Emma was written in 1814-1815, and while Jane Austen was writing it, it was suggested to her by a member of the Prince Regents' household that she dedicate it to His Royal Highness. Austen took the suggestion as it was intended--as a command--and Emma was thus dedicated, but the dedication itself is rather slyly worded. Emma deals with a young woman's maturation into adulthood and the trouble she gets herself into along the way. The version of the novel housed here at Austen.com is slightly annotated.
看过英文原著和改编的2个版本的Emma(我指的是96版和09版), 书中除了英国乡村的人文风情,对古灵精怪的Emma也着笔很多,让人对她无法生厌,尽管偶尔她表现出小家子气,但这恰恰是作品好的一个方面,因为女主角不是完美的女神也不是皇室贵族,而是一个立体的,极具人物鲜明特征的聪明活泼生活充满新奇乐趣的小Emma.
不像Pride and Prejudice那种在现今略显梦幻走老套路线的灰姑娘情节(多少年引得多少文艺女和各种大俗人向往的Mr. Darcy呀~~~),Emma写的是更真实的一个故事. 也许,是我人生的这个阶段和她产生了一点点共鸣?对于single girl的看法和坚持,一点点不食人间烟火的气质,一点点对Mr. Right的期待,一点点对生活永不灭的热情~
She's beautiful, rich and clever, and has decided she's perfectly happy with the single life. What Emma does love, however, is interferin in other people's business (and she is always convinced she's right). When she ignores the advice of her friend Mr. Knightley and insistson matchmaking for her friend Harriet, her carefully laid plans go disastrously wrong.
对于2个版本的改编.
我对演员的选择方面,96版本里Gwyneth Paltrow恰恰好地演出了Emma,有点自以为是,有点孤芳离群,青春的Emma在遇到Mr. Right前后的改变在Gwyneth Paltrow演绎下生动展现在我们面前.
至于BBC 09版本里的Emma, 批评的话不多说,即便Emma选角错误还是没有掩盖Jonny Lee Miller饰演的Mr. Knightley的光芒,应该让Gwyneth Paltrow和Jonny Lee Miller一起来拍一部Emma呀,Mr. Knightley仿佛就是为Jonny Lee Miller量身定做的角色,或者是我太迷他以至于觉得他演什么都是完美的?Mr. Knightley的睿智沉稳,偶尔闪现的不羁气质,让Emma着迷,让观众着迷...
比起迷倒众生的傲慢与偏见的Mr. Darcy,觉得Mr. Knightley才是迷人的,我想和他争吵什么的应该也是非常有趣的事情吧.
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