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Doris 2022-04-23 07:02:36
The coolest romance movie I've seen so far
#石黑一雄# #The Remains of the Days#, which won the Booker Prize in 1989, wrote the life of the housekeeper in the famous British marquis house. It was adapted into a movie in 1993, starring Hopkins and Emma Thompson.
There are three episodes in the film that are impressive:
The butler played by Hopkins...
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Sherwood 2022-03-22 09:02:04
The Long Day Will Always Leave a Trace: A Comparison of Novels and Films
I read the above-translated version of "The Long Day Will End". Personally, I feel that the name of the novel translated into "The Long Day Will End" is not satisfactory. The original English name is The Remains Of The Day. It is very flavorful, but the English translation of "The Long Day Will...
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Lord Darlington: Stevens, I realize this is a somewhat irregular thing to ask you to do.
Stevens: I should very glad to be of any assistance, my Lord.
Lord Darlington: Sorry to bring up a thing like this; but, I just can't see how on earth to make it go away. You are familiar, I take it, with the facts of life?
Stevens: My Lord?
Lord Darlington: The facts of life, Stevens. Birds. Bees. You are familiar, aren't you?
Stevens: I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, sir.
Lord Darlington: Well, let me put my cards on the table, Stevens. I'm so frightfully busy with this conference. Of course, you're very busy too! But, someone has to tell him. In a way, it would be easier for you. Less awkward. I - I find the task rather daunting, I'm afraid. In might not get around to it before Reginalds wedding day. Of course, this goes far beyond the call of duty, Stevens.
Stevens: I - I shall do my best, my Lord.
Lord Darlington: I'd be grateful if you even tried, Stevens. It'd be an awful lot off my mind. Look here, there's no need to make a song and dance of it. Just convey the basic facts and be done with it.
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Stevens: I'd be lost without her - - A first rate housekeeper is essential in a house like this where great affairs are decided, between these walls.
