艾瑪·斯佩克特 陳曉同/譯
Unbelievably enough, weve very nearly made our way through the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer and into fall (even if temperatures around the country belie that fact). While some mark fall with apple picking and hot cider, others prefer to spend this season exactly the way we spent summer: parked on the couch, binge-watching movies. Below, find six of the very best fall movies—which are not necessarily movies set in the fall, but which encompass or represent fall in some way—to get you through to December.
不經(jīng)意間,我們幾近走過薄霧迷蒙、慵懶肆意的夏季,步入秋日(即便全國各地的氣溫掩蓋了這一點)。對一些人而言,秋天意味著摘蘋果、喝熱蘋果酒;另一些人則選擇把秋天當夏天過——賴在沙發(fā)上瘋狂刷片。下面將為您推介六部秋日最佳影片——片中故事未必都發(fā)生在秋天,但都在某種程度上包含或呈現(xiàn)了秋意——伴您度過金秋,直抵歲末。
When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
《當哈利遇到莎莉》(1989年)
When I think of fall, I automatically picture Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal walking through a leaf-strewn Central Park and talking about Sallys ultimate sexual fantasy. The film cycles through various seasons, but it feels brightest and most alive in fall, making it the perfect thing to get you through a dreary November afternoon.
想到秋天,我腦海中自然會浮現(xiàn)這樣一幅畫面:落葉遍地的中央公園里,梅格·瑞恩與比利·克里斯托相伴漫步,談論著莎莉對兩性關系的終極幻想。影片在四季交替中展開,而其中秋季的段落最為明麗鮮活——要消磨乏味無趣的11月午后,該片是不二之選。
Dead Poets Society (1989)
《死亡詩社》(1989年)
It is a truth universally acknowledged that any movie that (1) takes place at a boys boarding school and (2) stars Robin Williams has maximum cozy, nostalgic, hangover-watch potential. Its sort of hard to rewatch this one in the wake of Williamss passing, but its also worth it; parts of it still hold up, and as for the parts that dont? Just let that East Coast academic background soothe you.
有一個公認的事實,即,任何一部電影,只要(1)故事發(fā)生在男生寄宿學校,(2)由羅賓·威廉姆斯主演,那該片大概率會飽含溫情、動人懷想,令觀眾回味無窮。雖然主演威廉姆斯的離世讓人有些不忍回看這部電影,但該片絕對值得一看。其中一些片段如今看來仍經(jīng)久不衰,至于其余時過境遷的部分,就趁此領略下東海岸撫慰人心的教育氛圍吧。
Autumn in New York (2000)
《紐約的秋天》(2000年)
I mean... how could I not include this one? Title aside, this Winona Ryder tearjerker features many of the things I most associate with fall, including Central Park, small museums, and a woman dressed up as Emily Dickinson. We love to see it (and cry at it)!
怎么說呢……我怎么也不可能把這部影片排除在外吧?除了片名,薇諾娜·瑞德主演的這部催淚片中有許多能讓人立刻聯(lián)想到秋天的元素,包括中央公園、各家小博物館和一個打扮得像艾米莉·狄金森的女子。這樣的電影我們樂意欣賞(也樂意為之落淚)!
Legally Blonde (2001)
《律政俏佳人》(2001年)
Yeah, yeah, the movie starts off in the seasonally indistinguishable landscape of Southern California, but as protagon-ist Elle Woods moves toward her goal of attending law school at Harvard, Legally Blondes landscape changes to the crunchy leaves, woolly jackets, and Gothic brick buildings that all signify an East Coast fall. Elle may have some trouble dressing for the Massachusetts climate at first, but she eventually cracks it (as one might expect—the woman aced History of Polka Dots?。?
是的,沒錯,影片開頭展現(xiàn)的是季節(jié)模糊的南加州風景,但伴隨主人公艾麗·伍茲朝哈佛法學院的目標不斷邁進,影片風景轉變?yōu)橄笳鳀|海岸秋日的各種元素:踩上去嘎吱作響的落葉、羊毛夾克和哥特式磚砌建筑。艾麗起初因為馬薩諸塞的氣候而不知如何穿戴,但最終解決了這個麻煩(如同大家所期望的——“波點歷史”這門課她得了A!)。
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
《特倫鮑姆一家》(2001年)
There is simply no film character who embodies the concept of autumn quite like Margot Tenenbaum. Her seasonally appropriate clipped bob, kohl-rimmed eyes, and wardrobe of primarily browns all but scream out the reason for the season; and while her signature fur coat might seem more winter adjacent, her penchant for pairing it with Lacoste polo dresses is fall all the way. In what other season can you wear a coat with a dress, logistically speaking?
沒有哪部電影中的角色能像瑪葛·特倫鮑姆這樣體現(xiàn)秋意了。她留著一頭應季短發(fā),描了濃黑眼線,衣櫥里的衣服基本都是棕色系,一切幾乎在強烈宣示秋季的意義;盡管她的標志性皮大衣可能看上去更適合冬季,但她酷愛用鱷魚牌馬球裙與其搭配——這一身簡直太秋天了。講道理,還有哪個季節(jié)能用大衣搭配裙子呢?
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
《蒙娜麗莎的微笑》(2003年)
Im actually an ardent proponent of watching this Julia Roberts/Julia Stiles/Kirsten Dunst trifecta in any season, but watching it in fall will make you crave a well-knit sweater and a thermos of tea to take along with you while you cheer for the fellas at the Harvard-Yale game.
實際上,不管哪個季節(jié),我都強烈推薦這部由朱莉婭·羅伯茨、朱麗婭·斯蒂爾斯和克斯汀·鄧斯特三強聯(lián)袂出演的電影,不過,在秋季看會讓你渴望擁有一件編織精美的毛衣,再帶上一保溫杯的熱茶,去給哈佛-耶魯橄欖球對抗賽中的小伙子們加油。
(譯者為“《英語世界》杯”翻譯大賽獲獎者)