美国国家公共电台 NPR A 'Television First' Becomes A Compelling Character Study In 'Christine'
时间：2018-12-18 作者：英语课 分类：2016年NPR美国国家公共电台10月
A 'Television First' Becomes A Compelling Character Study In 'Christine'
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A new movie explores a real-life tragedy caught live on camera. It happened in 1974 in Florida. A reporter shot herself in the head during a television newscast. Why? Well, critic Bob Mondello says audiences will be haunted by that question when they see the film "Christine."
BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE 2: Christine Chubbuck has the community beat at her dismally-ranked Sarasota station. She does three-part investigative reports about zoning and delves 3 deeply into what's known as human interest.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "CHRISTINE")
REBECCA HALL: (As Christine Chubbuck) Here we go, folks. This is my first robbery of the season. Yeah, it's juicy.
MONDELLO: Christine is ambitious, eager to please and really tightly wound, as played by Rebecca Hall. She's not a people person. She has a crush on the station's anchor, for instance, and expresses it by avoiding him.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "CHRISTINE")
MICHAEL C. HALL: (As George) You and I have been working together for over a year now, and we've never gone out and had a drink together.
R. HALL: (As Christine) Well, you've never asked me.
M. HALL: (As George) You're not always the most approachable person.
MONDELLO: Professionally, she's equally out-of-step, especially when her boss starts pushing to get out of the ratings basement.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "CHRISTINE")
TRACY LETTS: (As Michael) It's a simple concept, guys. If it bleeds, it leads. There's a reason this idea is catching 4 fire in the culture right now.
R. HALL: (As Christine) If it bleeds, it leads is not some concept, Mike. It's a catchphrase that you picked up at a conference in Cleveland last month.
LETTS: (As Michael) Chubbuck, this is not debate club.
R. HALL: (As Christine) Well, this is a joke.
MONDELLO: Sharp and abrasive 5, Christine is ever ready to misinterpret, to turn away, to take offense 6. In fairness, she's dealing 7 with '70s attitudes that would try anyone's patience.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "CHRISTINE")
LETTS: (As Michael) You know what your problem is, Chubbuck? You're a feminist 8.
R. HALL: (As Christine) Oh, so you're saying that I'm not fit for a bigger market because I'm a woman?
LETTS: (As Michael) No, I'm saying that there's no respect for institutions of authority. You're the smartest person here. If you took half the energy you use to give me a hard time and just did what I'm asking...
R. HALL: (As Christine) I'm not giving you a hard time. I'm just trying to understand what you're...
LETTS: (As Michael) Just make your stories juicy.
MONDELLO: That Christine is fragile becomes increasingly clear. But while a biopic about her could have been maudlin 9 and movie-of-the-week-ish, director Antonio Campos makes much of "Christine" acerbic 10, even comic, showing his title character as a study in contradictions, performing weirdly 11 personal puppet shows for children one moment, retreating the next to a pink bedroom with pop music posters, her mom just down the hall. This is a woman who is depressed 12, unstable 13.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "CHRISTINE")
M. HALL: (As George) And now let's kick it over to Christine Chubbuck.
R. HALL: (As Christine) Thank you, George.
MONDELLO: And she's furiously acting 14 out, though no one senses until it's too late just how furiously.
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "CHRISTINE")
R. HALL: (As Christine) In keeping with the WZRB policy, complete reports of local blood and guts 15, TV 30 presents what is believed to be a television first.
MONDELLO: It certainly was that - a senseless tragedy of which the film "Christine" rather impressively makes sense. I'm Bob Mondello.
- View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
- I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。
- His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
- We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。
- That delves the grave duly. 误不了你的洞房。 来自互联网
- The exhibition delves deep into the physics, aromatics and even the timbre of flatulence. 此次展览向人们介绍了人体物理、气味甚至肠胃胀气的声音等各方面知识。 来自互联网
- There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
- Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
- His abrasive manner has won him an unenviable notoriety.他生硬粗暴的态度让他声名狼藉。
- She had abrasions to her wrists where the abrasive rope had scraped her.她的手腕有多出磨伤，那是被粗糙的绳子擦伤的。
- I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
- His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- She followed the feminist movement.她支持女权运动。
- From then on,feminist studies on literature boomed.从那时起，男女平等受教育的现象开始迅速兴起。
- He always becomes maudlin after he's had a few drinks.他喝了几杯酒后总是变得多愁善感。
- She continued in the same rather maudlin tone.她继续用那种颇带几分伤感的语调说话。
- His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
- He sent back an acerbic letter.他回复了一封尖刻的信。
- Another special characteristic of Kweilin is its weirdly-shaped mountain grottoes. 桂林的另一特点是其形态怪异的岩洞。
- The country was weirdly transformed. 地势古怪地变了样。
- When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
- His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
- This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
- The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。