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爱在洛杉矶:一起去逛“爱乐之城”

2017-05-02CiaranMcEvoy

新东方英语 2017年5期

Ciaran+McEvoy

拍攝于洛杉矶的《爱乐之城》不仅讲述了一段关于爱与梦想的故事,更呈现出这座城市优美、浪漫的一面。男女主角穿梭于洛杉矶的地标建筑和经典景点,也带领观众领略到这座“爱乐之城”的动人风采。

Shot in more than 40 locations in L.A., the musical La La Land is “a love letter to the city,” according to its producer. To coincide with the UK release, we asked a local writer to pick some of the films iconic settings.

Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange1)

La La Lands opening scene is a six-minute dance number2) to the song Another Day of Sun that plays out amid L.A.s notoriously bad traffic. Its also where the films protagonists, struggling actress Mia (Emma Stone) and jazz pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), first encounter each other—albeit in a road rage incident. The scene is said to have been filmed over two hot days in a ramp3) at this interchange between the carpool lanes4) of the 105 (Century) and 110 (Harbor) freeways in south L.A. The downtown skyline and surrounding mountains can be seen in the distance.

音乐歌舞片《爱乐之城》在洛杉矶拍摄,取景点超过40个,如其制片人所述,这是“一封写给洛杉矶的情书”。该片在英国上映之际(编注:英文原文发表于今年1月),我们邀请一位洛杉矶当地作家选出了片中的一些标志性背景。

“法官哈利·普雷格森”立交桥

《爱乐之城》的开场是一段六分钟的舞蹈,配乐是《另一个晴朗天》,拍摄背景是洛杉矶尽人皆知的糟糕交通。这也是该片的主人公——努力奋斗的女演员米娅(艾玛·斯通饰)和爵士钢琴家塞巴斯蒂安(瑞恩·高斯林饰)——首次邂逅的地方,尽管是在一次“路怒”事件中。据称,这一幕是在两个炎热的日子里拍摄的,地点是洛杉矶南部105号(世纪)高速公路与110号(港口)高速公路共乘车道交接处的匝道。从这里可以看到远处的市中心天际线和周边的山峰。

Smokehouse5) Restaurant, Burbank6)

This is the setting for the scene in which Mia discovers Sebastians talent for the piano. The fictional Liptons restaurant—where jazz purist Sebastian grudgingly7) agrees to play Christmas music—is in reality a venerable8) eatery long frequented by actors, producers and other showbiz9) types. It has been on this spot, across the street from the Warner Bros studio, since 1949. In the film, the exterior of Liptons is the You Are the Star mural10), which features Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin and others, which is on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Wilcox Avenue in Hollywood.

Cathys Corner, Mount Hollywood Drive

“Not much to look at, huh?” Sebastian cracks11) about the gorgeous city view. “Ive seen better,” Mia replies. This section of the road that winds through Griffith Park12) is the setting of the duos six-minute song-and-dance number, A Lovely Night, after they reconnect at a Hollywood Hills party. It overlooks the San Fernando Valley and features prominently on the film posters. Cathys Corner is near famed Mulholland Drive, but prepare for disappointment if youre expecting a park bench and street lamps. They only exist in the movie.

凯西角,位于好莱坞山道

“没什么好看的,是吧?”塞巴斯蒂安对绚丽的城市景致打趣道。“我见过更美的。”米娅回答道。这段路蜿蜒于格里菲斯公园内,是两人在好莱坞山的一次派对上重逢后表演六分钟歌舞《一个美好的夜晚》的背景地。此地俯瞰圣费尔南多谷,是《爱乐之城》电影海报上的主要元素。凯西角靠近著名的穆赫兰道,但你如果想看到公园长凳和路灯,要做好失望的心理准备,因为它们只存在于电影当中。……

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