英语课前演讲 蓝莓之夜——My Blueberry Nights.ppt

My Blueberry Nights ——殊途同归的爱之旅 by Jane 一个人总要走陌生的路，看陌生的风景，听陌生的歌，然后在某个不经意的瞬间，你会发现，原本是费尽心机想要忘记的事情真的就那么忘记了。 　　One is always on a strange road, watching strange scenery and listening to strange music. Then one day, you will find that the things you try hard to forget are already gone. My Blueberry Nights? is a 2007?romance/drama/road film?directed by?Wong Kar Wai, his first?feature?in?English. The screenplay by Wong and?Lawrence Block?is based on a?short?Chinese-language?film written and directed by Wong. This film was the debut of jazz?singer?Grammy-winner?Norah Jones?as an actress, and also starred?Jude Law,?David Strathairn,?Rachel Weisz, and?Natalie Portman. The film was shot on location at the Palacinka Cafe in?SoHo?in New York City, the?South Main Arts District?in Memphis, and Caliente,?Ely, and Las Vegas in Nevada. Cast Main Norah Jones? as Elizabeth (Lizzie/Beth) Jude Law? as Jeremy David Strathairn as Arnie Copeland Rachel Weisz as Sue Lynne Copeland Natalie Portman? as Leslie Support Chan Marshall?... Katya John Malloy?... Diner Manager Demetrius Butler ... Male Customer Frankie Faison?... Travis Adriane Lenox?... Sandy Benjamin Kanes ... Randy Michael Hartnett?... Sunglasses Michael May?... Aloha Chad Davis ... Boyfriend Katya Blumenbrg ... Girlfriend Box office In its opening weekend, the film grossed $74,146 in 6 theaters in the?United States, ranking #43 at the box office. By the end of its run,?My Blueberry Nights grossed $867,275 domestically and $21,101,602 internationally, totaling $21,968,877 worldwide. 蓝莓派和钥匙——王家卫的电影符号 当然，鉴别王家卫电影的不仅仅是画面和镜头符号，还有很多具象的实体。《阿飞正传》里的无脚鸟、《春光乍泄》里的伊瓦苏瀑布、《花样年华》里的船票，都是故事情节里非常重要的传情之物。在《蓝莓之夜》里，担任这重要的串联角色的则是蓝莓派和钥匙。 王家卫不愧是一位电影符号大师，他总能以独特的手法和视角给其电影打上明显的王氏烙印。正如看到烈火中飞翔的白鸽就能定位吴宇森一样，暧昧的烟圈、出租车里斜倚的身段、快速移动的高跟鞋，以及怀旧的拉丁音乐都是王氏电影的身份证。 Plot The cafe becomes a haven for Elizabeth as she tries to recover emotionally following the end of an affair. She finds comfort in the blueberry pie he bakes daily despite the fac