T精彩好看helasttimeBritainwasamajorforceinworldcinemawasinthe1960s;adocumentaryofafewyearsbackonthesubjectwasentitled’HollywoodUK’.ThiswastheeraoftheKitchenSinksocialrealismangryyoungmen;aboveallthetheatrical.Andyet,ironically,thebestBritishfilmsofthedecadeweremadebytwoAmericansRichardLesterandJosephLosey,wholargelystayedclearoftheperiod’smoretypicalsubjectmatterwhichlikeallattemptsatgreaterrealismnowseemscuriouslyarchaic.’KingandCountry’though,seemstobetheLoseyfilmthattriestobelongtoitsera.Like’LookBackinAnger’and’ATasteofHoney’itisbasedonaplayandoftenseemscumbersomelytheatrical.Like’Lonelinessofthelongdistancerunner’itsheroisanexploited,reluctantlytransgressiveworkingclassladplayedbyTomCourtenay.Like(theadmittedlybrilliant)’ChargeoftheLightBrigade’itisahorrifiednear-farcical(thoughhumourless)lookatthehorrorsofwarmostparticularlyitsgapingclassinjustices.PrivateHampisayoungvolunteersoldieratPachendaelehavingservedthreeyearsatthefront,whoiscourt-martialledfordesertion.Increasinglyterrorisedbytheinhumanpointlessnessoftrenchwarfarethespeedygrislyviolentdeathsofhiscomradesandthemedievalrat-infestedconditionsofhistrenchheclaimstohaveemergeddazedfromonegruesomeattackanddecidedtowalkhometoEngland.HeisdefendedbythearchetypalBritishofficerCaptainHargreaveswhoprofessesdisdainfortheman’scowardicebutmustdohisduty.Heattemptstospinadefenceonthegroundsofmadnessbuttheupper-crustofficershavehearditallbefore.Thisisaverynicedulyhorrifyingliberal-handwringingmiddle-classplay.ItpanderstoalltheclichesoftheGreatWar-thedisgracefulworking-classmassacre,whiletheofficerssupwhiskey(Haig!)-figuredinsomecharminglyobvioussymbolism:Hargreavesthrowingadyingcigaretteinthemud;Hamphystericallyplayingblindman’sbuff.Thesetsarepicturesquelygrimmedievalamoderninfernoasthesemenlietrappedinanever-ending,subterraneanlabyrinthlitbyhellishfireswithratsforcompanyandtheconstantsoundofshellsandgunfireremindingthemoftheoutsideworld.Theplay,inaverymiddle-classwayisnotreallyabouttheworkingclassatall-Hampismoreofasymbolanessencelyinginthedarkdesolatelyplayinghisharmonicaanoteofhumanityinascoreofinhumanity.Hedoesn’tdevelopasacharacter.TheplayisreallyaboutHargreaveshisrealisationoftheshabbyinadequacyofnotionslikeduty.Hedevelops.Thisrealisationsendshimtodrink(tastierthandying!).Likehisprolesubordinateshefallsinthemud,justasHampissaidtohavedone;heevensaystohissuperior’Weareallmurderers’.ThisisallveryeffectiveifnotmuchofadevelopmentofRCSherriff’screaky’Journey’sEnd’filmedbyJamesWhalein1930.Itsearnestnessandverbositymayseemalittlestiltedintheageof’PathsofGlory’and’Dr.Strangelove’;wemayfeelthat’Blackaddergoesforth’isatruerrepresentationoftheGreatWar.ButwhatIhavedescribedisnotthefilmLoseyhasmade.Heistoosophisticatedandcannyanintellectualforthat.ThefilmopenswithalingeringpanoveroneofthosemonumentalWarmemorialsyouseealloverBritain(andpresumablyEurope)asiftosayLoseyisgoingtoquestionthereceivedideasofthisstatuethehumancost.Butwhathe’sreallyquestioningisthisplayanditswoefulinadequacytorepresentthemanifoldcomplexitiesoftheWar.ThisisBrechtianfil妹妹akingatitsmostsubtle.Weareconstantlymadeawareoftheartificeofthefilmthetheatrical-thestilteddialogueisspokenwithdeliberatestiffness;theatricalritualsareemphasised(theinitialinterrogation;thecourtscenewhereactorsliterallytreadtheboardsenunciatingthepredictablespeeches;themirror-playputonbythehystericalsoldiersandtherats;thereligiousceremony;thehorriblefarceoftheexecution).Prosceniumarchesaremadeprominentaudiencesobserveevents.ThisisaplaythatwouldseektocontainhumaniseexplaintheGreatWar.Thisisahopelesstask,asLosey’sprovisionalapparatusexplains’real’photographsofharrowingdetritusfadingfromthescreenasifeventhesearenotenoughtoconveytheWarnevermindawell-madebourgeoisplay.Losey’svisionmaybeapocalyptic-itquestionsthepossibilityofrepresentationatall-thevarioustagsofpoetryquotedmakenoimpactonhardmenmenwhorattledthemoffwhenyoung;theShakespeareandualityof’noble’dramaco妹妹entedonby’low’comedyeffectsnotranscendencenogreaterinsight.Losey’scameraworkandcompositionrepeatedlybreaksourinvolvementwiththedramaanywishwemighthaveformanlysentimentality;inoneremarkablesceneanofficertakesanAubreyBeardsleybookfromthecameraman!Thisideaofthetheatricalevidentlymirrorstherigidclass’roles’playedbythemaincharacters(Hamp’sfatherandgrandfatherwerecobblerstoo;presumablyHargreaves’werealwaysSandhurstcadets).Loseyalsotakesasideswipeatthekitchensinkproject,byusingitstools-historyhasbornehimout.8686电影为您提供国王与国家在线观看,国王与国家在线点播,国王与国家8686电影与您在一起,这里是您娱乐和学习的好地方!学习和工作疲惫时您可以观看搞笑的电影与电视剧和欢快的综艺节目能够缓解压力,增添您的快乐;这里有经典的欧美电视剧和日韩电视剧,标准的中,英,日,韩语和清晰的中文字幕,可以在休闲中同时间学习外语,让您的外语水平得到提高;浪漫的港台剧,让您重温昔日的浪漫情怀.
