MOVIE—— 《海上钢琴师》

19001900 海上钢琴师海上钢琴师

一九零零的传奇一九零零的传奇

原文片名：原文片名： La Leggenda del pianista La Leggenda del pianista sull'oceano sull'oceano

英文译名：英文译名： The Legend of 1900 The Legend of 1900

导演：朱塞佩导演：朱塞佩 ··托纳托雷托纳托雷 Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore 主演：蒂姆主演：蒂姆 ··罗斯罗斯 Tim Roth Tim Roth 饰 饰 1900 1900 普鲁特普鲁特 ··泰勒泰勒 ··文斯文斯 Pruitt Taylor Vince Pruitt Taylor Vince 饰 饰 Max Tooney Max Tooney

荣获荣获 19991999 年金球奖最佳电影配乐 年金球奖最佳电影配乐

He is He is TimTim Roth who Roth who isis actacted as 1900ed as 1900

Introduced the story Introduced the story

• The only companion of 1900 is the The only companion of 1900 is the piano; he gets used to expressing his piano; he gets used to expressing his feeling via music. Yet, can the piano feeling via music. Yet, can the piano share with him? Can the music be the share with him? Can the music be the tonic for his loneliness? The poor guy tonic for his loneliness? The poor guy has no choices; he was born to be has no choices; he was born to be lonely. Maybe it’s his fate. 1900 lonely. Maybe it’s his fate. 1900 always wants to attract people by his always wants to attract people by his absorbing performance. Though there absorbing performance. Though there is, in fact, nearly no conversation is, in fact, nearly no conversation between them, they even don’t know between them, they even don’t know one another. He still wants to be one another. He still wants to be surrounded by the crowd. 1900 surrounded by the crowd. 1900 doesn’t want to be alone; he enjoys doesn’t want to be alone; he enjoys the time being accompanied by the time being accompanied by people. This can explain why he feels people. This can explain why he feels so disappointed, frustrated and he so disappointed, frustrated and he stops playing the piano when the stops playing the piano when the crowd leaves as the destination is crowd leaves as the destination is reached. 1900 has to become solitary reached. 1900 has to become solitary again! again! 　　　　

• One of the passengers admires his One of the passengers admires his talents very much and tries to talk to talents very much and tries to talk to him. The farmer shares with him him. The farmer shares with him about his misfortune and loneliness. about his misfortune and loneliness. 1900 knows the feeling better than 1900 knows the feeling better than anybody does as he has been anybody does as he has been suffering for 27 years! He hasn’t suffering for 27 years! He hasn’t disclosed his feeling to others; he just disclosed his feeling to others; he just says that he gets a friend sharing the says that he gets a friend sharing the similar situation. It’s a paradox that on similar situation. It’s a paradox that on the one hand, he wants to speak out the one hand, he wants to speak out his own feeling, which has buried in his own feeling, which has buried in his heart for a long time, and shares his heart for a long time, and shares with people; on the other hand, he with people; on the other hand, he can’t pluck up his courage to mention can’t pluck up his courage to mention his situation in front of people. Maybe his situation in front of people. Maybe it is of no use to tell others or 1900 it is of no use to tell others or 1900 doesn’t want anyone to sympathize doesn’t want anyone to sympathize him. him. ” ”

• Loneliness makes him afraid of contacting strangers, lack of Loneliness makes him afraid of contacting strangers, lack of confidence and shy while communicating with strangers. confidence and shy while communicating with strangers. When there’re two strangers coming to inform him the When there’re two strangers coming to inform him the competition, he runs away and hides himself. Poor 1900 is competition, he runs away and hides himself. Poor 1900 is afraid of being hurt. With no doubt, loneliness adversely afraid of being hurt. With no doubt, loneliness adversely affects his personality. On the shipboard, a young, pure, affects his personality. On the shipboard, a young, pure, beautiful girl has caught his attention. He loves the girl and beautiful girl has caught his attention. He loves the girl and wants to send her a gift. He doesn’t know how to initiate wants to send her a gift. He doesn’t know how to initiate the conversation. 1900 practices again and again in the the conversation. 1900 practices again and again in the cabinet. He is too timid to send the girl his record. His cabinet. He is too timid to send the girl his record. His personality makes him miss a chance. 1900 is very personality makes him miss a chance. 1900 is very unhappy and breaks the record. Again, he just keeps his unhappy and breaks the record. Again, he just keeps his mouth shut and never shares with the others. It is obvious mouth shut and never shares with the others. It is obvious that he no longer wants to share, he is too tired to find that he no longer wants to share, he is too tired to find opportunities to air his feeling. opportunities to air his feeling. 　　　　

• 　　 Changes make 1900 scared, he wants his everyday Changes make 1900 scared, he wants his everyday life remains the same. For 27 years, he stays on board life remains the same. For 27 years, he stays on board and never treads on land. Although his crews always and never treads on land. Although his crews always persuade him to get off, he is reluctant to try. Several persuade him to get off, he is reluctant to try. Several months after the girl had left, 1900 suddenly wants to months after the girl had left, 1900 suddenly wants to tread on land. His reason is that he wants to listen to tread on land. His reason is that he wants to listen to the voice of the sea as he can only hear it clearly on the voice of the sea as he can only hear it clearly on land. However, it’s true that he wants to find the girl land. However, it’s true that he wants to find the girl and expresses love to her. 1900 hides his feeling again. and expresses love to her. 1900 hides his feeling again. Yet, when he is on the halfway of the ladder that leads Yet, when he is on the halfway of the ladder that leads to the land, he stops. He stands there to look at the city to the land, he stops. He stands there to look at the city in front of him. 1900 gives up treading on land and in front of him. 1900 gives up treading on land and returns to the ship. returns to the ship.

　　　　

• 　　　　 1900 can live safely on the ship as he can see 1900 can live safely on the ship as he can see the ends of the ship. Many years later, as the ship is the ends of the ship. Many years later, as the ship is too old and it needs to be exploded to pieces. One of too old and it needs to be exploded to pieces. One of the crew knows that he will be still on the ship. He the crew knows that he will be still on the ship. He tries to find him. Before his death, 1900 tells the tries to find him. Before his death, 1900 tells the reasons for not treading on land when he’s walking reasons for not treading on land when he’s walking down the ladder. “ I’m not afraid of what I can see, down the ladder. “ I’m not afraid of what I can see, I’m afraid of what I can’t see”, 1900 is frightened as I’m afraid of what I can’t see”, 1900 is frightened as he can’t see the end of the city. “ Where is the end he can’t see the end of the city. “ Where is the end of the world?” Moreover, there’re only two thousand of the world?” Moreover, there’re only two thousand passengers on broad at a time. It’s a fixed number passengers on broad at a time. It’s a fixed number and it will not change. It can explain why 1900 and it will not change. It can explain why 1900 prefers staying on board. prefers staying on board.

• He takes the piano as an example, “ There are finite keys on the He takes the piano as an example, “ There are finite keys on the piano”, and he can make “infinite music” out of it. However, the piano”, and he can make “infinite music” out of it. However, the world is a piano that is too big for him. There are infinite keys in world is a piano that is too big for him. There are infinite keys in the world, how can he make music out of it? It implies that there the world, how can he make music out of it? It implies that there are so many changes in the world; he can hardly face the are so many changes in the world; he can hardly face the challenges. “There are thousands of streets in the city…which one challenges. “There are thousands of streets in the city…which one should I choose to die?” It shows that 1900 is scared by the ever-should I choose to die?” It shows that 1900 is scared by the ever-changing world and he is too tired to choose. He thinks that he changing world and he is too tired to choose. He thinks that he can’t adapt to the changes as “ the world has passed me (him) can’t adapt to the changes as “ the world has passed me (him) by”. In addition, fame, fortune, girl can’t make him tread on land. by”. In addition, fame, fortune, girl can’t make him tread on land. 1900 chooses to die on the ship rather than getting off. It can be 1900 chooses to die on the ship rather than getting off. It can be seen that how deeply he is afraid of changes. The marvellous life seen that how deeply he is afraid of changes. The marvellous life of 1900 makes him become the legend. of 1900 makes him become the legend.

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