Guest article: revisiting the bride's head for the first time-comparing books, TV plays and movies

1945, when Evelyn Waugh's most respected and famous novel The Resurrection of Brideshead was published, I was already dead. As a college English major, I have heard of this thoughtful and beautifully written story about friendship, love and religion … but I haven't read it yet. 1982, Talk about the City (I live in L.A. and my "city" is Hollywood) filmed by Granada TV for ITV, starring Jeremy Irons and Anhuni Andrews, which is as famous as laurence olivier and claire bloom. Not only did I choose not to read this book, but I only watched the first episode, and finally decided not to watch the rest of the program.

In retrospect, I foolishly didn't jump on the trend of "bride's head", however, I have saved myself. I just finished reading this novel (or rather, when jeremy irons read it to me, I heard his lovely voice, and then I was surprised to see this series (available on BriBox). Finally, after watching this dramatic movie in 2008, I read this article again (available on Amazon).

I'm sorry that it took me so long to truly and thoroughly discover this literary masterpiece. I hope you are smarter than me. When this book was first published or this series was first aired, you were attracted by the friendship story between Charles Ryder and the bride's flying head. But if you don't, I strongly recommend that you explore and appreciate Mr. Wolff's immortal story.

At this point, you may think about the difference between this book, this series and this movie, in particular, which movie you should spend your time on. Please allow me to be your guide.

The story of "Visiting the Bride's Head" begins at the end of World War II, when Captain Charles Ryder is accused of camping with his troops in a residence in the English countryside-Brideshead Castle, which is owed to him by the fleet family. Charles looked at this home with love, because he must know this place. At the end of the prologue, we were sent back to 1923, when Charles was a freshman at Oxford University.

Charles met Lord Sebastian Fritt in a very unusual way: on an exciting night, a drunken Sebastian vomited into Charles' room, thus starting a deep love friendship between noble Sebastian and naive Charles. In their first year of college, Sebastian introduced Charles to the life he knew-eating and drinking with a group of friends from the upper class, and traveling to his home, Brezhead Castle, Ridders. When Sebastian knows that everyone in the family will leave, he will arrange a visit.

When the school year ended, Charles found himself back in a quiet home in London, living with his widowed father (more precisely, Brass's father). So when Sebastian said he was injured and needed Charles' help, young Ryder couldn't leave soon. Charles soon learned that Sebastian's foot confined him to a wheelchair, but it was far from serious injury. Charles doesn't care. He likes to spend the summer on the bride's head. He met Sebastian's devout Catholic mother, Mrs. Marchman, and his brothers and sisters: the equally devout brother Bridey, the beautiful Julia and the young cordelia. Sebastian's father left his family and religion (he converted to this religion after he got married), and Mrs. Maxman lived in Venice with the beautiful Carla, which made Mrs. Maxman more addicted to her beliefs.

Sebastian's drinking became uncontrollable. Although Mr. Sangras was always with her, she was hired by Mrs. Mahiman to put her son on the right track. Sebastian was forced to leave Oxford for unknown places, while Charles left Oxford to study painting in Paris. After a period of no contact, Mrs. Mahiman asked Charles to find Sebastian who disappeared in the Middle East. Charles realized that she wanted to see her son again. Sle Howard of new york was once used as a Brideshead Casle. This play is very popular in Britain. The British "Daily Telegraph" listed it as "the greatest TV adaptation" and even said that "Brideshead reviewed is the greatest TV literature adaptation, without exception". It is completely faithful to Evelyn Wolf's novels, but it is more than that.

1982,65438+10, the play crossed the pond and was broadcast on PBS, which was watched by about 60% TV families. It is also highly praised by American critics, calling it "almost perfect" and "... the best drama in American TV history";

; ; "Considering the troubles in the production process, the success of this play is amazing. A technician stopped filming for nearly three months and had to renegotiate the contract with the main actor (during the renegotiation, Mr. irons asked for a break in case he won a key role in the upcoming film The French Captain's Woman). MichaelLindsay Hogg, the director of this film, lost to the feature film industry and signed a contract with a young director named CharlesSurridge. At the same time, producer Derek Granger decided to add a few hours to the original six hours, so the film was shot for five days, and the last two days of the week were reserved as supplements. When irons won the dual roles of Charlie and Mike in the French captain's Woman, the production of the bride's head was interrupted. However, this interruption made Howard Castle and Sir Lawrence Olivier part of the production, and they were previously unavailable. This series of films took nearly two years to shoot, and it is estimated to cost 6.5438+million pounds. For me, the best part of the interruption was that the producer decided to use most of the narratives in Evelyn Wolf's novels.

Howard Castle is famous for its location. "Visiting the Bride's Head" was nominated for 1 1 Emmy Award and won one (outstanding support from limited series or Sir Lawrence Olivier's special program). Won the 14 British Film Academy Award, and won 7 items, including Best Actor (anthony andrews) and Best Drama/Series. It also gave birth to a series of cottage industries, including a revisiting shop in new york, Bloomingdale and Jin Luxian Teddy Bear in FAO Schwartz.

I did try to watch it when it was first aired in the United States, but I admit that the first episode made me feel a little behind, and in many ways it was too much. I felt the same way in the first episode when I revisited it recently, but this time, I persisted. By the second episode, I was attracted. This series of novels is a very true translation of this novel. This series of novels depicts every detail and nuance of each character. In fact, I can't think of any part of this book deleted from this series of novels. When you read this series of novels, you will get all the essence of this book, including (especially) the lovely narration in Jeremy Irons's deep voice.

If you subscribe to BriBox, I strongly recommend that you invest your time and energy in watching this series of programs. This is the predecessor of the downtown monastery. This series clearly shows the aristocratic lifestyle-the good and bad aspects of life-and the characters are so eye-catching that you have to be attracted by all their stories.

I feel guilty, because I haven't read this book or seen this series, so I managed to let myself know about the cinema that watched this film made in 2008, which starred matthew goode, Ben Whishaw, Harry Atwell and emma thompson. The film writers are andrew davis (the creator of Mr Sevich, the author of the latest editions of War and Peace and House of Cards) and Jeremy Brock (the last Scottish king, a little confused); The film directed by Julian jerrold (he is the latest witness of the prosecution, with several episodes of The Crown and Jane) is excellent-I don't think there is a better Charles Ryder in Britain today than Matthew Goodall (completely open: I am a huge fan of Matthew Goodall, so I think everything he does is excellent! Besides, any role played by emma thompson is excellent (yes, even nanny mcphee! )。 When I saw this movie in 2008, I really enjoyed it, but I suspect it was because I was unfamiliar with the book or the series at that time.

In fact, it did get some favorable comments. Richard Roper said, "Yes, it's a compressed version, but I think it's very interesting." The Sydney Morning Herald declared, "Even if the material is familiar, even if it has been done well before, there is room for reinterpretation in a great book." However, due to its budget of $20 million and global income of $6.5438+0.3 million, it cannot be considered as an overwhelming bestseller. For this article,

After reading this novel and this series, I watched this movie again. It was a very good movie. It describes the friendship between Charles and Sebastian, the romance between Charles and Julia, and discusses the importance of religion in the fleet family. However, this 432-page book, once a 13-hour TV series, has become a 2-hour 13-minute movie. Too many subtleties of roles and relationships have not been developed. Watching this movie is a good way to get familiar with the main rhythm of the story, which is also the way I enjoyed it when I first saw this movie in 2008. But now that I'm writing in Mr. Wo's novel, I can see the shortcomings of this film. There are too many things in the novel that need to be deleted in order to make it have a decent running time to enter the cinema.

It took me too long to find "The Head of the Bride" revisited, so please take my advice and spend time reading novels, watching series and/or watching movies (or, like me, doing all three). therefore ...

Watching movies in 2008, if …

... this is just a brief overview of the main plot points you are looking for. It serves this purpose well. You will still find that the friendship between Charles and Sebastian has been absorbed, but it will happen faster and less compulsively than the 13 hour series. And romance in the love between Charles and Julia, you will be satisfied with the love between Charles and Julia. Besides, you can also see the beautiful Howard Castle.

Watch 198 1 series, if ...

..... you want to see a life where you can sink into the sofa, step on the coffee table and bathe in the Flye family and Charles Ryder. Subscribing to BriBox allows you to watch the series (and many other BBC and ITV productions) for $6.99 per month. Or, invest $60 in Amazon to buy a DVD. Anyway, this series gives you a chance to learn more stories and give you every nuance of Evelyn Wolf's novels. It is well worth your time.

Reading or listening to novels, if …

... you like well-written English literature. Books published now rarely discuss the development of characters and plots in depth. Mr. Wo's prose is very beautiful. Charles: "I can also tell him that knowing and loving another person is the root of all wisdom." Besides, Jeremy Irons's audio books are an excellent choice for readers. I found myself wanting to get on the bus and drive anywhere so that I could continue listening to stories. At the end of the novel, I did what I don't usually do: I wandered around the house while listening to this book, because I found that I couldn't put it down.

No matter what you choose, revisiting the bride's head is an excellent investment for you. Not only can you learn about the aristocratic life in Britain in the 1920s, but you will also like to explore the friendship between Charles and Sebastian, the romance between Charles and Julia, and how religion affects family, friendship and love. It took me too long to discover this story, but now I have it, and in the following days, it will be with Tai Caliso.

Howard Castle is a magnificent and solemn home. The series and movies began in 1699 and took 100 years to complete. It was designed by Sir John Van Blau for the third Earl of Carlisle. If you visit York, you can also visit the castle (with tickets), have tea, take a walk and even spend the night in a hotel cabin. (hps:caslehoward.co./)

About the author-Janna Huang Xili Janna has been writing, editing books and writing magazine articles all his life. She works on various topics in the film industry, and has made films such as Star Trek 2: Sweat of Wrath and The Day After Tomorrow. For many years, she has been a story analyst in studios and studios, and has produced more than 150 DVD movies and TV series menus in Universal Studios for family entertainment. She has written some articles about casual games for Clik/character Arcade, is a blogger on Blogher, and is also a professor of business communication at Marshall Business School of the University of Southern California. Her novel Marianne? Wang's Summer of Love and We Are Lost can be used on Kindle.

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