《Gosford Park》　高斯福莊園　人與人之間深不可測的矛盾

No.031　《Gosford Park》　高斯福莊園　人與人之間深不可測的矛盾

英文導(dǎo)讀

Gosford Park is a 2001 British mystery comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes.

Maverick American filmmaker Robert Altman takes a witty and absorbing look at the foibles of the British class system in this intelligent murder mystery set in the early '30s. Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and his wife Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas) are a pair of wealthy British socialites who have invited a variety of friends, relatives, and acquaintances to their mansion in the country for a weekend of hunting and relaxation. Among the honored guests are Constance (Maggie Smith), Lady Sylvia's matronly aunt; Ivor Novello (Jeremy Northam), William's cousin who is also a well-known actor and songwriter; and Morris Weissman (Bob Balaban), an American film producer who is friendly with Ivor and researching an upcoming project. Observing the proceedings are the domestic staff of the mansion, including imperious butler Jennings (Alan Bates); footmen George (Richard E. Grant) and Arthur (Jeremy Swift); Probert (Derek Jacobi), a valet to Sir William; housekeeper Mrs. Wilson (Helen Mirren); Mrs. Croft (Eileen Atkins), who oversees the kitchen; and Elsie (Emily Watson), a maid. Also on hand are the guests' personal servants, including Mary (Kelly Macdonald), Constance's maid; Henry (Ryan Phillippe), Weissman's valet; and Parks (Clive Owens), a butler. While the servants are required to display a high level of decorum, they are expected to be passive observers who do not comment on what they see, though the gossip among them travels thick and fast once they retire to the servants' quarters downstairs. And it turns out that there's plenty worth gossiping about, especially after Sir William turns up dead, and everyone is ordered to stay at the mansion while the police investigate the killing. Gosford Park also features Charles Dance, Tom Hollander, Natasha Wightman, and Ron Webster; the screenplay was written by Julian Fellowes, based on a story by Altman and co-star Bob Balaban.

Development on Gosford Park began in 1999, when Bob Balaban came to Altman and asked if they could develop a film together. Altman suggested a whodunit and asked Fellowes to write the script. The film went into production in March 2001 and began filming at Shepperton Studios with a production budget of $19.8 million. Gosford Park premiered on 7 November 2001 at the London Film Festival. It received a limited release across cinemas in the United States in December 2001, before being widely released in January 2002 by USA Films. It was released in February 2002 in the United Kingdom.

The film was successful at the box office, grossing over $87 million in cinemas worldwide, making it Altman's second most successful film after MASH.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics; review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 86% of 142 critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 7.5 out of 10. Among the "Top Critics" featured on Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an overall approval rating of 100%, based on a sample of 10 reviews. According to the site's summary of the critical consensus, "A mixture of Upstairs, Downstairs, Clue, and perceptive social commentary, Gosford Park ranks among director Altman's best."

At the 74th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Altman), Best Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren), Best Art Direction (Stephen Altman and Anna Pinnock) and Best Costume Design (Jenny Beavan); winning one: Best Original Screenplay (Julian Fellowes).

獲獎情況

2002年第74屆奧斯卡：最佳原創(chuàng)劇本獎，并榮獲最佳影片提名、最佳導(dǎo)演提名、最佳女配角提名。

影片信息

導(dǎo)演：羅伯特·奧特曼

編劇：朱利安·費羅斯

主演：瑪吉·史密斯、邁克爾·剛本、克里斯汀·斯科特·托馬斯

類型：劇情、喜劇、懸疑

制片國家（地區(qū)）：英國、美國、意大利

上映日期：2001-11-07（英國）

片長：137分鐘

又名：《謎霧莊園》《戈斯福德莊園》《高斯福德莊園》《葛斯福公園》《高斯福大宅謀殺案》

劇情簡介

高斯福德莊園是一個名流云集之地，威廉·麥考德爵士和他的妻子西爾維婭約請了親朋好友進行了一個狩獵會。邀請的客人包羅萬象：伯爵夫人、戰(zhàn)斗英雄、英國音樂偶像，以及正在拍攝《陳查利》影片的美國電影制片人。

熱鬧的莊園里還有一群人，這是莊園以及各位來賓的仆人侍從。當客人們聚集在樓上金碧輝煌的畫室時，侍候他們的貼身男女仆人們排站在碩大的住宅內(nèi)，而傭人們則擠滿在廚房和樓下的走道。

仔細觀察聚集在這座莊園里的各色人等，其實就會發(fā)現(xiàn)：上流社會和仆人的世界之間并沒有截然分離的界線。相反，這兩個世界由于種種復(fù)雜的關(guān)系產(chǎn)生了千絲萬縷的聯(lián)系，在莊園輕松閑適的氣氛下，其實埋藏著令人不安的因素。

威廉·麥考德爵士的死，把莊園帶入了驚恐的氣氛中：他被人謀殺在書房里。莊園里的不少人似乎都有殺人的動機，這起案件一時間撲朔迷離。

實際上，真正的兇手是女管家威爾森太太，在帕克斯來到莊園的時候，她就已經(jīng)認出了自己的兒子，知道他就是當年自己與男主人威廉的私生子。她對于威廉的恨意，應(yīng)該與帕克斯一樣有30年了，但是她一直就在威廉身邊，她又何苦等到這一刻才下手呢？這其中又有什么隱情呢？

制作花絮

在拍攝本片的時候，采用的不是一個通常的大麥克風來收音，導(dǎo)演奧特曼讓所有的演員帶著便攜式的麥克風，這樣是為了創(chuàng)造一種疊音式的效果。這種技術(shù)第一次被運用是在1978年的電影《婚禮》上，隨后還采用過幾次。

樓上的女士們穿戴的珠寶全部都是貨真價實的，每天必須由全副武裝的保安護送來。

導(dǎo)演奧特曼要求攝影機在拍攝影片中的每一個鏡頭時，都要移動，哪怕是輕微的。

影片中所有扮演仆人的角色都沒有化妝。

重點學習

Also on hand are the guests' personal servants

我們都知道，on hand有“在手邊”的意思，比如：Have the necessary medications on hand.（在手邊準備一些必要的藥品。）On hand還常引申為“附近；即將到來（或發(fā)生）；現(xiàn)有的，存有的；到場，出席，在場”等意思，比如：Mr. Blake's secretary is always on hand when he appears in public.（布雷先生在公開場合露面時，他的秘書總是在場。）在文中，on hand是“在場”的意思。

And it turns out that there's plenty worth gossiping about

文中的gossip有“傳播流言蜚語；說長道短；散布小道消息”的意思，所以文中的gossip about是“說長道短；說…的閑話”的意思，比如：I will speak no evil of you, nor will I share any gossip about you with others.（我不會說你的壞話，也不會和其他人分享有關(guān)你的流言蜚語。）

單詞時間

foible[?f?ibl] n. 弱點；小缺點；癖好

socialite[?s?u??lait] n. 社會名流

relaxation[?ri:læk?sei??n] n. 放松；緩和；消遣

matronly[?meitr?nli] adj. 主婦似的；穩(wěn)重的；莊重的；威嚴的

songwriter[?s???rait?] n. 流行歌曲的作者；歌曲作家

imperious[im?pi?ri?s] adj. 專橫的；迫切的；傲慢的

maid[meid] n. 女仆；少女

servant[?s?:v?nt] n. 仆人，傭人；公務(wù)員；雇工

decorum[di?k?:r?m] n. 禮儀；禮貌；端正；恪守禮儀

downstairs[?daun?stε?z] adv. 在樓下

perceptive[p??septiv] adj. 感知的，知覺的；有知覺力的

commentary[?k?m?nt?ri] n. 評論；注釋；評注；說明