第十五届奥斯卡最佳影片（1943） Mrs. Miniver 忠勇之家

第十五届奥斯卡最佳影片（1943）
片名：Mrs. Miniver
中文：忠勇之家
出品：美国20世纪福克斯公司
年份：1942
导演：威廉 怀勒
主演：葛丽 亚嘉逊、沃尔特 皮金 、特里萨 赖特 、戴姆 梅 惠蒂 、雷金纳德 欧文 、亨利 特拉弗斯

剧 情 简 介
在第二次世界大战期间拍摄的战争文艺片，以英国伦敦的一个中产阶级家庭为模特儿，透过他们一家的战时遭遇来反映大后方老百姓团结抗战的热诚，颇能鼓舞民心士气，曾获最佳影片等六项金像奖，在今天看来依旧有其艺术和娱乐价值。本片取材自英国女记者的通讯报导集，经四名编剧将内容加工提炼成为结构完整的剧本。导演威廉．怀勒充分掌握住战时生活的气氛和人物之间的浓厚感情，拍出了邻里间平凡中见不平凡的一面。饰演女主角米尼弗夫人的格里尔．加森表现出后方家庭主妇的坚强和韧性，是极成功的贤妻良角色。

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There seems to be little doubt that "Mrs. Miniver" served a useful purpose in its day, in addition to receiving praise and critical acclaim. Without its topical immediacy, not all of it is quite as compelling now as it probably was in the early 1940's, yet a good deal of it still works well, with fairly simple but worthwhile characters who are portrayed by a pretty good cast.

The first part is well conceived, if a little slow, showing the fussing and concern about day-to-day issues that will soon cease to have much significance. The bulk of the movie then provides an assortment of wartime experiences, most of them at least interesting, and some of them quite tense.

It does well both as a general portrayal of the kinds of sudden and unpleasant changes that ordinary persons must endure due to international events beyond their control, and as a portrayal of an English family in their time of crisis. This portrait is no doubt stylized in some respects, but it is believable in preserving the types of experiences that only those who lived through them could really understand.

There are a few times when the pace lags too much, and this tends to detract from the drama rather than adding to it. At other times, though, the low-key tone makes critical moments more believable and sometimes even more compelling. Overall, it's still worthwhile and is generally effective, even if it no longer has its former immediacy.