吴佩珊
发表于7分钟前
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:Wunder der Schöpfung is an extraordinary, fascinating Kulturfilm trying to explain the whole human knowledge of the 1920s about the world and the universe. 15 special effects experts and 9 cameramen were involved in the production of this film which combines documentary scenes, historical documents, fiction elements, animation scenes and educational impact. It its beautifully colored, using tinting and toning in a very elaborated way. Some visual ideas in the sequences with a space shuttle visiting different planets in the universe seem to have to be the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.In the context of Germany's Kulturfilm phenomenon, Wunder der Schöpfung was among the greatest achievements of the 1920s. The production was constructed, rehearsed, and shot over a period of two and a half years, under the supervision of Hanns Walter Kornblum. The idea to describe the universe and man's place in it well suited UFA's Grossfilm mentality, one year before the Metropolis catastrophe. Hundreds of skilled craftsmen participated in the project, building props and constructing scale models drawn by 15 special effects draughtsmen, while 9 cameramen in separate units worked on the historical, documentary, fiction, animation, and science-fiction sequences. Without star roles or even protagonists, the film's plot is crowded with meticulously structured and skillfully acted single scenes an artful mosaic of small vignettes. No less than four credited university professors ensured the factual background behind the scientific and historical events portrayed.The film's symbol of progress and the new scientific era is a spacecraft, travelling through the Milky Way, making all the planets and their inspiring worlds familiar to us, with the extravaganza of their distinctive features. The film's educational intentions, however, become steadily more obscure, humorous, or even campy as this popularization project proceeds. With the excuse of presenting the end of the world a not-so-new concept as a new, undeniably scientific truth, the film veers happily along a new path, displaying detailed apocalyptic scenes of the end of mankind. For today's audiences, this amazing film demonstrates how the universe was comprehended in the 1920s, and how that view was sold to contemporary audiences.
中国响姬
发表于5分钟前
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:一部令人忍俊不禁的喜剧。四个贼人在策划一桩钻石盗窃案,成员有患有口吃的肯(麦克·帕林 Michael Palin饰)、乔治(汤姆·乔治森Tom Georgeson饰)、乔治的女友旺达(杰米·李·柯蒂斯 Jamie Lee Curtis饰)——碰巧肯把他最爱吃的鱼也称为“旺达”、奥托(凯文·克莱恩 Kevin Kline饰)。尽管盗窃过程发生了小插曲,几人还是得到了价值连城的宝贝,怎料麻烦事却一桩接一桩。旺达和奥托出卖乔治向警察告密,乔治被捕,钻石却被他藏了起来。为了打听钻石下落,旺达色诱乔治的律师利奇(约翰·克立斯 John Cleese饰),险些被利奇自己捉奸在床。慌乱逃脱的旺达遗留了一条项链在利奇家,上面有打开钻石宝盒的钥匙。旺达沮丧万分,千方百计问利奇要回项链,欲速不达的她闹出了幕幕笑话,那边厢凶神恶煞的肯又即将杀到……