Irving Thalberg — 制片人 (5)
南海白影 (1928) [电影] 豆瓣 TMDB IMDb 维基数据
White Shadows in the South Seas
导演:
W.S.范戴克
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罗伯特·弗拉哈迪
演员:
蒙蒂·布卢
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瑞秋·托里斯
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其它标题:
White Shadows in the South Seas
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Weiße Schatten
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It still doesn't cease to amaze me how some Silent Movies, dramas or comedies, catch my attention so much, getting me so immersed in the plot, thus making me forget I'm watching a silent, an antique, a piece of history, enjoying the movie as I'd do with any "talking" movie.
In this case, the images are so real (it was filmed on location) and so hauntingly beautiful, that make many later Hollywood films from the 1940's or 1950's, which depict "South Seas Life" look unreal, fake, notwithstanding their possible entertainment value.
There's so much truth in this morality photo-play about a white man, identified as a "derelict" of the South Seas, previously a doctor, who finds "Paradise on Earth" (peace, love & happiness), on a certain island of the Polynesia. Monte Blue is great as this "white man".
Most of the featured players of the film, one realizes, are real natives from the islands, and this adds so much truth to the storyline. Beautiful actress Raquel Torres, does not seem (IMHO) out of place at all as Monte Blue's native love interest. And Robert Anderson is a very nasty villain.
There are some awesome underwater sequences, featuring octopuses, sharks, pearl-diving and others featuring palm-climbing, dancing, etc. Notice the different tinting (reddish, blue, sepia ...) of the sequences of the film; only at the beginning and on the end, plain black and white is used.
Great Sound score for this late "silent film", the first used for a MGM film and the first time Leo-the-Lion roared! The original South-Sea Islands Film. Excellent.
In this case, the images are so real (it was filmed on location) and so hauntingly beautiful, that make many later Hollywood films from the 1940's or 1950's, which depict "South Seas Life" look unreal, fake, notwithstanding their possible entertainment value.
There's so much truth in this morality photo-play about a white man, identified as a "derelict" of the South Seas, previously a doctor, who finds "Paradise on Earth" (peace, love & happiness), on a certain island of the Polynesia. Monte Blue is great as this "white man".
Most of the featured players of the film, one realizes, are real natives from the islands, and this adds so much truth to the storyline. Beautiful actress Raquel Torres, does not seem (IMHO) out of place at all as Monte Blue's native love interest. And Robert Anderson is a very nasty villain.
There are some awesome underwater sequences, featuring octopuses, sharks, pearl-diving and others featuring palm-climbing, dancing, etc. Notice the different tinting (reddish, blue, sepia ...) of the sequences of the film; only at the beginning and on the end, plain black and white is used.
Great Sound score for this late "silent film", the first used for a MGM film and the first time Leo-the-Lion roared! The original South-Sea Islands Film. Excellent.
牢狱鸳 (1930) [电影] 豆瓣 TMDB IMDb 维基数据
The Big House
导演:
乔治·W·希尔
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瓦尔德·温
演员:
华莱士·比里
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切斯特·莫里斯
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其它标题:
The Big House
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空屋
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肯特·马洛(蒙哥马利·克里夫特 饰)因酒驾而入狱,并在牢中认识了抢劫犯约翰·摩根(切斯特·莫里斯 饰)和杀人犯机关枪布奇(华莱士·比里 饰)。性格软弱的马洛入狱第一晚便遭到了布奇的欺凌,随后他与其他狱友也无法和谐相处,心怀不满的他在警察密探的怂恿下想要通过抓住布奇和摩根的把柄的方式来提前出狱。性格暴躁的布奇无法忍受牢中恶劣的饮食条件,在餐厅怂恿所有犯人一起抗议,最终遭到压制,布奇也因此被送往地牢,但他心中已打定主意要设法越狱。摩根性格狡猾,在狱中一直左右逢源,并因在狱中表现良好得到了提前出狱的假释机会,就在他喜不胜收准备出狱之时,某个突然而来的事件永远改变了他的命运。
魔女玛塔 (1931) [电影] 豆瓣 TMDB IMDb 维基数据
Mata Hari
导演:
乔治·菲兹莫里斯
演员:
葛丽泰·嘉宝
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拉蒙·诺瓦罗
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其它标题:
Mata Hari
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마타 하리
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1917年德国的女间谍玛塔前往巴黎从事秘密任务,收集重要的战争情报,她是一名双重间谍,也是一名舞者,能够伪装各种不同身份与不同性别。但她不幸的爱上了一个苏联少尉,最终将她推向灾难……
影片《魔女玛塔》改编自第一次世界大战期间风靡全球的真实间谍玛塔·哈丽的故事。
葛丽泰·嘉宝在片中成功地诠释了黑色女人的经典,立体呈现了她复杂的心态,在出场充满异国情调的舞蹈中,更把女主角让男人神魂颠倒,甚至愿意为她阴谋叛变的神韵尽现银幕。
影片《魔女玛塔》改编自第一次世界大战期间风靡全球的真实间谍玛塔·哈丽的故事。
葛丽泰·嘉宝在片中成功地诠释了黑色女人的经典,立体呈现了她复杂的心态,在出场充满异国情调的舞蹈中,更把女主角让男人神魂颠倒,甚至愿意为她阴谋叛变的神韵尽现银幕。
人猿泰山 (1932) [电影] 豆瓣 TMDB 维基数据 IMDb
Tarzan the Ape Man
导演:
W.S.范戴克
演员:
约翰尼·韦斯默勒
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尼尔·哈弥尔顿
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其它标题:
Tarzan the Ape Man
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野人泰山
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又名《野人泰山》,是有声片时代拍摄的第一部泰山片。男主角是奥运游泳健将约翰尼.韦斯穆勒,与莫琳奥沙利文饰演的珍形成英雄美人的配搭,在三十年代曾轰动一时。剧情描述英国女孩珍与父亲及男友一齐前往非洲找寻大象的墓穴。途中,珍碰到危险失声尖叫,被泰山从树丛中摆荡而出,将她救到树顶。从此,珍便情不自禁爱上了泰山。后来,珍等一行人遭野蛮的矮人族俘虏,几乎成为黑猩猩的点心,幸好被泰山率领一群大象前来救出人质。导演W.S.范戴克将无拘无束的原始生活气息表现得颇为令人神往,外景与森林内搭景的配合也几可乱真。由于本片当年在商业上的成功,男女主角一共拍摄了六部泰山电影。