(精选)英语影视作品赏析第十三单元国王的演讲课件.pptVIP

Unit Thirteen The King’s Speech 第十三单元 国王的演讲;The King’s Speech国王的演讲;The King’s Speech国王的演讲;Part I; Prince Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King George V, stammers through his speech closing the 1925 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium, while the resulting ordeal is being broadcast by radio worldwide. The Duke has given up hope of a cure, but his wife Elizabeth persuades him to see Logue Logue, an Australian speech therapist in London. During their first session, Logue breaches royal etiquette by referring to the Prince as Bertie, a name used by his family. When the Duke decides Logues methods and manner are unsuitable, Logue wagers a shilling that the Duke can recite Hamlets To be, or not to be soliloquy without trouble while listening to The Marriage of Figaro on headphones. Logue records his performance on an record. Convinced he has stammered throughout, Prince Albert leaves in anger, declaring his condition hopeless and dismissing Logue. Logue offers him the recording as a keepsake.;After King George V makes his 1934 Christmas radio address, he explains to his son the importance of broadcasting to a modern monarchy. He declares that David (Edward, Prince of Wales), Alberts older brother and the heir to the throne, will bring ruin to himself, the family, and the country when he accedes to the throne- leaving continental Europe to the mercy of Nazi Germany and Communist Russia. King George demands that Albert train himself, starting with a reading of his fathers speech. He makes an agonizing attempt to do so. Later, the Duke plays Logues recording and hears himself unhesitatingly reciting Shakespeare. He decides to return to Logue. The Duke eventually reveals some of the pressures of his childhood, and the two men start to become friends. ;In January 1936, George V dies, and David ascends the throne as King Edward VIII, but causes a constitutional crisis with his determination to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite divorcé