《海上钢琴师英语》PPT课件.ppt

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore Leading Actor: Tim Roth,An epic story of a man who could do anything except be ordinary,1900, an abandoned baby which was taken care by one of the crews in the ship, Virginia. The boy was named 1900 because it was the year which the crew discovered the him . The crew which he regarded as father died several years later and at that time, 1900 is entirely lonely.,He was a genius and he knew how to play the piano without being taught. He got his own style and won the applause of passengers. However, he wasnt happy at all. What he was searching for was love and care, yet he couldnt find them.,Once on the shipboard, a young, beautiful girl caught his attention. He fell in love with the girl and wanted to send her a gift. He didnt know how to initiate the conversation. 1900 practiced again and again in the cabinet. He was too timid to send the girl his record. His personality made him miss a chance,1900 was very unhappy and broke the record. Again, he just kept his mouth shut and never shared with the others. It was obvious that he no longer wanted to share; he was too tired to find opportunities to air his feeling.,Once he wanted to leave the ship and live on land. Everybody encouraged him to go to find the girl and hold his concerts. But when he nearly stepped on the land, he gave up. When his friend asked him why, he said ,“There are thousands of streets in the citywhich one should I choose to die?” All his life is on board, even he died.,Hes a man so brave, that he can play the imaginary piano when exploded with the ship he was born, lived and died in. Yet hes a man so scared, that he cannot face the infinite city life we are living everyday. Hes a man so intelligent, that he can play the piano as if he has four arms. Yet hes a man so stupid, that he chose to gone with the wind while hes other choice could make him marry a beautiful woman. Hes a man so perceptive, that he could use his music language to describe exactly others feelings.,Only a man like him can dance with the piano in a terrifying storm. Only a man like him can live such an simple but beautiful life. Only a man like him. can have such a story to tell.,This man was Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred, who was also known as simply “1900“. A man never existed. He never set foot on land in his entire life. No ID. No passport. No Visa. No parents. No birthday. Nothing in the world belonged to him except his music. So he played. For the first class guests. For the third class members. For the girl at the window. For the darkness of the night. For the heartbeat of his own. For the sea- his eternal home.,In all that sprawling city, there was everything except an end. There was no end. Land? Land is a ship too big for me. Its a woman too beautiful, its voyage too long, a perfume too strong, its music I dont know how to make. Take a piano, hmm? The keys begin, the keys end. You know there are 88 of them. Nobody can tell you different. They are not infinite. On a piano that was not infinite! I learned to live that way