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Rebecca,IntroductiontotheAuthor,DaphneduMaurier(达夫妮杜穆里埃):13May190719April1989AnEnglishauthorandplaywright.Herfirstnovel,TheLovingSpirit,waspublishedin1931.Today,shehasbeenre-appraisedasafirst-ratestoryteller,amistressofsuspense.Herabilitytorecreateasenseofplaceismuchadmired,andherworkremainspopularworldwide.Forseveraldecadesshewasthemostpopularauthorforlibrarybookborrowings.,Thenovel,ThenovelRebecca,whichhasbeenadaptedforstageandscreenonseveraloccasions,isgenerallyregardedashermasterpiece.OneofherstrongestinfluencesherewasJaneEyrebyCharlotteBront.HerfascinationwiththeBrontfamilyisalsoapparentinTheInfernalWorldofBranwellBront,herbiography（传记）ofthetroubledelderbrothertotheBrontgirls.ThefactthattheirmotherhadbeenCornish(康沃尔郡的）sawnodoubtaddedtoherinterest.,Content,BasedonthenovelbyDaphneduMaurier,theclassicpsychologicalthrillerRebeccawasAlfredHitchcocksfirstAmericanfilm.JoanFontaineplaystheunnamednarrator,ayoungwomanwhoworksasacompaniontothewell-to-doMrs.VanHopper(FlorenceBates).ShemeetsthewealthywidowerMaximdeWinter(LaurenceOlivier)inMonteCarlo,wheretheyfallinloveandgetmarried.MaximtakeshisnewbridetoManderlay,alargecountryestateinCornwall.However,themansions(宽敞的房子)manyservantsrefusetoacceptherasthenewladyofthehouse.TheyseemtobeloyaltoMaximsfirstwife,Rebecca,whodiedundermysteriouscircumstances.Particularlycrueltoheristheprim（一本正经的）housekeeperMrs.Danvers(JudithAnderson),whoisobsessedwithRebecca.Shecontinuallyattests（宣称）toherbeautyandvirtues(referringtoheras“therealMrs.deWinter”)andevenpreservesherformerbedroomasashrine（圣物）.ThenewMrs.deWinterisnearlydriventomadnessasshebeginstodoubtherrelationshipwithherhusbandandthepresenceofRebeccastartstohaunther.Eventually,aninvestigationleadstotherevelationaboutRebeccastruenature.,Pictures,TheMovie,1940AcademyAwardswins:BestPicture-SelznickInternationalPictures-DavidO.SelznickBestCinematography,BlackandWhiteGeorgeBarnes1940AcademyAwardnominations:BestAct