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movie "The Prodigal Son" (1960) British BFI Blu-ray jacket

1955, starring in the movie "James Dean" (1931-1955) Because of the rebellion/adopted son did not teach anyone’s fault/A Fei Zheng Chuan Rebel without a Cause" (1955), this image once again resonated with the young crowd. In the same year, he died in a car accident.

James Dean in the movie "East of Eden" (1955) in the movie _

19582 Andrzej Wajda (1926-2016) portrayed a charming young rebellious image in Popiół i diament in Ashes and Diamonds (1958), and his actor was called "Poland James Dean" Zbigniew Cybulski (1927-1967) also died young.

Zbigniew Cibulski of "Poland James Dean"

In 1959, the French New Wave Les quatre was opened. "cents coups" (1959) was released,Its protagonist is the childhood François Truffaut (1932-1984), who was not tolerated by school, family, and society.

In 1960, Bruce Lee (1940-1973) played a character full of cynical charm in " Human Sea Guhong" (1960), which was called by the Hong Kong director Zhang Che (1923-2002) " Comparable to James Dean", this young man returned 10 years later, sweeping the old Hong Kong action film pattern with his unruly temperament and skill. Three years later, he died prematurely like James Dean.

In 1964, The Beatles The Beatles' first movie "Ahard Day's Night" (1964) caused a frenzy among young British and Americans, but was regarded as a deviant by conservatives.

In 1967, a new Hollywood movie appeared. "The Graduate" (1967) described the confusion and helplessness of a generation of young people.

Image from the movie "One Night Orgy" (1964)

1969, "Easy Rider" written, directed, and starred by two young men (1969) Once again causing a sensation, the two hippies driving on the road on motorcycles made young people see how confused and unwilling they were or are.

Long before "One Night Orgy", the British director Karel Reisz (1926-2002) had already shot a more important film in the early British New Wave, "The Prodigal Spring Wave/Young and Morbid/Saturday" Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960).

The image in the movie "Spring Wave of the Prodigal Son" (1960)

The background of the story is the post-war Britain, young and handsome Arthur Finney Albert Finney) is working in a factory, and the tedious work every day makes him extremely tired, and the surrounding environment also keeps him in irritation and irritability all day long.

Bather’s older coworker, Jack (played by Bryan Pringle), is someone he despised, and Jack’s wife, Brenda (played by Rachel Roberts), is a vulgar woman , But had an affair with him again.

movie "Spring Wave of the Prodigal Son" (1960) stills, Albert Finney

met many young girls in the pub

Shirley Anne Field (played by Shirley Anne Field), pursued her and started dating, but Dorren's mother still had a bad impression of Jack.

At this time Brenda tells Arthur that she is pregnant.

At that time, British law prohibited abortion, but Brenda did not want to give birth to the child. In such troubles, Jack finally discovered the affair between Arthur and Brenda, and two of his soldier friends wounded Arthur.

movie "The Prodigal Spring Tide" (1960) stills,Shirley Anne Field

After this trouble, everyone finally returned to their own lives. Arthur and Dorren established a normal relationship, and Brenda and Jack also responded. In the past life, Arthur and Doren began to prepare for their future marriage. At the end of the film, the two sat on the top of the mountain and looked down, talking about what kind of house to buy after marriage, etc. At this time, Arthur picked up a stone and asked Throwing down the mountain.

Duolun stopped him and said, "Perhaps these houses are for us. You shouldn't throw stones like this." Arthur replied, "This won't be the last stone I threw."

movie "The Prodigal Son" (1960) stills, Albert Finney and Rachel Roberts (left)

The movie "The Prodigal Son" (1960) is adapted from Alan Allan Sillitoe (1928-2010)'s novel of the same name. In this novel, Alan Silito introduces us to the story of a diligent, alcoholic, factory worker, Arthur Seton, who has just turned 20; In the short story, the young prisoner Colin Smith, Jr., uses his best to prevent the ruling class from restricting his spirit of freedom.

Although they clearly fit the public's imagination of the recurrence of juvenile crime in the 1950s, these characters cannot be considered part of it (such as "rogue youths").

film "Spring Wave of the Prodigal Son" (1960) set, from left: Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Michael Medwin _span11 p2pspan p _span11 When the director Karel Reitz was not in the beginning of the film,The roar of the machine is endless. The first picture that follows is Arthur's working workshop, dark and lifeless, harsh and mechanical, and then close-ups of Arthur's work, a dirty workbench full of oil.

Albert Finney's image in the movie "The Prodigal Son" (1960)

And then: "Ather to calculate the reward, 955," A few more, it’s enough for Friday, 14 pounds 3 penny, 1,000 pounds these days, it’s no wonder my back hurts all the time, although I’m going to finish soon, I’ll work harder without God Give me every minute to work. If I am as fierce as a bull, I can finish the work in half the time, but they will cut my salary so that they can make money (Left-wing thinking). Don’t let that bastard torment you, this is me One thing I learned."

movie "Spring Wave of the Prodigal Son" (1960) stills, Brian Pringle

expressed a lot of perspectives from Asia Social dissatisfaction, such as Arthur’s complaint, "I work in a factory, income tax, insurance premiums, enough, they rob you from all directions, after the looting, you are called to the army, and finally killed."

When a friend persuaded him: "All you should do is work hard, hope, and someday something good will happen." He replied: "Yes, maybe, but you have to become as sinister as them."

movie "The Prodigal Spring Tide" (1960) stills,Albert Finney and Shirley Anne Field (left)

In addition, Arthur did not trust politics. This was obviously the attitude of the film author. Arthur risked being caught when he was less than 21 years old. Grasping the danger of going to jail, voting in his father's name is a mockery of democracy.

He said; "I am not like most people, and there is still fighting in my life." He mocked the generations of parents: "What will happen to us without fighting, just like parents? They get what they want—— TV, cigarettes, but they are all dead.” It is reminiscent of the classic mocking monologue about "choosing a TV" in "Trainspotting" (1996), which was also a British film.


stills from the movie "Spring Wave of the Prodigal Son" (1960), Albert Finney

He needs to be promoted like a boat, and there are more things in life than his parents can get.” He finally returned to the right track, representing the last way for most rebellious youths, just like the mark of "Guessing the Train". Choosing to go home is like "hippie" in the United States eventually evolved into "yuppie".

At the same time, this is also the process of a young man who is dissatisfied with everything but only knows to vent, and becomes an adult who accepts reality but also begins to understand responsibility.

movie "Spring Wave of the Prodigal Son" (1960) stills, Albert Finney

French "Albert Camus" (1913-1960) "The Myth of Ephesus" wrote: "This fate is tragic only when the workers become conscious by chance.

The protagonist in "The Prodigal Son Spring Tide" is an example of accidentally realizing that his work and life are meaningless, so he becomes cynical and let it go.

Still from the movie "The Prodigal Son" (1960), Albert Finney and Avis Bunnage (left)

For Westerners, the modernity of "God is dead" itself Already with this tragic nature, people can no longer attribute the value of life to religion or heaven after death, to the final judgment, just like Michelangelos hundreds of years ago.

On the contrary, because of the development of technology , People recognize the insignificance and chance of man in the universe, and the human species is not sacred and solemn.

What is the meaning of life? What is the purpose of life? This is for most (perhaps all) people. Said, it has become an unanswerable question.

movie "Spring Wave of the Prodigal Son" (1960) American DVD jacket

p0span is just like the value of Wang Jiawei. As said, this movie is like "showing a disabled leg to others."

Especially the relationship between Arthur and Mrs. Jack. This film has more practical significance only when it was shot in that depressing age

mechanical work is of course meaningless, but if this meaningless work is to take responsibility for others and bring happiness and safety to loved ones, then it also has meaning, just like Albert Camus in _ In the thought of span11span,Life may be as meaningless as Sisyphus, but you realize this, and you are still full of smile and warmth in life, and still move forward firmly and bring hope to others. This has become a greater meaning of life.

Dustin Hoffman in the movie "Graduate" (1967)

is back to the end of the movie, but

It doesn't mean that he took the initiative to take responsibility for his loved ones. He still goes with the crowd. If he is a real person, this is a despised figure. The heroine is classical and tolerant, which makes people feel that he is far from worthy.

"The Prodigal Son" and the new Hollywood classic "The Graduate"-the two movies have great similarities. The protagonist Arthur is just like Dustin Hoffman in "The Graduate" Dustin Like Hoffman , life is confused and empty, and I don’t know what the future will be. Like Dustin Hoffman, he is entangled between two women, one old and one young, but there is no connection between the two women in "The Prodigal Son" .

Dustin Hoffman's image in the movie "Graduate" (1967)

"The Prodigal Son Spring Tide" confessed to the end of Doren Everything, and Duolun also tolerated him, perhaps it was this tolerance that made this "prodigal son" finally turn around and accept the path of life.

But the biggest difference between "The Graduate" and "The Prodigal Son" is that there are more romantic content in "The Graduate", not only with very classic and beautiful music, but also Dustin Hoffman at the end of the film Finally realized my mistake,Use actions to win back (recapture) one's own happiness, but the protagonist of "The Prodigal Spring Tide" seems to just follow the flow from beginning to end, and finally leaves the chaotic life, which is also compelled. The similarities and differences between the two films are not entirely accidental.

Laurence Harvey in the movie "Golden House of Tears" (1959)

This is from the British film in the 1950s, the new wave of the 20th century Speaking of the New Wave, people often think of France first, and think of André Bazin (1918-1958), François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard Jean- Luc Godard, and the new wave of British films actually started earlier.

As early as 1947, Lindsay Anderson (1923-1994), who was equivalent to British Andre Bazin , had founded "Scene" and strongly criticized the British films at the time.

Laurence Harvey and Heather Sears in the movie "Golden House Tears" (1959) Image _span11pstrong _p2span p2strong In 1959, Lindsay Anderson proposed that the film "should be freely created like writing poems, paintings, and composing music." This is the origin of the "free film" theory. The first influential work is considered to be the "Golden House" in 1959. Tears/High Society Room at the Top (1959).

During the period of social transformation, the culture is radical, and good works are often produced, just like the fifth generation in China. British New Wave films started right after the British Labor Party was in power for many years, and the creators generally held a critical social attitude, which made them naturally accept the style influence of Italian neo-realism films in the 1940s, and British films have had their predecessor. The realistic tradition of the British New Wave film makes the general editing of British New Wave movies simple and subtle, as is the case in the film "The Prodigal Son".

movie " bike thief" (1948) stills, Lamberto Maggiorani (left) and Enzo Steola _strong11 Staiola _strong

But the difference is that British New Wave films are more focused on portraying social ethics and less romantic than Italian neorealism , such as the representative work of Italian neorealism "Ladri di biciclette" (1948) Although the suffering, you can also see very romantic content in it. For example, if the father lost his bicycle and went to eat fried chicken with his son, it was very romantic. However, the British New Wave, including this one, is mostly filled with constant Depression, troubles, and unsolvable problems.

Richard Burton in the movie "Young Woman" (1959)

was not made in 1958 in Canada Harry Saltzman (1915-1994), the playwright John Osborne (1929-1994), and the director Tony Richardson (1928-1991) established the Woodfield movie together. Company Woodfall Films,In the same year, he produced the movie "Look Back in Anger" (1959), directed by Tony Richardson, starring Richard Burton (1925-1984) and Claire Bloom.

Mary Ure (left) and Richard Burton in the movie "Young Woman" (1959) in the image

p0 The iconic film work of "" has a direct connection with the "British Free Film Movement" which was born in February 1956. A year later, they released the film "The Entertainer" (1960), also directed by Tony Richardson, written by John Osborne , and starring Laurence Olivier (1907-1989).

In 1960 they once again launched a "Spring Wave of the Prodigal Son" starring Albert Finney. The Evening Standard once commented on the "Spring Wave of the Prodigal Son" at that time, calling it "ourself born by accident." "New Wave Movies", and said Albert Finney is the spokesperson of "Angry Youth".

Image from the movie "One Night Orgy" (1964)

Producer Harry Salzman is obviously not interested in the underworld of British films Weakened, he even set his target on the international market.

What Harry Salzman did not expect is that "The Prodigal Son" had an unexpected success at the box office.Also won three British Film Academy Awards , including the best British film and the most promising newcomer starring (Albert Finney).

In 1964, Richard Lester's "One Night Orgy" was very different in style and subject matter from "The Prodigal Son" and other films. At this time, the British New Wave was in decline.

Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman (right) in the movie "Midnight Cowboy" (1969) image

p2p Reid was born in the Czech Republic in 1926. Both his parents died in a Nazi concentration camp. He participated in the British Air Force in exile. Karel Rize’s most famous work is "The French Lieutenant's Woman‎" (1981) in 1981. After the British New Wave ended, Karel Rize went to the United States to develop.

Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney in the movie "The Walk of Beauty" (1967) images _span2p Similarly, many of the British New Wave directors later came to the United States to develop, just in time to catch up with the social turmoil in the United States in the 1960s.

In 1969, two important works that marked the beginning of a new Hollywood movie, which was the beginning of the new wave of American cinema, "Graduate" and "Midnight Cowboy‎" (1969),In fact, they are exactly the same in the cultural sense. They all depict the changes in American society and culture, especially the confusion of the younger generation and the collapse of traditional values.

movie "Beauty Walk" (1967) stills, Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney

and the latter was created by the British New Wave John Schlesinger (1926-2003) directed by John Schlesinger (1926-2003), although the form has changed, is more Hollywood and more visible, but the spirit and cultural significance of the works are in the same line as the British New Wave. "Spring Tide" gives people a similar feeling.

Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney in the movie "Landscape" (1967) in the image

as the prodigal spring tide Albert Finney ( 1936 - 2019 ), although he later performed well in the film " Tom Jones Tom Jones " (1963), and won the 1964th He was nominated for Best Actor at the 36th Academy Awards, but what attracted the world's attention most was that he and Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) co-produced "Two for the Road" (1967). ), Audrey Hepburn fell in love with him and divorced her first husband Mel Ferrer (1917-2008) on December 5, 1968.

movie "Spring Tide of the Prodigal Son" (1960) British BFI DVD cover

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