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简介：根据澳大利亚早期著名诗人C.J.Dennis的《SongsofaSentimentalBloke》改编，是澳国百年影史的最佳默片。网上有片段可在线观看：http://dl.filmaust.com.au/module/1187/ THESENTIMENTALBLOKEisregardedbymanyasthegreatestsilentfilmthatAustraliahasproduced. TheSentimentalBloke(1919)isanAustraliansilentfilmbasedonthe1915AustralianpoemTheSongsofaSentimentalBlokebyC.J.Dennis. ThefilmfromtheSouthernCrossFeatureFilmCompanyofAdelaide,wasmadebyRaymondLongfordandLottieLyell,atthetimebestknownpartnershipinAustraliancinema,starringLyellandavaudevillecomedian,ArthurTauchert,andfilmedmainlyintheinnercitySydneysuburbofWoolloomooloo. Tauchertplaysthe'sentimentalbloke',aSydneylarrikin,whovowstoabandonhislifeofgambling(playingTwo-up)anddrinkingwhenhefallsinlovewithDoreen(Lyell),whoworksinapicklefactory. Lyellisthoughttohaveco-authoredthescreenplay,writtenthetitles,editedthefilmandhelpedwiththedirection. TheSentimentalBlokeusesintertitlestakenfromtheoriginalpoemwritteninAustralianslangandwasahitwhenitopenedinMelbourneTownHallonOctober41919,breakingallexistingboxofficerecords.ItwasalsopopularinBritainandNewZealand,butdidnotsucceedintheU.S.,wheretestaudiencesfailedtounderstandthelanguage.DespitebeingrecutwithAmericanisedintertitles,havingsomescenescutout,andrenamedfortheAmericanmarketasTheStoryofaToughGuy,itwaswithdrawnfromdistribution. Thefilmwasrediscoveredinthe1950sandanewprintscreenedattheSydneyFilmFestivalin1955,andLongfordwasfoundtobeworkingasanightwatchmanontheSydneywharfs,(Lyellhaddiedin1925oftuberculosis). SincethentheoriginalnegativesenttotheU.S.wasdiscovered(labelledasTheSentimentalBlonde)attheFilmArchiveatGeorgeEastmanHouseInternationalMuseumofPhotographyandFilminRochester,NewYork,foundtobeadifferentversionandofabetterqualityprintthananyoftheAustraliancopies.Thenewversionpremieredatthe2004SydneyFilmFestivalandhasplayedatthe2005LondonFilmFestival.…