town, where murder is a form of entertainment; she becomes a bona-fide star—much to Velma's chagrin.

As Roxie fashions herself as America's sweetheart, Velma has more than a few surprises in store, and the two women stop at nothing to outdo each other in their obsessive pursuit of fame and celebrity.

Chicago was produced by American companies Miramax Films and The Producers Circle in association with the German company Kallis Productions. Chicago was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The courthouse scene was shot in Osgoode Hall. Other scenes were filmed at Queen's Park, former Gooderham and Worts Distillery, Casa Loma, the Elgin Theatre, Union Station, the Canada Life Building, the Danforth Music Hall, and at the Old City Hall.

Tim Robey, writer for The Daily Telegraph in the United Kingdom, labeled Chicago as "The best screen musical for 30 years." He also stated that it has taken a "three-step tango for us to welcome back the movie musical as a form." Robey said "This particular Chicago makes the most prolific use it possibly can out of one specific advantage the cinema has over the stage when it comes to song and dance: it's a sustained celebration of parallel montage." Roger Ebert called it "Big, brassy fun".

Chicago won six Academy Awards in 2003, including Best Picture. The film was critically lauded, and was the first musical to win Best Picture since Oliver in 1969.

获奖情况

2003年第75届奥斯卡:最佳影片、最佳女配角、最佳剪辑、最佳服装设计、最佳艺术指导-布景、最佳音响等奖项,还荣获最佳导演提名、最佳女主角提名等。

《Chicago》 芝加哥 恬不知耻也可以是一门艺术

影片信息

导演:罗伯·马歇尔

编剧:比尔·康顿、鲍勃·福斯

主演:蕾妮·齐薇格、凯瑟琳·泽塔-琼斯、理查德·基尔、奎恩·拉提法

类型:剧情、喜剧、歌舞、犯罪

制片国家(地区):美国、德国

上映日期:2002-12-27(美国)

片长:113分钟

又名:《漫舞芝加哥》

剧情简介

有着“风城”之称的芝加哥,隐藏着冒险和成功的机遇。

洛克茜·哈特(蕾妮·齐薇格 饰)是一位天真的歌舞演员,在这座大都市里迷失了方向。她梦想着靠自己在歌唱和舞蹈方面的天赋,改变平淡的生活。她一直希望自己有朝一日能成为像维尔玛(凯瑟琳·泽塔-琼斯 饰)那样的歌舞明星。

只是,老天总是喜欢跟人开玩笑,这两个大、小明星却分别因谋杀指控而被关进监狱,洛克茜也终于有机会与自己仰慕已久的明星相处一室。

比利(理查德·基尔 饰)是当地一个靠打谋杀案官司提升知名度的律师,他受理了维尔玛的这桩案件,心中却有着自己的打算。他借助媒体炒作维尔玛的案子,维尔玛瞬间成为红人,而他自己也声名大振。然而洛克茜的案件却让比利转移了注意力。洛克茜是因为怒杀男友而身负罪名,比利决定要把她包装成楚楚可怜的受害者,这一举动引来媒体更疯狂的大肆报道。

这两个女人,有着相似的经历,甚至是相似的心计,展开了为求成名的争夺战。最后的结局到底是两败俱伤还是……

制作花絮

在男演员方面,曾经主演过《油脂》《低俗小说》《变脸》的约翰·特拉沃尔塔一度收到制片方的邀请,最后他却以不愿意在20年后投拍一部类型相同的影片拒绝出任男主角。

成为米拉麦克斯电影公司票房最高的电影,国内票房就到达了17100万美元。

导演希望凯瑟林·泽塔-琼斯在影片中展现自己真实的长发,但她坚持要换成短发。在人物杂志采访时,她的解释是不想让长发垂在她的脸上,这样就会成为大家怀疑她是否真的在影片中跳舞。

理查德·基尔花了3个月的时间上踢踏舞课。他的踢踏舞场景是在半天时间内拍摄完成的。

在影片中,两位女主角为了争回名声而明争暗斗;而电影的现实中的女主角之争,也是异常激烈。麦当娜、戈迪·霍恩、妮可·基德曼、朱丽娅·罗伯茨等著名演员都有过和《芝加哥》的“绯闻”。

《Chicago》 芝加哥 恬不知耻也可以是一门艺术

重点学习

Velma Kelley (Zeta-Jones) burns in the spotlight as a nightclub sensation

文中的in the spotlight是“处于公众注意的中心;出风头”的意思,比如:I don' t enjoy being the center of attention or in the spotlight.(我并不喜欢成为被人关注的焦点。)

When her abusive lover tries to walk out on her

在英语中,walk out on常常用于口语表达中,在文中,它是“(尤指当某人需要帮助的时候)离开,遗弃;抛弃(某人)”的意思,比如:You can't walk out on your wife and children. (你不能抛弃你的妻子和孩子。)它还有“违约;推卸责任”的意思,比如:Never did he walk out on the contract.(他从没有违反过合同。)另外,它还有“退场,退席(以表示抗议)”的意思,比如:The director told them not to walk out on the chairman. (主任对他们说别在主席讲话时退席。)

单词时间

spotlight[ˈspɔtlait] n. 聚光灯;反光灯;公众注意的中心

philander[fiˈlændə] vi. 玩弄女性;调情;轻率地对待

slick[slik] adj. 光滑的;有光泽的;圆滑的,油滑的;口齿伶俐的

seduce[siˈdju:s] vt. 引诱;诱惑;诱奸;怂恿

stardom[ˈstɑ:dəm] n. 演员们;明星界;明星身份

chagrin[ˈʃæɡrin] n. 懊恼;委屈;气愤

obsessive[əbˈsesiv] adj. 强迫性的;着迷的;分神的

tango[ˈtæŋɡəu] n. 探戈舞;探戈舞曲

prolific[prəuˈlifik] adj. 多产的;丰富的

sustained[səˈsteind] adj. 持续的;持久的;持久不变的


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