卞进燮
发表于7分钟前回复 :Wunder der Schöpfung is an extraordinary, fascinating Kulturfilm trying to explain the whole human knowledge of the 1920s about the world and the universe. 15 special effects experts and 9 cameramen were involved in the production of this film which combines documentary scenes, historical documents, fiction elements, animation scenes and educational impact. It its beautifully colored, using tinting and toning in a very elaborated way. Some visual ideas in the sequences with a space shuttle visiting different planets in the universe seem to have to be the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.In the context of Germany's Kulturfilm phenomenon, Wunder der Schöpfung was among the greatest achievements of the 1920s. The production was constructed, rehearsed, and shot over a period of two and a half years, under the supervision of Hanns Walter Kornblum. The idea to describe the universe and man's place in it well suited UFA's Grossfilm mentality, one year before the Metropolis catastrophe. Hundreds of skilled craftsmen participated in the project, building props and constructing scale models drawn by 15 special effects draughtsmen, while 9 cameramen in separate units worked on the historical, documentary, fiction, animation, and science-fiction sequences. Without star roles or even protagonists, the film's plot is crowded with meticulously structured and skillfully acted single scenes an artful mosaic of small vignettes. No less than four credited university professors ensured the factual background behind the scientific and historical events portrayed.The film's symbol of progress and the new scientific era is a spacecraft, travelling through the Milky Way, making all the planets and their inspiring worlds familiar to us, with the extravaganza of their distinctive features. The film's educational intentions, however, become steadily more obscure, humorous, or even campy as this popularization project proceeds. With the excuse of presenting the end of the world a not-so-new concept as a new, undeniably scientific truth, the film veers happily along a new path, displaying detailed apocalyptic scenes of the end of mankind. For today's audiences, this amazing film demonstrates how the universe was comprehended in the 1920s, and how that view was sold to contemporary audiences.
艾晴晴
发表于5分钟前回复 :青年段志高来到小桥车站学习锻炼。小桥站全体员工在站长“老解决”的带领下辛勤工作,并和附近公社亲如一家。但是,段志高热情有余、经验不足,常好心办坏事。这让即将退休的老站务员“老怀表”看不过去。站长“老解决”生产队妇女队长胖大嫂有心相爱,但却不好意思主动表白。扳道员“小发明”和在生产队的姐姐铁英暗地筹划利用河水建立一个小发电站,段志高积极参与计划。生产队在清理仓库时发现了一个废弃的发电机,老站长与胖队长商谈此事。“秦广播”误听了老站长的梦话后安排老站长与胖队长会面,两人虽然话不对题,却终于明白了对方的心意。小发电站发现成功,“老解决”和胖队长终成眷属,双喜临门,大家欢呼庆祝。“老怀表”看到年轻人的力量,觉得可以放心从岗位上退下了。