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Chapter 151
Favorite American, awkward English
Adrian said right, reason that the media will become so tranquil, will be was waiting for that «Howard Manor» will screen. The preview of movie when «Scent of a Woman» attains 30 million North American box offices has broadcast in the major television stations, those who have the consciousness is broadcast, regardless of the US media or the British media, as if to its looking but not see has not made any commentary, under the contrast the Tango fragment of «Scent of a Woman» broadcast quarrel that brings , is really an interesting matter.
Regarding the ideas of these people, Adrian many have guessed correctly a point, the preview editing very well, although only then short 2 minutes, the character and environment as well as the story vein that but shows, compare perfectly to tally with the first edition novel, therefore they felt is very awkward.
What the US media are awkward, the preview and first edition novel are such conjunctions, the movie actually very bad words that if screens, now applaud slap one's own face without doubt, the preview is splendid and front side movie in a complete mess are much more.
But British media awkward is, really movie that American boy should not manufacture a perfect Victorian era style? Although the preview is different from the front side, who knows that the final outcome will be what kind of?
What is more important, because several months ago attacks the debate that triggers to Adrian, as well as develops now is in sharp opposition on «Scent of a Woman», minute of victory and defeat of two countries media even critic wish of as if by prior agreement on «Howard Manor». Although this aspect is creates by too many coincidences, what is undeniable, this cause lies in Adrian wants is filmed big «Howard Manor».
In addition because of the above all sorts of reasons, the date that movie opened has decided in December 10, therefore two sides very simple remained silent on this starting from the Thanksgiving Day, the awaiting calmly front side as if by prior agreement screened once more.
Can make the two countries media be a movie is so tacit, in Hollywood was also first one? Adrian in so thinks unavoidably at heart. However happily turns over to happily actually not unconventional, therefore he is also maintaining tranquil, was breached before 10 th does not raise «Howard Manor», even overruled including preview ceremony. Depending on the attention degree of two countries media, propaganda already enough proper, moreover this not the commercial movie focusing on box office, the marketing means with the role that might play adds something superfluous and ruins the effect.
Therefore, in a piece appears in the strange tranquility, the time has arrived on December 10, 1992.
«Howard Manor» is similar to the «Scent of a Woman» same low key has screened in the entire beautiful 600 courtyard lines, although the 20 th century Fox as distributing Fang Xiang many means that but after is the literary plot class small numerous movies, the institute line boss is impossible to delimit so many movie theaters from the beginning.
However, making the innumerable elongation necks wait to look that what the good play person breaks the eyeglasses is, even if movie very young audiences even if only then 600 movie theaters show, but the box office actually still attains 9 million US dollars in the weekend! But the total box office of first week achieves 10 million! Unexpectedly snatched the North American box office ranking tenth position in the Christmas running schedule of big partial clouds collection!
Perhaps this data does not suffice to look to big piece, but was quite astonishing on the literary movie of young audiences. However, will have this situation is not God wants the people to go to the movie to watch this movie, from watching the feeling of now on movie fan can know the reason.
„I have been full of the interest to the Adrian movie, he is a talent, he can always mention the interesting story, but «Howard Manor» disappoints me, insipid, does not have the fervor not to fluctuate, ending time is slightly good, but fully does not conform to the logic, the one had only known I will not come to see.” A movie fan so said during the interview.
„What pleasant surprise Professor Hannibal and cooperation of rare talent director can take to us, this is makes me enter the main reason of movie theater. May finally quite disappointed, I do not know why completely Adrian will tell this kind of ordinary story, Professor Hannibal also completely lost the proper elegant demeanor, was too disappointing!” This is the feeling of movie fan a midway leaves the stage.
Naturally, person who also there is applauding, a Harvard University of Boston results in the lecturer to think that Adrian does very well: „He grasped novel the thing that completely wanted to display, this filmmaking just like artware general fine, I thinks that Froster in heaven should see the Adrian reorganization very much happily the «Howard Manor».”
What a pity such person after is some minorities, most people said is disappointed to the movie, the reason conclusion is a point is: The plot like the water, basically does not have anything to be able lukewarmly appealing fluctuating. Like the second movie fan, looked at two-thirds on leaving the stage in each state has plenty of such people, therefore some people teased Adrian to overdraw their prestige unavoidably.
However, even if this, when second week weekend, «Howard Manor» this week's total box office still safe, when took 10 million! Two weeks of sum total is 20 million US dollars, basically recoups the cost not to be a problem.
This is a dumbfounded result, the words that but must ponder carefully are not strange, first is, because the first week excellent opening made the institute line increase to 1000 \; Next, Adrian from 19 90 to the prestige that the present accumulates, as well as that many surprising corona in three years attended the European three big film festivals, not only had to capture have also attained the [gold/metal] palm award, finally Oscar youngest best director nomination made these movie fans hear «Howard Manor» is light, still will unable to bear the heart live curiously observed and emulated.
Naturally, besides this above two points, the most important reason, media and critic's commentary.
With complained that the repetitive movie fans are opposite, the US media this time basically are the one-sided praise and flattering, «Scent of a Woman» screens many also 10% to 20% critics to give the criticism to it, but now, this proportion reduced 1%, in other words almost 99% critics approve to «Howard Manor». Naturally, these always like singing an opposing tune or take winning favor by ostentation as the tabloid of selling point not.
„This was a quite fine work, Adrian firmly held Froster in the mood that in the novel wanted to express, and its perfect transformation image and sound. Yes, the plot of this movie is very light is very senseless, does not have that type to be able fully to transfer the audience mood the place, but this type light is the true meaning of novel and movie, only then in this light middle us can see these that this movie really wants saying that depressing, heavy, is filling the thing of barrier! No one has thought that Adrian can really the «Howard Manor» successful moving screen, these once ridiculed and questioned that his person can close own mouth at this time.”
New York Times Kevin James
„ Said frankly that I have never thought such fine fills Victoria of original taste and flavor the style movie to stem from an American director's hand, can always make people feel pleasantly surprised to present Adrian from «Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels». Different with Froster's other novels, the love in «Howard Manor» merely is only the embellishment, what are more was discussing life, society and social class, Henry is not a good person is not considered as an unprincipled person, he pursue to Margaret real, he to antecedent person callous also real, he looks down upon the poor person, thinks that the poor person is a poor person. But Margarita gentle contains, throughout is unblocking this awkward relations with every effort.
The performing skills of three star turns are quite splendid, Anthony's splendid display let him and last year Professor Hannibal cannot relate completely \; But Margaret who Emma Thompson plays although compared the novel vividly slightly a point, but was lossless her performing skill, she was in this movie the best actor. Cate [gold/metal] Syre will be similarly sensitive and warm Helen annotates very profoundly, but sometimes makes an effort fiercely has appeared some desirably, was inferior that Anthony and Emma are adept.
In brief, Adrian has given me once more a pleasant surprise, real after past, can have pleasantly surprised like this. ”
Renowned movie critic
Roger Albert
In brief, on US mainstream media sound of the praise, many people between the lines vague declared that this is a victory of American director, Roger Albert is not parsimonious has raised up his well-known thumb to «Howard Manor». Relation that contradictory feeling of thinking American's to English, is really very interesting.
Then, British media to screening «Howard Manor» does have what kind of response? Although the show time of British and US is consistent, but all media and critics' after screening in three days consistent remains silent. Because, they really do not know that should say anything, when this attacked like initially them Adrian directs «Howard Manor», the US media attend to about its situation such. However at that time US media many can also say randomly other, but the British media at this moment actually do not know how must open the mouth to be good.
Praise? That in disguised form was equal to that since ear and area around it, these report many people of six months also came clearly into view \; Finds fault? Do not crack a joke, although each movie will not be perfect, the words that wants to find fault have the means that do not forget the eyes of some present many countries to stare at the English.
Of France initially paid attention to the attack critic after to run up to specially London has looked at «Howard Manor», returns to Paris in the column to the movie wantonly to commend, even declared, if this movie also attended the Cannes Film Festival in May, is one of the [gold/metal] palm most powerful competitors.
Such appraisal has evoked the curiosity of many French immediately, after all Adrian originally has attained the [gold/metal] palm on according to «Pulp Fiction», many critics as well as also to London watch this movie the director who „art” poses as.
Facing this situation, if must find fault must be careful, otherwise was held the handle only meeting disciple to increase the laughingstock. Originally by that American boy fan a numerous ear and area around it, now fan own time can also use that big vigor?
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