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《The Cider House Rules》 苹果酒屋法则 在成长中发现自我

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No.065 《The Cider House Rules》 苹果酒屋法则 在成长中发现自我

英文导读

The Cider House Rules is a 1999 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström.

John Irving scripted this screen adaptation of his 1985 novel. Set during World War II, The Cider House Rules concerns Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire), an orphan who spent most of his childhood at the St. Cloud Orphanage in rural Maine, where he grew up under the strong but affectionate care of Dr. Wilbur Larch (Michael Caine). Larch has passed along his medical education to Homer, and the young man helps the doctor care for abandoned children and the newborn babies of unwed mothers; however, Homer refuses to assist Larch with the illegal abortions that he performs on the side; Homer has moral objections to abortion, while Larch believes in the rights of the individual and sees it as his duty to keep women in need away from dangerous incompetents. Wally Worthington (Paul Rudd), an air-force pilot, brings his girlfriend Candy (Charlize Theron) to St. Cloud for an abortion, and Homer decides to go with them when they leave, hoping to see the world; however, the three end up going no further than the state line, where Wally's mother (Kate Nelligan) runs an apple orchard and cider mill, and Candy's family traps lobsters. When Wally ships off to battle, Homer grows closer to Candy, and the two fall in love. But their idyllic life at the cider mill is interrupted when Rose Rose (Erykah Badu), a field worker at the orchard, becomes pregnant and her father, cider-house foreman Mr. Rose (Delroy Lindo), turns out to be the father of her unborn child. This news coupled with the death of Dr. Larch, forces Homer to take a long look at both his moral principles and his future.

The film received a generally positive reception from critics. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded it just two stars, saying: "The story touches many themes, lingers with some of them, moves on and arrives at nowhere in particular." By contrast, Leonard Maltin awarded the film a rare four-star rating. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes it holds a favorable 72 percent rating.

The film won two Academy Awards, John Irving won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and while Michael Caine won his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (his first came in 1986 for the film Hannah and Her Sisters). And it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with four other nominations at the 72nd Academy Awards.

《The Cider House Rules》 苹果酒屋法则 在成长中发现自我

获奖情况

2000年第72届奥斯卡:最佳男配角、最佳改编剧本奖,并荣获最佳影片提名、最佳导演提名、最佳原创配乐提名。

影片信息

导演:莱塞·霍尔斯道姆

编剧:约翰·欧文

主演:托比·马奎尔、查理兹·塞隆、迈克尔·凯恩、保罗·路德

类型:剧情、爱情

制片国家(地区):美国

上映日期:1999-12-17(美国)

片长:126分钟

又名:《苹果酒屋法则》《心尘往事》

剧情简介

一个失去父母的孤儿荷马,被一名医生拉奇收养,他们之间产生了一种特殊的亲情。尽管,拉奇教授了荷马关于医学方面的很多知识,却并没有跟他讲述关于是非善恶及生活的道理。现在,荷马长大了,他开始关心自己的未来,渴望外面的世界。当他真正进入这个大千世界时,他发现了很多新鲜而又让人兴奋的事情。尤其是当他第一次品尝爱情的滋味时,他才知道自己以前知道的东西实在太少,对这个社会了解太少。

然而,当他的新生活开始后,他也不断发现现在和过去所产生出来的碰撞。他才逐渐感觉到自己的过去,已经深深地影响了自己的未来……

制作花絮

《苹果酒屋法则》改编自美国作家约翰·欧文于1985年出版的同名畅销书,很多媒体将该书誉为欧文最成功的作品。然而好事多磨,为了将小说拍成电影,欧文经历了长达13年的艰辛苦旅。最先与欧文联手改编剧本的是导演菲力浦·博萨斯,当时小说刚刚问世不久,剧本在保罗·纽曼的客厅中逐渐成形,戴尔里·林多也参与其中。正当众人踌躇满志之时,博萨斯意外身染绝症,影片的拍摄计划被迫中止。

约翰·欧文曾想让他的儿子科林·欧文扮演片中的沃利,可影片筹拍历时十多年,科林·欧文的年龄已经不再适合角色,最终,他出演了温斯洛少校的角色。

迈克尔·温特伯顿曾是执导本片的人选,后来他因本片迟迟无法开拍而退出。

《The Cider House Rules》 苹果酒屋法则 在成长中发现自我

重点学习

Larch has passed along his medical education to Homer

Pass along是英语中的一个固定搭配,在文中,它是“(沿…)传递(或传送)下去”的意思,比如:Pass this notice along, please.(请把通知传下去。)Pass along最常见的意思是“沿…走”,比如:We passed along by the road as we went to the station. (我们沿着这条路走就能到达车站了。)另外,它还常用作公共汽车售票员用语,是“往前走,往里走”的意思,比如:Pass right along the bus,please.(请往汽车里面走。)

Moves on and arrives at nowhere in particular

文中的move on是英语中的一个固定搭配,当你move on somewhere, you leave the place where you have been staying or waiting and go there.也就是“继续前往”的意思,比如:Mr. Brooke moved on from LA to Phoenix.(布鲁克先生离开洛杉矶继续前往菲尼克斯市。)Move on还常用于表达“改换(工作、话题等)”的意思,比如:We've talked too much about modern literature, let's move on. (关于现代文学我们已经谈得很多了,让我们换个话题吧。)它还可以表达“(岁月)流逝”的意思,比如:As time moved on, he looked much older than before.(随着岁月的流逝,他显得苍老很多。)

单词时间

orphanage[ˈɔ:fənidʒ] n. 孤儿院;孤儿身份

affectionate[əˈfekʃənət] adj. 深情的;充满深情的

abortion[əˈbɔ:ʃən] n. 流产,小产;流产的胎儿

objection[əbˈdʒekʃən] n. 异议,反对;缺陷,缺点;妨碍;拒绝的理由

incompetent[inˈkɔmpitənt] adj. 无能力的;不合适的;不适当的;无力的

lobster[ˈlɔbstə] n. 龙虾

cider[ˈsaidə] n. 苹果酒;苹果汁

foreman[ˈfɔ:mən] n. 领班;陪审团主席

principle[ˈprinsəpl] n. 原则;道义;本质;根源,源泉

reception[riˈsepʃən] n. 接待;接收;招待会;感受;反应

linger[ˈliŋɡə] vi. 徘徊;苟延残喘;磨蹭


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