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Mrs. Bedwin: Mr. Brownlow wants to see you, and we must make you smart as sixpence.
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Mr. Grimwig: You old women never believe anything but quack doctors and lying story books.
David Lean
David Lean (David Lean, March 25, 1908-April 16, 1991), was born in Croydon, Surrey, England. He was a British director, screenwriter, and producer.
In 1942, he co-directed his first film " In Which We Serve " with The Master
[1]
. In 1945, directed the romantic movie " Noel Coward's Brief Encounter "
[2]
, which won the International Film Award at the 1st Cannes Film Festival. In 1946, he
wrote and directed the romantic movie " Great Expectations "
[3] , which was nominated for the best screenplay at the 20th Academy Awards
[4]
. In 1954, directed the romantic comedy film " Hobson's Choice ", which won the Golden Bear Award, the main competition unit of the 4th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1957, with the war movie " The Bridge on the River Kwai " won the 30th Academy Awards for Best Director
[5]
.
In 1962, the biographical adventure film ""Released
[6]
, he won the 35th Oscar Award for Best Director for the film
[7]
. In 1965, he directed the war of love movie "Doctor Zhivag"
[8]
, with which he was shortlisted for the 38th Academy Awards for Best Director
[9]
. In 1970, he directed the romantic movie " Ryan's Daughter "
[10]
, with which he was nominated for the 24th British Academy Film Awards-Best Director Award
[11]
. In 1974, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 27th British Film Academy Awards
[12]
. In 1978, directed the documentary "The Story of a News Anchor". In 1984, he wrote and directed the adventure film " A Trip to India ", which was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay at the 57th Academy Awards
[13]
. In 1990, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Film Institute.
On April 16, 1991, David Lean passed away at the age of 83.
Early Experience
On March 25, 1908, David Lean was born in a not wealthy family in the suburbs of London, England. His father was an accountant. When he was young, his academic performance was very bad, and it was difficult to read and write. In 1922, 14-year-old David Lean failed to pass the general school entrance examination, so he had to rely on his father to enter a mission school. During this period, David Lean became increasingly interested in nature and photography. The valuable thing is that the school allows David Lean to go to the cinema to watch movies. Compared with strict family control, the freedom of entertainment provides David Lean with excellent learning opportunities.
In 1923, David Lean's parents divorced. In 1926, after leaving school, in order to make his mother feel at ease, he took the initiative to learn accounting. But David Lean's aunt pointed out his situation sharply: David Lean does not have the talent to become an accountant, he is more passionate about movies. Encouraged by his aunt, 19-year-old David Lean entered Le Gaumont et compagnie and started with the physical work of serving tea and water. In 1927, after graduating from high school, Lean entered the Gaumont Film Studio in London as a studio handyman to bid farewell to his school days
.
Performing Experience
In 1928, he served as the assistant director of the comedy movie "Sailors Don't Care". In 1930, he served as the editor of the comedy film "The Night Porter". In 1936, he served as the editor of the comedy movie "As You Like It".
In 1942, he co-directed his first film " In Which We Serve " with The Master
; later, he formed the film production company Cineguild with producer Anthony Havelock-Allan and photographer Ronald Neame.
In 1945, directed the comedy film " Blithe Spirit " adapted from Noel Coward's stage play . In 1945, directed the romance film " Noel Coward's Brief Encounter " starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard
. The film was nominated for the best screenplay at the 19th Academy Awards
and won the first international film at the Cannes Film Festival. Award, he was shortlisted for the 19th Oscar Award for Best Director for the film
.
In 1946
, he wrote and directed the romantic movie " Great Expectations " starring John Mills
, which was nominated for the best screenplay at the 20th Academy Awards , and he was nominated for the best director at the 20th Academy Awards for the film.
.
In 1948, directed the crime adventure film " Oliver Twist " co-starring John Howard Davies and Robert Newton . The film is based on Charles Dickens's novel of the same name. The story of gathering was
shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 13th Venice International Film Festival.
In 1948, directed the love movie " Affectionate Friends " co-starring Ann Todd , William Claude Rains and Trevor Howard
. In 1950, the crime film "Maitlin" directed by him was released, which told the story of a murderer in the Victorian era.
In 1952, directed the war of love movie " The Sound Barrier " co-starring Ralph Richardson and Ann Todd . In 1954, directed the romantic comedy film " Hobson's Choice ", which won the Golden Bear Award, the main competition unit of the 4th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1955, the family film " Summertime " directed by him was released, and he was shortlisted for the 28th Academy Awards for Best Director
.
In 1957, directed the war movie " The Bridge on the River Kwai " co-starring William Holden and Alec Guinness de Cuffe . The film tells the story of British officers being forced to build The Bridge on the River Kwai for the Japanese army during World War II and then try their best to stop the bridge. The story of being blown up by the British task force
, he won the 30th Oscar Award for Best Director for the film
.
In 1962, the biographical adventure film ""Released
, he won the 35th Oscar Award for Best Director
and the 20th American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Director for the film category.
In 1965, directed the war of love film "Doctor Zhivag" co-starring Michel Shalhoub and Julie Christie . The film was adapted from the novel of the same name by Nobel Prize winner Boris Pasternak
and was nominated for the 19th Cannes In the main competition unit of the International Film Festival, he was shortlisted for the 38th Academy Awards for Best Director
and won the 23rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Director in the film category.
In 1970, directed the love movie " Ryan's Daughter " co-starring Sarah Miles , Old Rumple Eyes and Christopher Jones . Therefore
, he was mercilessly punished and paid a heavy price . With the film, he was nominated for the 24th British Academy Film Awards-Best Director Award
.
In 1974, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th British Film Academy Awards
. In 1978, directed the documentary "The Story of a News Anchor". In 1984, directed and adapted from Foster’s novel of the same name, the adventure film " A Trip to India ", which was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay at the 57th Academy Awards
, and he was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay at the 57th Academy Awards for the film. Director Award
, the 42nd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards, Film Category-Best Director Award.
In 1990, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Film Institute. On April 16, 1991, David Lean passed away at the age of 83.
Character Evaluation
Although David Lean’s works have characteristics that were born out of literary works, in terms of narration, Lean re-integrated and arranged the content after fully understanding the original work. While retaining the original thought and general plot, he adjusted the narrative rhythm. , It has the characteristics of defamiliarization, delay, and the combination of daily narrative and macro narrative, which is equivalent to "telling" an exciting story with the lens, so that audiences who are familiar with the original or have never contacted the original can be able to Obtained a relatively good viewing effect .
Although David Lean’s early and late films are not the same in terms of subject matter selection, theme refinement, and use of techniques, these films have something in common: they express humanity’s relationship with the motherland, the nation, and the same kind. Love expresses the resistance of human beings to reality and all things that are incompatible with human nature in history, and further expresses David Lean's reflection on human history and culture as an artist. His advocating consciousness of human progress, affirming the value of human existence and creative tendency to criticize reality are also always revealed in his films. In the film, he uses a unique film language to express his reflection on human history and culture, so that his film has a deep sense of history. Compared with other directors and their films that performed similar themes, David Lean showed a unique method of expression .
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