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1、ReferenceforTeaching一、异域风情1.CharlieChaplinCharlieChaplinwasbornonApril16,1889inLondon.Hisfatherwasanentertainerandalthoughnotoneofthebignames.Hewasdoingverywell.HismotherHannahwasalsoanentertainer,awonderfulmimic.Shehadasweet,charmingvoice.Whiletheywerenotr
2、ich,themusichallprovidedtheChaplinswithacomfortableliving.Unfortunately,happylifedidn'tlastlong.Father'salcoholismwasslowly,butsurelydestroyinghismarriage.Finallyitendedindivorce,butHannahwasstrong.Withouther,CharlieChaplinwouldhavebecomejustonemorechildlos
3、tinthepovertyofVictorianLondon.SomehowshemanagedtokeepCharlieandhisbrotherSydneyclean,warmandclothed.Shewouldsitatthewindowwatchingthepassers-byandguesstheircharactersfromthewaytheylookedandbehaved,makingupstoriestodelightCharlieandSydney.Charlietookinhersk
4、illsandwentonusingthemallhislife.Charliehadalwaysbelieved,evenintheworsttimes,thatwassomethingspeciallockedawayinsidehim.Hetookhiscourageandwenttoseeoneofthetoptheatricalagents.Withnoexperienceatall,hewasbeingofferedthelittlepartofBilly——thepageboyinanewpro
5、ductionofSherlockHolmesopenedonJuly27,1903attheenormousPavilionTheatre.Charlieseemedtochangeovernight.Itwasasifhehadfoundthethinghewasmeanttodo.In1910,whenkarnosetoffonitsyearlyAmericantour,oneofthebestpantomineartistshadeverseenhim.TheyhadreachedPhiladelph
6、iawhenatelegramarrivedandCharliewasofferedthechancetoreplaceastarinthekeystonefilmcompany.CinemawasborninthesameyearasCharliethoughtpeoplestillbelieveditwasapassingfad,andwouldneverreplaceliveshows.Hewaskepthangingaboutforseveralweeksandheusedthetimetowatch
7、andtolearn.Hewasdeterminedtomasterthisnewmedium.Itofferedhimthechanceofmoneyandsuccess—anditwouldsethimfreefromthenoisesofliveaudience.Charlie'sfirstfilm,showninFebruary1914wascalled“Makingaliving”.Thoughitdidn'tsatisfyCharlie,thepubliclikedit.Afterthatheha
8、dmadetenfilmsandhehadlearnedalot.Thepubliclovedhimanddistributorsweredemandingmoreandmore.Chaplinfilms.Inanincrediblyshorttime,Charliehadbecomeaveryimportantmanismotionpicture…2.AboutJokesWhatisitthatm