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发表于7分钟前回复 :Salomé (1923), a silent film directed by Charles Bryant and starring Alla Nazimova, is a film adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play of the same name. The play itself is a loose retelling of the biblical story of King Herod and his execution of John the Baptist (here, as in Wilde's play, called Jokaanan) at the request of his stepdaughter, Salomé, whom he lusts after.Salomé is often called one of the first art films to be made in the U.S.[citation needed] The highly stylized costumes, exaggerated acting (even for the period), minimal sets, and absence of all but the most necessary props make for a screen image much more focused on atmosphere and on conveying a sense of the characters' individual heightened desires than on conventional plot development.Despite the film being only a little over an hour in length and having no real action to speak of, it cost over $350,000 to make. All the sets were constructed indoors to be able to have complete control over the lighting. The film was shot completely in black and white, matching the illustrations done by Aubrey Beardsley in the printed edition of Wilde's play. The costumes, designed by Natacha Rambova, used material only from Maison Lewis of Paris, such as the real silver lamé loincloths worn by the guards.No major studio would be associated with the film, and it was years after its completion before it was released, by a minor independent distributor. It was a complete failure at the time and marked the end of Nazimova's producing career.A longstanding rumor, which seems to have started while the film was still in production, suggests that its cast is comprised entirely of gay and bisexual actors in an homage to Oscar Wilde, as per star and producer Nazimova's demand. It is, of course, impossible to say, but one of the extras in Salomé reported that a number of the cast members—both featured and extras—were indeed gay, but not an unusual percentage of them, and certainly not all of them. What can be said is that Nazimova herself was a lesbian, the two guard characters (who, next to Salomé, have the most screen time) are at least played very stereotypically gay, and several of the female courtiers are men in drag.Salomé was screened in 1989 at the New York International Festival of Lesbian and Gay films and in 1990 at the New York Gay Experimental Film Festival.In 2000, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
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发表于9分钟前回复 :《落第秀才》是一部超级爆笑剧,剧中巧妙地融进了所有的喜剧元素。演员们在剧中个个都猴精猴精的,表演上及其爆笑,甚至是无厘头。 连“彩信”这样的现代专用词汇,也被编入戏中。故事讲的是江南穷秀才李长文,连续八年科试不中,只好在江南苏州名店“大钱柜”打杂工,成了众人笑柄,且得了个“落第秀才”的美号。 这年举试李长文与不学无术,仗其父在朝为官,鱼肉乡里的学堂同学司马算一同参加科试。皇上发现臣子的奏章文理不通,怀疑科场出了问题,微服来到江南。考试前夜司马算宴请考生,实为向考生卖题。 发榜了,司马算榜上有名,而李长文却又名落孙山。青梅竹马的未婚妻钱小小一怒之下愤然离去。 司马算为买下“大钱柜”酒楼,改成妓院,想方设法,百般刁难酒楼老板娘杜媚娘。为帮杜媚娘度过难关,在酒楼打工的李长文出谋划策。围绕着酒楼归属,展开了一场争斗。这场争斗引起了微服私访的当朝皇帝的注意,从而引出了酒楼里藏着的秘密。 在皇帝暗中相助下,李长文依靠智慧最后占胜了司马算,保住了酒楼,粉碎了司马算父亲等人的阴谋。