The Hayes Code is a censorship regulation in the history of the United States that restricted the content of film performance. It was drafted by W. Hayes, President of the National Association of Film Producers and Distributors, and D. Lord, a Jesuit priest, and published on March 31, 1930. The main contents are: obey the prohibition order, do not promote soju; do not describe in detail the methods of murder, theft, and robbery; do not show torture scenes; do not show immoral sexual relations; do not show black and white sexual relations; do not allow abortion or abortion. Childbirth scenes; no nude scenes; no indirect kisses between men and women; no disrespect to the national flag; no scenes of brutal treatment of animals; etc. As soon as the Hayes Code was published, it was generally opposed by film creators, and many films that violated the regulations immediately appeared. As time passed, the Hayes Code quickly lost its meaning. It was officially cancelled in 1966.
In "Film Unrated", an expert said that it was not because of the Hayes Code or McCarthyism that the film was affected by the morphology and details. Some were spontaneous and spontaneous (he said too quickly, But roughly this means). It can be seen that many movies in the classic Hollywood period absolutely avoided erotic scenes. For example, in "A Night in Love", the wall of Goliath falls to the ground, what will happen afterwards? The director did not give us a shot of the face, or even a shot of a certain part of the body, so I turned off the lights and ended, and the little Colombian goddess appeared (the little goddess was a bit rustic at the time). In fact, in the front of the film, the couple has been living on both sides of the blanket wall for two nights, without a step beyond the thunder pond, but the ambiguous mood in it has gone beyond the erotic scenes. The same is true for the "Dragon and Phoenix" I watched some time ago. There is no erotic scene in the whole story. Of course, Hepburn is so pure and doesn't need it at all. Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany" is finally a girl with a reputation. She goes out on dates with rich people (even old men), and only eats and dances; in "Twilight Love", the little girl goes every day with a cello on her back. The Retiro Hotel is just sitting on the sofa with the handsome man listening to music, drinking and kissing; the couple in "Stealing the Dragon and Turning the Phoenix" are locked in a room with cleaning tools to breathe together. The above may be explainable, but the rich lady in "An American in Paris" maintained the young painter. What should happen to this? nor. The rich woman just gave him money and just came to sit and relax for a while. Similarly, the relationship between the man and the rich woman in "Sunset Boulevard" and "Tiffany's Breakfast". The same is true in "Meeting and Hate Late". The two people are obviously having extramarital affair, but they just watch movies, drink coffee, and take a walk. There are also melodramas by Douglas Silk, such as "Earth Can't Be Loved". In fact, many scenes in the play already have ambiguous hints, but this layer of paper is never broken, unlimited imagination, and ambiguous, but it does not give visual stimulation. This is very different from some movies nowadays— -It is also opposed by the New Wave.
"One Night" was born during the Great Depression in the United States in the 1930s, but the film used a vivid and humorous love story to "divert the audience's attention to a world of comfort", making them temporarily forget the distress of reality. And get comfort in the romantic world created by the movie. The film is about the interesting relationship between a rich girl and a poor man. Alan is the daughter of a tycoon, spoiled and arrogant, and fled alone to marry the pilot Wesley. Peter is an unemployed newspaper reporter. He is impoverished, but he is optimistic and enthusiastic. Such two people with very different identities and personalities met on the bus bound for New York, which triggered a series of stories full of laughter. As far as the character setting of the film is concerned, the greater the external difference, the smaller the chance of them falling in love, and the various experiences on the road have gradually generated sparks between the two people. It can be said that this also coincides with the psychological expectations of the audience. As a result, "One Night of Love" confirmed its importance in film history, that is, it created the genre of perverse comedy. This type of comedy represents anti-traditional and irrational. The gap between the objects described in the film should be widened, such as honest and treacherous, rich and poor, educated and uneducated, and so on. In this kind of movie, the men and women are not willing to give in to each other, although they have a good impression of each other, they don't give up fighting for the clutch. He often pretends to be in front of the other party and puts him in the arms of the other party until there is nothing to do. Since the protagonist always has to go through mental struggles and is constantly verbalizing, the movie's splendor is closely related to the script. The script of "A Night in Love" is still a model for playwrights to study, and many passages and dialogues have become classic examples.
Capra-style bridges: Many of the bridges in the film not only still seem very interesting, but also become the paragraphs that many later generations of directors compete to imitate, such as the "Wall of Jericho" that Peter erected in a motel. "The idea that Capra came up with was originally due to Cobert's resolute unwillingness to undress in front of the camera, and it was later imitated in our country's "Cross Street". The story of the "Wall of Jericho" comes from the "Bible". It was originally related to the collapse of the wall when Joshua entered Canaan to blow the horns. In the film, the "Wall of Jericho" hung with sheets became A barrier for two people to love each other. At the end of the film, the sheets fell and the "Wall of Jericho" collapsed. Even if we didn't see the protagonist embracing the scene, we can still imagine the beautiful scene of finally getting married. In addition, the relationship between the rich girl’s falling in love with the civilian guy and the later "Roman Holiday" is exactly the same; the scene of the bride fleeing at the wedding, we can also see the impact of this film in films such as "The Graduate" and "Running Bride". Follow suit. In addition to these classic plots that have been repeatedly misappropriated, there are also many classic dialogues that people talk about.
For example, Peter didn’t want to sit in the newspaper on the bus, so he argued with the conductor, "I don’t like sitting in the newspaper. I once sat, but all the headlines were printed on my white pants. This is Really, no one bought the newspaper that day. They followed me and read the news from my pants." In the motel, Alan reluctantly shared a room with Peter, so Peter acted Undressing her face: "I have my own set of procedures. If you notice, I will first take off my jacket, tie, and shirt. Next, most people may have to take off their pants. I am different. I took off my shoes first, my left foot, then my right foot, and then my pants..." Seeing Peter was about to take off his pants, Allen hurried to his bed. It is said that Clark Gable did not habitually wear undershirts under his shirts in order to make shooting easier. As a result, the scene where he took off his shirts actually caused the sales of men's undershirts to drop by 40%. The scene where Peter teaches Allen to block a car on the side of the road is even more classic. Peter claims that he "can write a book about hitchhiking". When he blocks a car, he has "action number one", "action number two", "action number three" and so on, but facing the speeding car, None of his actions were effective. The helpless Allen said, "Don't forget to wake me up when you try the 100th plan." After Peter tried his best and failed, Allen stood on the side of the road, lifted his skirt and exposed his thighs. , As a result, a car stopped in front of them immediately, and Peter was dumbfounded. The conversation after they got in the car was even more funny. Allen said, "Aren't you going to praise me? I confirmed that the thigh is better than the thumb." Peter said, "If you take off your clothes, you can still intercept 40 cars!" Allen replied, "Oh. , I’ll remember your suggestion next time we need 40 cars.” In addition, the cantata on the car and Peter teaching Allen to chew carrots are also impressive.
That year, this film that Capra was not optimistic about swept the 5 most important Oscar awards, which was beyond everyone's expectations. Corbett didn't even show up when he won the best actress. The success of "A Night in the Air" has also made the Columbia company jump from a second-rate production company to a first-class production company. At that time, almost all men regarded Clark Gable's Peter as an idol. His wide coat, V-neck shirt and wide-brimmed hat became the most popular dresses at the time.
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