La Traviata (English)

Madame Camelias (French)

La Traviata is the representative work of alexandre dumasfils (65438+July 27th, 0824-1895165438+1October 27th). He is called Dumas (FILS) to distinguish him from his father who is also a writer. He himself is a French playwright and novelist. La Traviata is Dumas' masterpiece. La Traviata is also a four-act opera created by giuseppe verdi. The Italian play was written by grimaldi Piaf and adapted from the novel The Woman of camelias published by Alexander Du Masi Fils in 1848. The opera premiered at the Venice Opera House on March 6th. 1853. The title of the work La Traviata is interpreted as "wandering woman" or "lost person". The original novel of the story was also made into the movie Camille (1936). Moulin Rouge (Moulin Rouge! ) (200 1) is also adapted from La Traviata.

Introduction to the script

Script. Alexandre Dumas wrote it in 1848. Margaret, a famous prostitute in Paris, was moved by the sincere love of young Armand, so she left her social life and went to live in the country with Armand. Armand's father accused Margaret of ruining his son's future, and Margaret was forced to return to Paris to return to her old job. Armand was furious and humiliated her in public in social situations. Margaret couldn't get sick and died with resentment. Armand didn't know the truth until she read Margaret's suicide note, and she regretted it.

Brief introduction of the author

Dumas (1824~ 1895) was a famous French novelist and dramatist in the 9th century. His father is Dumas, an outstanding writer who is famous for his prolificity. Under the influence of Dumas luxurious and flashy life, Dumas initially "felt that hard work and games were boring". At the age of 20, he met some married women and lived a drunken life. Dumas, on the other hand, is eager to become famous in the literary world like his father. Therefore, he also began to draw materials from reality and seek creative inspiration from women, marriage and other issues.

Introduction of works

La Traviata is a masterpiece based on his personal experience. The Italian name of La Traviata is Traviata, which means "fallen woman" (or "slip") and is generally translated as "La Traviata".

Details of the plot

Margaret turned out to be a poor country girl. After coming to Paris, she started her career as a comedian. Because of his beauty, aristocratic children in Paris rushed to chase after him and became temporary "social stars". She always carries a bunch of Camellia, and is called "La Traviata".

La Traviata has lung disease. During the spa treatment, there was a noble lady in the sanatorium. Her figure and appearance are similar to Margaret's, but her lung disease has reached the third stage and she died soon. The young lady's father, Duke Morialon, happened to find Margaret very much like his daughter, so he took her as his adopted daughter. Margaret told her story, and the duke promised to pay all her daily expenses as long as she could change her past life. But Margaret couldn't do it at all, so the duke cut the money in half. Margaret can't make ends meet and now she owes tens of thousands of francs.

One night 10, after Margaret came back, a group of guests came to visit. Two young people came from Prudence, a neighbor. One of them was Armand Duval, the son of Mr. Duval, the director of the tax bureau, who was madly in love with La Traviata.

A year ago, during Margaret's illness, armand came to ask about her illness every day, but refused to leave her name. Prudence told Margaret about Armand's infatuation, and Margaret was very moved. When Margaret was dancing with her friends, her illness suddenly broke out. Armand was very concerned to persuade her not to treat herself like this. He declared his love to Margaret. He told La Traviata that he still cherished the buttons she lost six months ago. Margaret's already fragile heart was moved by her true feelings again. She gave armand a camellia.

Armand's sincere love inspired Margaret's desire for life. She decided to get rid of the boring life in Paris and go to the country with Armand for a while. She was going to plan a sum of money by herself, so she asked Armand to leave her for one night. When armand went out to find Margaret, she happened to meet Margaret's ex-lover and suddenly became jealous. He wrote a strongly worded letter to Margaret, saying that he didn't want to be the object of ridicule and that he would leave Paris.

But he didn't leave. Margaret is all his hope and life. He knelt down and asked Margaret to forgive him. Margaret told Armand, "You are the one I call in my troubled and lonely life."

After hard work, Margaret and armand rented a house on the outskirts of Paris. When the duke knew about it, he cut off Margaret's financial resources. She pawned her gold, silver, jewels and carriage behind Armand's back to pay for her living. When armand learned about this, he decided to transfer an inheritance left by his mother to repay Margaret's debt. The agent asked him to sign, so he left Margaret for Paris.

This letter was originally written by Armand's father, Mr. Duval. He tried to coax armand to leave and then went to find Margaret. Tell Margaret that his daughter is in love with a decent teenager. When the family heard about the relationship between armand and Margaret, they said: armand will break up the marriage relationship unless he breaks up with Margaret. Margaret painfully begged Mr. Duval that if she wanted to break up with Armand, it would mean killing her, but Mr. Duval never gave in. For armand and his family, she had to make sacrifices and vowed to break up with armand.

Margaret wrote a dear John letter to Armand very sadly, and then returned to Paris to start her absurd life again. She accepted the pursuit of Baron Wavel, and Baron Wavel paid off all her debts and redeemed her jewelry and carriage. Armand also returned to his hometown with his painful father.

Armand King still deeply missed Margaret, so he came to Paris again. He was determined to avenge Margaret's betrayal. He found Margaret and embarrassed her everywhere. Said she was a heartless bitch who sold love as a commodity. Faced with armand's misunderstanding, Margaret sadly advised him to forget himself and never meet again. Armand wanted her to escape from Paris with herself, to a place where no one knew them, and to keep their love. Margaret said she couldn't do that because she swore an oath. Armand mistakenly thought that she and the baron had a vow of eternal love, so he wrote angrily to Margaret, abused her and sent a bunch of money. Margaret is so excited that she can't get sick. With the coming of the new year, Margaret's illness is getting worse and worse. She looks pale. No one came to visit her, and she felt particularly lonely. Mr Duval wrote to tell her that he thanked Margaret for keeping her promise and told Armand the truth. Now Margaret's only hope is to see Armand again.

Before she died, the creditor came with an iou and forced her to pay her debts. The executioner was ordered to execute the judgment, seized all her property and auctioned it after her death. On her deathbed, she kept shouting Armand's name, "Silent tears flowed from her eyes". She never saw her beloved again. After her death, only a kind neighbor, Millie, buried her. When Armand returned to Paris, she gave her a diary of Margaret. From the diary, Armand knew her noble heart. "Besides your insult is evidence that you have always loved me, I seem to feel that the more you torture me, the more noble I am in your eyes when you know the truth."

Armand moved the grave for Margaret with infinite regret and melancholy, and filled her grave with white camellia.

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However, I have seen some contradictory phenomena. I often hear that Margaret's love is like a commodity, and its price fluctuates with the seasons. But on the other hand, we saw that she resolutely refused the request of the young count we met in her house. How can this matter have anything to do with her reputation? Maybe you'll tell me, because she doesn't like him. Besides, she has the support of the Duke now, and her life is very rich. If she wants to find another lover, she must of course find a man who likes her. Then why doesn't she want gaston, who is beautiful, smart and rich but makes her feel ridiculous at the first meeting like me?

Indeed, sometimes a clever thing that happens in a minute is more useful than a whole year's hard pursuit.

I was the only one at dinner who was sad to see her leave. I was too excited to keep up with her. I kissed her hand with tears in my eyes. All this, coupled with her illness for two months, I went to inquire about her illness every day, which made her feel that I was really different. Maybe she is thinking that for a person who expresses love in this way, she can do things as usual. She has done it so many times before that it doesn't matter to her.

You see, these ideas are entirely possible, but whatever the reason, one thing is certain, that is, she has agreed.

I've always loved Margaret, and now I want her. I can't ask her for more. But I repeat to you, although she is a prostitute, I always think-maybe I poetized her-that this kind of love is hopeless, so the closer I get to the moment when it seems that hope is about to be satisfied, the more I doubt it.

I didn't sleep a wink all night.

I'm crazy, like a fool. Suddenly I feel that I am not beautiful enough, rich enough, handsome enough to have such a woman; For a moment, I was complacent and proud that I could have her. Then I was worried that Margaret was just taking part in accidental amusement, and her enthusiasm for me was only a few days. I have a hunch that this relationship will end soon and there will be no happy ending. I thought to myself, it's better not to go to her house at night. I'll write to her and tell her my doubts and leave her. Then, I have infinite hope and incomparable confidence. I had some incredible dreams about the future. I want to heal this girl's physical and mental trauma in my heart, and I want to live with her forever. Her love will make me happier than the purest love.

In a word, my thoughts are so numerous and confusing that I really can't describe all the thoughts in my mind at that time to you. At dawn, I fell asleep in a daze, and these thoughts disappeared in a blur

Wake up at two in the afternoon. The weather is very good. I think life has never been so beautiful and happy. Last night's scene clearly emerged in my mind, and then I had a sweet dream tonight. I get dressed quickly. I am satisfied. I can do anything beautiful. My heart is impacted by joy and love from time to time, and a sweet passion makes me uneasy. All the thoughts that made me toss and turn last night disappeared. All I saw was my success, and all I thought about was the moment I met Margaret.

I can't stay at home any longer. I think my room seems too small to hold my happiness. I need to pour out my heart to the whole nature. I'm out.

I walked through the rue d 'Antin. Margaret's carriage stopped at the door waiting for her; I walked to the Champs Elysé es. I feel kind to all the pedestrians I meet, even people I don't know!

How beautiful love makes everything!

I wandered back and forth between the Marley stone horse statue and the circular square for an hour. I saw Margaret's car in the distance. I didn't recognize it, but I guessed. -The stone horse statue was originally in Mali near Paris. It was the masterpiece of Gustavo, a famous sculptor, and later moved to the Place de la Concorde at the entrance to the Champs Elysé es. At the corner of the Champs Elysé es, she stopped the car. A tall young man left a group of people who were talking to him and went to talk to her. They talked for a while; The young man returned to his friends. As the carriage went on, I approached the crowd and recognized that the man talking to Margaret was Count G, whose portrait I had seen before. Prudence told me that he had raised Margaret's status by himself today. He is the man whom Margaret ordered to block the door the night before. I guess she just stopped to explain why she didn't let him in last night. I hope she can find another excuse to ask him not to come tonight. I have no idea how I spent the rest of the day; Walking, smoking and chatting, but by ten o'clock in the evening, I can't remember who I met and what I said that night. I only remember that I went home and dressed for three hours. I have looked at my clock and watch hundreds of times, but unfortunately they all go equally slowly. 10: 30 rings, and I think it's time for a date. I lived in provence street at that time. I walked along Mont Blanc Street, crossed the boulevard, crossed Louis the Great Street and Mahon Harbor Street, and finally came to Antoine Street. I looked at Margaret's window. -① Provence Street: This street was in a high-grade residential area at that time; Rossini, Chopin, george sand, talma, Bizet and Dumas all live in this street. There are lights in it. I rang the doorbell. I asked Miss Gautier, the doorman, if she was at home. He replied that Miss Gautier never came back before eleven or a quarter past eleven. I looked at my watch. I thought I was walking slowly, but in fact it only took me five minutes to walk from Provence Street to Margaret's house! So I wandered back and forth on this deserted street without shops. Margaret came in half an hour later. She got out of the carriage and looked around as if looking for someone. The car drove away slowly because neither the stable nor the carport was in the house. When Margaret was about to ring the doorbell, I went over to her and said, "Good night!" " ""oh! Is that you? "She told me as if she was not happy to see me here." Didn't you promise to come and see you today? ""Oh, yes, I forgot. "This sentence swept away my fantasies in the morning and my hopes during the day. However, I have begun to get used to her attitude, so I didn't turn around and leave. In the past, I would definitely walk away. We went into the house. Nanina has opened the door in advance. " Is prudence back? "Margaret asked not yet, madam. ""Tell her to come as soon as she comes back and turn off the light in the living room first. If anyone comes, say I didn't come back, and I won't come back today. "Obviously, this woman has something on her mind, or she may hate ignorant people. I don't know what to say. Margaret went to her bedroom and I stayed where I was. " Come on, "she said to me. She took off her hat and velvet coat, threw them all on the bed, and then lay down in a big armchair next to the stove. The fire in this stove was ordered to last until late spring and early summer. While playing with her watch chain, she said to me, "Hey, what's the news for me?" "Nothing, but I shouldn't come tonight." "Why?" "Because you seem to be in a bad mood, you probably hate me." "I don't hate you, but I feel sick. I've been feeling bad all day. I didn't sleep well last night and I have a terrible headache today. " "Then I'll go and let you sleep, okay?" "oh! You can stay here. If I want to sleep, I can sleep here. "Then someone rang the doorbell." Who else will come? "She said with an impatient attitude. After a while, the bell rang again. "No one seems to open the door. I have to open it myself. "Sure enough, she stood up and said to me," You stay here. " She crossed the room and went outside. I heard the door open and I listened quietly. Margaret let the man who came in into the restaurant and stopped. As long as someone speaks, I recognize the voice of the young Count N. "How are you tonight? "He asked," No, "Margaret replied stiffly. Am I bothering you? ""maybe. " (Chapter 1 1) Verdi's Opera La Traviata

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Basic information

China film title

Strange adventure stories in honeymoon.

Foreign film names

Strange adventure stories in honeymoon.

Film genre

Love/plot

The length of a movie (according to the screening time)

109 minutes

Country/region

United States of America

conversational language

English

colour

(written) in black and white

Match to the original tape

single track

grade

Australia: PG Argentina: 13 Finland: K- 16 Sweden: 15 USA: ratified.

Property in copyright

MGM Company; 1February 25th1936; LP6845

Date of production

1936165438+1October 7-

65438+July 28th 0936-1936 65438+1October 27th.

Shooting format

35 mm

layout

35 mm

Film length

(12 reels)

loan

Director. Director.

George Cukor George Cukor

playwright

Dumas series (novels and plays "Beautiful Women" (such as Dumas series).

Zoe Akins Zoe Akins (screenplay)&;

Frances Marion ... (screenplay) and

James hilton (screenplay)

Actor, actor

Greta garbo greta garbo Marguerite Gautier

Robert taylor robert taylor ... armand Duval

Lionel Barrymore, Mr. Leonard Barrymoduval

Elizabeth Allan ... Nicole, the bride.

Jesse Ralph Nanine, Margaret's maid.

Henry Daniell ... Baron Wavel.

Lenore Ullrich ... olimp.

Laura Hope Crews ... Prudence Dhivert Nova

Rex O'Malley ... gaston (M.)

Marika aldridge ... Camille's friend (unedited).

Marion Balu ..... Corinne (unedited)

Phyllis Barry ..... (unedited)

May Beatty ... No.2 doorman (unregistered)

Daisy Belmore ... salesgirl (unregistered)

John Blaine ..... De Muse (unedited)

Georgia Kane georgia caine ... street bum (undetermined)

Rita Shavre ... The woman in the theater box (unedited)

Clive ... Saint Gaudens (unedited)

Mabel Colcod ... Mrs. Baron, the florist (unedited)

Chapel Dorset ... Reverend (unregistered).

Elspeth Du Jin ... fireplace attendant (unregistered)

Effie Elsler ... Grandma Duval (unedited)

Elsie esmond ... Madame Duval (unregistered)

Rex Evans ... the pianist Charles at the party.

Dorothy Granger ... The woman in the theater box (unedited)

Russell Hardy Gustav, Bride (unedited)

Sam Harris ... Friends of armand (unedited)

Sybil Harris ... george sand (unedited)

Maud Hume ... Aunt Henrietta (unedited)

Olaf Heiten ..... Baccarat table manager (unregistered)

Eugene King ..... Gypsy leader (unedited)

Fritz Leiber Jr. ... Valentine (unedited)

Joan leslie joan leslie ... Mary Janet (undetermined)

Gwendolyn Logan ..... Tutor (unregistered)

Ellie Marion ... Teresa, the maid of the country house (unedited).

Adrianna Matznauer ... soprano (unedited)

Edwin Maxwell ..... Doctor (unregistered)

Ferdinand Munir ... the priest at the wedding (unregistered)

Barry Norton ..... Emille (unedited)

Lionel Pepper ..... Regular (unedited)

John Pyccorit ... captain of the orchestra (unaccompanied)

Guy Bates Post ..... Auctioneer (unregistered)

Frank Reicher ... Creditor's Agent (unregistered)

York Sherwood ... Butcher (unregistered)

Zefi Tilbury ... The old duchess offered 3,750 francs.

Douglas Walton ... Henry (unedited)

Joan Wilkins ... Louise, armand's sister (unedited)

Howard Wilson ... armand's friend (unedited).

William Worthington ... Casino extra charge (no charge)

Producer-produced

David Lewis ... Deputy producer.

Bernard Hyman ... Producer (unedited)

Irving thalberg ... Producer (unedited)

Issuing company

Loew Company [USA ]...( 1936) (USA) (dramatic)

MGM MGM [USA ]...( 1936) (USA) (Theater)

MGM joint family Entertainment Company MGM /UA Home Entertainment Company [USA] ... (USA) (VHS)

Book the special price [Brazil] (19? (Brazil) (VHS)

Versátil Home vídeo[ Brazil ]...( 19? (Brazil) (VHS)

Warner Home Video [USA] (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Warner Home Video [Brazil] ... (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)

Release date?

United States of America

United States of America

1936 65438+February 12 ... (new york, new york)

Austria

Austria

1937

Germany

Germany

1937

United States of America

United States of America

1937 65438+ 10/0/day

Finland

Finland

1February 28, 937

Denmark

Denmark

1March 29, 937

Sweden

Sweden

1March 29, 937

Finland

Finland

1965 April ... (reissued)

Sweden

Sweden

September 2005 16 ..... (reissued)

abstract

Version 1

Margaret is a prostitute in Paris. She dated Baron Warville, but met young armand. After they met in the bookstore, Ma was deeply moved to learn that armand sent flowers to visit patients every day and invited him to a birthday party. Armand felt more pity when he saw her smile, so he showed his love to her. That night, when the baron came back, Armand was shut out. When he regretted it, he called her heartless and asked his father to help him travel abroad. Emma ran to see him and exchanged views. Emma agreed to break up with the baron and go to the countryside to recuperate with him. Aman's father advised Ma to give up Aman. Because Ma really loves armand, he tricked armand into breaking up with him for his sake. A few months later, armand met the Baron and Emma in the casino. I didn't expect armand to win, so I asked Emma to go with him. Emma refused, and Armand insulted him in a rage and duel with the baron. The baron was injured, and Armand fled for fear of sin. Ma loved armand deeply, but refused any funding, and his condition worsened. When armand learned the truth, the horse died. This is one of the most famous classic romantic films produced by MGM and directed by George Cukor. A senior social butterfly was moved by a young man with a pure heart, fell in love with him and finally died in his arms. Greta garbo, a mysterious girl, vividly interprets La Traviata written by Dumas. Although the story of this film is a bit conventional, it is quite clever and still entertaining from today's point of view.

Version 2

This is a touching love story. La Traviata is a high-class prostitute. She took helpless revenge on the rich people who played with her beauty and let them go bankrupt one by one. When she met Armand, a noble young man who really loved and cared for her, her heart moved. She would rather wash away the lead, throw away the luxurious life at her fingertips, and live in seclusion in the country with Armand, who has little property. But her status as a prostitute endangered armand's sister's marriage. Finally, under the pleading of Armand's parents, La Traviata left Armand and died with her deep love for Armand in her misunderstanding and revenge. This is a touching love story. When Armand's parents kissed La Traviata's forehead like their own daughters, his grateful tears washed away all her sins, and the touching spirit of sacrifice made her noble like a saint.

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Behind the scenes production

La Traviata directed by George George Cukor is one of the most famous classical romantic films produced by MGM, which is adapted from the novel of the same name by the famous French writer Dumas. This long-standing moxibustion story has been put on the screen four times, but this film has the highest artistic achievement. This film, which embodies eternal love, is full of strong lyrical color and tragic atmosphere. Greta garbo, a mysterious girl, vividly plays La Traviata in Dumas' works, and has a perfect performance in the film. Her successful portrayal of Margaret condensed her understanding, accumulation and blending of life, society and roles, reached the peak of her acting career, and won the Best Actress Award of the New York Film Critics Association from 65438 to 0937.

Plot introduction

Margaret turned out to be a poor country girl. After coming to Paris, she started her career as a comedian. Because she always carries a bunch of camellia, she is called "La Traviata". La Traviata has lung disease. During the spa treatment, there was a noble lady in the sanatorium. Her figure and appearance are similar to Margaret's, but her lung disease has reached the third stage and she died soon. The young lady's father, Duke Morialon, happened to find Margaret very much like his daughter, so he took her as his adopted daughter. Duke Ma promised to pay all her daily expenses as long as she could change her past life. But Margaret couldn't do it at all, so the duke cut the money in half. Margaret can't make ends meet and now she owes tens of thousands of francs.

Armand Dewar, the son of Mr. Dewar, the tax director, fell madly in love with La Traviata. Armand declared his love to Margaret. Margaret's already fragile heart moved again. She gave Armand a camellia and promised her heart. Armand's sincere love inspired Margaret's desire for life. She decided to get rid of the boring life in Paris and go to the country with Armand for a while. When the duke knew about it, he cut off Margaret's financial resources. When armand learned about it, she decided to transfer an inheritance left by her mother to repay Margaret's debt. Armand's father, Mr. Dewar, asked Margaret to break off relations with armand. She must make sacrifices for armand and his family.

Margaret wrote a dear John letter to Armand very sadly, and then returned to Paris to start her absurd life again. Armando still misses Margaret very much, and he came to Paris again. I want Margaret to run away with herself and keep their love. Margaret said she couldn't do that because she swore an oath. Armand mistakenly thought that she and the Baron had a vow of eternal love, so she pushed Margaret down angrily.

Margaret was so stimulated that she couldn't afford to get sick. The baron was injured in a duel with Armand who went abroad. The new year is coming. Margaret's illness is getting worse and worse, but she has never seen her beloved again. After her death, only a kind neighbor, Millie, buried her. When Armand returned to Paris, she gave her a diary of Margaret. From the diary, armand knew her noble heart. With infinite regret and melancholy, Armand moved her grave for burial and filled it with white camellia.

Behind the scenes production

La Traviata is a world literary classic, which has been put on the stage many times. This edition of La Traviata was filmed in Poland from 65438 to 0995, led by Anna Radewahn, a famous Polish actress, and won wide acclaim for her superb acting skills. La Traviata is a movie that embodies eternal love. Based on the life experience of the heroine Margaret, this paper describes a Paris prostitute who is as pure and beautiful as Baishan tea in appearance and heart. She was abandoned by fate because of her unrecognized love, and finally passed away. The film is full of strong lyrical color and tragic atmosphere, and has touching artistic charm.