通过电影看文化 Unit 9. Literatures marriage to Movies: Yes, I Do! 电影： 文学经典的影像脚注,10 hit movies both in print and at the box office,Its not always a novelists dream to see their words come to life on the silver screen, but Hollywood inevitably takes a pass at any good book they can find. Literature is the art of the written word, and some of the best texts have also made some of the most successful movies. Take a look at 10 that made the grade both in print and at the box office.,通过电影看文化,10. Out of Africa (1985) 走出非洲,When Finecke decided to write her memoirs under the penname of Isak Dinesen, she probably didnt envision her life acted out by Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep or directed by Sydney Pollack. Out of Africa, originally penned in 1937, took home seven Academy Awards in 1985, including Best Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay.,通过电影看文化,9. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 肖申克的救赎,The original work, a Stephen King novella, likely would have faded into obscurity had a movie of it never been made. The movie very nearly disappeared as well, making only $28 million at the box office despite a pair of releases. Critics, however, sang the praises of this prison drama starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, helping it to garner seven Oscar nominations. Alas, 1995 was Forrest Gumps year, and Shawshank won nothing. It was obscurity again, until the cable TV network TNT discovered it a couple years later and began airing it about once every two months, which has done ever since.,通过电影看文化,8. Schindlers List （1993）辛德勒的名单,Schindlers Ark is the true story of industrialist Oskar Schindlers rescue of hundreds of Jews from the concentration camps of Germany. The story was retold onscreen in 1993 as Schindlers List, with Liam Nelson playing the lead role of Oskar. The film would win seven Academy Awards, seven BAFTAs and rank number eight on a list of 100 best American films by the American Film Institute.,通过电影看文化,7. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 杀死一只知更鸟,Published in 1960, this award-winning novel is loosely based on an incident that occurred in the authors hometown. In 1962, Gregory Peck brought the role of attorney-hero Atticus Finch to life in what would rank as the 25th Greatest American Movie of All-Time according to the American Film Institute.,通过电影看文化,6. The English Patient (1996) 英国病人,In adapting a book, by Michael Ondaatje, that was virtually impossible to imagine as a movie, filmmaker Anthony Minghella managed to win nine Academy Awards on 12 nominations, including Best Picture. Working closely with Ondaatje on the screenplay certainly helped. The editing is masterful, cutting between past and present storylines no less than 40 times without exhausting the audience. But most of all, Minghella showed a thorough understanding of the many shapes and colors love takes in the book, and effectively shared what he was able to comprehend with his cast.,通过电影看文化,5. Gone with the Wind (1939) 乱世佳人,Gone with the Wind is an epic romance novel set in Georgia during the Civil War. The film garnered 10 Academy Awards and made number four on the America Film Institutes Top 100 American Films. The original celluloid is preserved in the archives of the National Film Registry. You may not give a damn, but Gone with the Wind was also one of the first films shot in Technicolor.,通过电影看文化,4. The Godfather (1972) 教父,This 1969 novel covered the life and times of mob boss Vito Corleone and his family. The movie, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starred prominent names such as Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as main characters. The Godfather won three Academy Awards including Best Picture and Writing. It was also followed by two equally successful sequels.,通过电影看文化,3. The Wonderful Wizard of OZ （1939）绿野仙踪,The book was first published as part of a series in 1900 and the film version was initially a box office failure. The Wizard of OZ would wait years to get the public accolades it deserved. Today, this film starring Judy Garland is listed by the Library of Congress as the most watched movie of all time.,通过电影看文化,2. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001.2002.2003) 魔戒三部曲,Director Peter Jackson brought the epic fantasy world of Tolkien alive not once, but three times. The Fellowship of the Ring and its two subsequent sequels followed the travels of the hobbit Frodo Baggins as he trekked across Middle-Earth trying to rid himself of the ring that threatened to possess his body and soul. Tolkien spent more than 10 years writing the story that has now sold over 150 million copies worldwide.,通过电影看文化,1. Harry Potter (J.K. Rowling) 哈利波特系列(2001,2002,2004,2005,2007,2009,2010,2011),通过电影看文化,In seven fantasy novels, Rowling chronicled the adventures of Harry Potter and his friends at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Warner Bros took the stories of J.K. Rowling and turned them into a franchise of eight films that made them over seven billion dollars at the box office. In 2011, the author, directors and stars o