英语影视作品赏析第十单元 为奴十二年.pptx

Unit Fifteen 12 Years a Slave 第十五单元 为奴十二载 12 Years A Slave 为奴十二年 更多片名：被夺走的12年 自由之心 导 演： Steven McQueen（史蒂夫·麦奎因） 主 演： Chiwetelu Ejiofor（切瓦特·艾乔福） Michael Fassbender （迈克尔·法斯宾德） Lupita Nyongo （露皮塔·尼永奥） 类 型： 剧情 片 长： 134 分钟 Part I 影片赏析 Part II 练习 Part III 拓展阅读 Part I 影片赏析 导读 12 Years a Slave is a 2013 historical drama film and an adaptation of the 1853 slave narrative memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a New York State-born free African-American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841 and sold into slavery. Northup worked on plantations in the state of Louisiana for twelve years before his release. The first scholarly edition of Northups memoir, co-edited in 1968 by Sue Eakin and Joseph Logsdon, carefully retraced and validated the account and concluded it to be accurate. Other characters in the film were also real people, including Edwin and Mary Epps, and Patsey. This is the third feature film directed by Steve McQueen. The screenplay was written by John Ridley（约翰·瑞雷）. Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Solomon Northup. Principal photography took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, from June 27 to August 13, 2012. The locations used were four historic antebellum plantations: Felicity, Bocage, Destrehan, and Magnolia. Of the four, Magnolia is nearest to the actual plantation where Northup was held. 12 Years a Slave received widespread critical acclaim, and was named the best film of 2013 by several media outlets. It proved to be a box office success, earning over $187 million on a production budget of $20 million. The film won three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress for Nyongo, and the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Ridley. The Best Picture win made McQueen the first black producer ever to have received the award and the first black director to have directed a Best Picture winner. The film was awarded th