legend of the fall《燃情岁月》.ppt

my favorite movie Legend of the Fall(1994),Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legend.,Director： Edward Zwick（爱德华 . 兹威克）,,Main Actors,Anthony Hopkins ---Col. William Ludlow Aidan Quinn ---Alfred Ludlow Brad Pitt ---Tristan Ludlow Henry Thomas---Samuel Ludlow Julia Ormond---Susannah Fincannon LudlowGordon Tootoosis ---One Stab Karina Lombard ---Isabel Two Decker Ludlow,,,,background of the movie,Film with an Indian elder narrative to began.Sick of the betrayals the United States government has perpetrated on the Native Americans, Colonel William Ludlow (Anthony Hopkins) retires to a remote part of Montana with One Stab, a Native American friend and narrator of the film, where they build a ranch. Accompanying them are hired hand Decker, Decker's Cree wife, Pet and their daughter, Isabel Two. The Colonel's wife, Isabel, does not adapt to the harsh winters and soon leaves to live on the East Coast.,family bond,,Colonel William has three sons: Alfred, the eldest, is responsible and cautious; Tristan is wild and well versed in American Indian traditions; Samuel, the youngest, is educated but naive and is constantly watched over by his brothers.,,As the boys grow up, Samuel returns from Harvard with his fiancée, Susannah Fincannon. She finds Tristan's wild charisma captivating, and she is conflicted over this because she loves Samuel. Before they can marry, the world war one break out Samuel tells his family that he is leaving for Calgary to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and serve England in the fight against Germany. Much to their father's displeasure, Alfred and Tristan go with him. unforturnately Samuel did not come back .,The soundtrack,The soundtrack is a very important part of each movie, there is no doubt that the music of this film is wonderful.The background music is written by James Horner, he has written a lot of famous background film music, just like Titanic,Troy,A Beautiful Mind, Braveheart. All of those are perfect .,---James Horner,cinematography ---the 67th Oscar best cinematography,The another thing which will make you gasp in this film has to be the cinematography, which is spellbounding and indeed it one an oscar for it - thanks to John Toll. The backdrop of the mountains makes a perfect opportunity to show off the cinematography and John Toll excells on this and portrays the film in beauty and magnificent and you are left feeling that hell,rocky mountain,,The Legend of Fall is featured by its grand pictures, touching love as well as the wonderful music. For a long time I have been overwhemled by the urge to treasure it up through my own wordsI have seen it a number of times and I always feel the same way after watching that film.in my mind it's a wonderful movie.,thank you !,。