M.R.詹姆斯：鬼故事作者

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• 主演：马克·加蒂斯 Robert Lloyd Parry Martin Bassindale
• 年代：2013 / 英国 / John,Das
• 导演：John Das
• 国家/地区：英国
• 时长：120分钟
• 语言/字幕：国语对白 中文字幕
• 年代：2013
• 更新时间：2024-04-15 18:23:05
• 详细介绍： MRJames:GhostWriterisasixtyminutedocumentarywritte… MRJames:GhostWriterisasixtyminutedocumentarywrittenandpresentedbyMarkGatiss,exploringthelifeofBritain’sforemostghoststorywriter.Gatiss,alongtimeadmirerofJames,delvesintothelifeoftheauthorfromhisdevoutAnglicanupbringingandcloseknitfamilylife,throughtohisascenttothesummitofacademiaatKing’scollege,Cambridge.TheprogramseekstodiscoverwhatmotivatedthisscholarlybachelortocreatesomeofthemosticonicandchillingghoststoriesinEnglishliterature.ByfollowinginJames’sfootsteps,thedocumentaryattemptstogainagreaterinsightintotheenigmaticauthor. MRJames:GhostWriterexploresinsomedepththelegacyofMrJames,emphasisinghisearlylifeinSuffolkandthereligiousnatureofhisfamily.HisacademicprowessandnearobsessionwithMedievaltextandapocryphaclearlyhadanimpactuponhiswriting,withmuchofthevisualimageryfromhiswritingsbeingdirectlyliftedfrommanuscriptshewworkedwithonadailybasis.OnlybeingfamiliarwithJames’sworkfromaliterarystanding,Iwasgreatlysurprisedbythegreatacademicachievementsofhislife.HiswrittentreatiseonilluminatedApocalypsemanuscriptsstillremainsanunparalleledachievementalongwithhisrisetotheofficeofprovostanddirectorshipoftheFitzwilliamMuseum. DespitethedryandformalnatureofVictorianlife,Jameswasasurprisinggregariousanimal,takinganactivepartincollegesociallife.Althoughhecertainlyreflectedfacetsoftheantiquariancharactersthatsooftenpopulatedhisstories,hewasalsoamanofimmensepassion.Hispersonalfriendshipsweredeepandofgreatimportancetohim,ascorrespondencewithhisinnercircledemonstrate.Hisrelationshipwithex-pupilandillustratorJamesMcBryde,succinctlydemonstratesaprofoundplatonicfriendshipofatypeseldomseenthesedays.Thedocumentaryalsoaddressedtheimpactofthe“Greatwar”uponbothJamesandthecollegeandthesubsequentwayitinfluencedhislaterwriting. PerhapsthebestaspectofMarkGatiss’sexplorationofallthingsJamesian,isthehonestandfairwaythesubjectofhis“personallife”isexplored.Thereisatrendincontemporaryanalysistosometimesoverzealouslylookforevidencemodernschoolsofthoughtinthosefromprioreras.Severalrevisionistscholarsseemtoseizeupon“examples”ofasexualsubtextintheauthor’sworkandarethenhappytoextrapolatethisintotheory’sofsuppressedhomosexuality.Mr.Gatissdoesnotshyawayfromsuchnotionsbutneitherdoeshemakeanydefinitiveconclusions.HisinterviewwithaformerpupilofJameswhosefatherwasalsoaclosepersonalfriend,perhapsshedsthemostlightonthematter. ThevisualandeditingstyleofMRJames:GhostWriterisverycompellingandfollowsabroadlylinearnarrativepath,withmanyatangentialasidetoexploreillustrativepoints.BeingaBBCcommissionprojecttherealotofuseoffootagefrompreviousadaptationsinreferencingJames’sliterarywork.ThedocumentaryeffectivelymakesuseofactorRobertLloydParry,whorecreatesJamescelebratedreadingsofhisstoriesatChristmas,tohisfellowmembersofthe“ChitChatClub”.ParryspecialisesinonemanperformancesoftheworkofMRJamesandprovidessomeexcellentreadingsfromsuchstoriesasCanonAlberic’sScrapbookandAwarningtotheCurious. AlthoughitisaimpossibletasktodefinitivelyencapsulateawritersuchasMRJamesinasinglesixtyminutedocumentary,MRJames:GhostWritercertainlyprovidesaninterestingoverview.MarkGatisshasanobviouspassionforthemanandclearlyidentifieswithhimonmanylevels.However,thisisfarfromanunobjectiveeulogyanddepictsJamesasamanofhistimewithnotparticularlyprogressiveattitudesonsexualequalityormodernisation.MRJames:GhostWriteristobeshownontheBBCintheUKovertheChristmasperiodalongwiththenewlycommissionadaptationofTheTractateMiddoth,alsowrittenbyMarkGatiss.IwholeheartedlyrecommendbothshowstonotonlyestablishedMRJamesfansbuttowiderscholarsoftheghoststorieswhowishtolearnmoreaboutoneofthegenresfinestauthors. 详情