艾玛·斯佩克特 陈晓同/译
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.
不經意间,我们几近走过薄雾迷蒙、慵懒肆意的夏季,步入秋日(即便全国各地的气温掩盖了这一点)。对一些人而言,秋天意味着摘苹果、喝热苹果酒;另一些人则选择把秋天当夏天过——赖在沙发上疯狂刷片。下面将为您推介六部秋日最佳影片——片中故事未必都发生在秋天,但都在某种程度上包含或呈现了秋意——伴您度过金秋,直抵岁末。
When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
《当哈利遇到莎莉》(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,我脑海中自然会浮现这样一幅画面:落叶遍地的中央公园里,梅格·瑞恩与比利·克里斯托相伴漫步,谈论着莎莉对两性关系的终极幻想。影片在四季交替中展开,而其中秋季的段落最为明丽鲜活——要消磨乏味无趣的11月午后,该片是不二之选。
Dead Poets Society (1989)
《死亡诗社》(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.
有一个公认的事实,即,任何一部电影,只要(1)故事发生在男生寄宿学校,(2)由罗宾·威廉姆斯主演,那该片大概率会饱含温情、动人怀想,令观众回味无穷。虽然主演威廉姆斯的离世让人有些不忍回看这部电影,但该片绝对值得一看。其中一些片段如今看来仍经久不衰,至于其余时过境迁的部分,就趁此领略下东海岸抚慰人心的教育氛围吧。
Autumn in New York (2000)
《纽约的秋天》(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)!
怎么说呢……我怎么也不可能把这部影片排除在外吧?除了片名,薇诺娜·瑞德主演的这部催泪片中有许多能让人立刻联想到秋天的元素,包括中央公园、各家小博物馆和一个打扮得像艾米莉·狄金森的女子。这样的电影我们乐意欣赏(也乐意为之落泪)!
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,没错,影片开头展现的是季节模糊的南加州风景,但伴随主人公艾丽·伍兹朝哈佛法学院的目标不断迈进,影片风景转变为象征东海岸秋日的各种元素:踩上去嘎吱作响的落叶、羊毛夹克和哥特式砖砌建筑。艾丽起初因为马萨诸塞的气候而不知如何穿戴,但最终解决了这个麻烦(如同大家所期望的——“波点历史”这门课她得了A!)。
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
《特伦鲍姆一家》(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?
沒有哪部电影中的角色能像玛葛·特伦鲍姆这样体现秋意了。她留着一头应季短发,描了浓黑眼线,衣橱里的衣服基本都是棕色系,一切几乎在强烈宣示秋季的意义;尽管她的标志性皮大衣可能看上去更适合冬季,但她酷爱用鳄鱼牌马球裙与其搭配——这一身简直太秋天了。讲道理,还有哪个季节能用大衣搭配裙子呢?
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》(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.
实际上,不管哪个季节,我都强烈推荐这部由朱莉娅·罗伯茨、朱丽娅·斯蒂尔斯和克斯汀·邓斯特三强联袂出演的电影,不过,在秋季看会让你渴望拥有一件编织精美的毛衣,再带上一保温杯的热茶,去给哈佛-耶鲁橄榄球对抗赛中的小伙子们加油。
(译者为“《英语世界》杯”翻译大赛获奖者)