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摘要：Screen adaptations of Jane Austen's novels have become as common as Star Wars sequels but now the author's own life is to be the subject of a film. 《傲慢与偏见》、《理智与情感》、《爱玛》和《曼斯菲尔德花园》……英国19世纪浪漫主义小说家简·奥斯汀的系列爱情名著一直以来都是影视剧翻拍的热门题材，而英国目前正在拍摄的电影将讲述这位小说家鲜为人知的初恋。 Screen adaptations of Jane Austen's novels have become as common as Star Wars sequels but now the author's own life is to be the subject of a film. An ?8 million movie detailing the thwarted summer love of Austen at 19 for a young and roguish Irishman, Tom Lefroy, a real life suitor, has begun shooting in Dublin. Robert Bernstein, one of the producers, said yesterday: "It is young love. It is Jane Austen in love, something you've never seen before, a complete departure from the usual oblique portrait of her as a spinster." Ecosse Films, the lead producer, made Mrs Brown, the Bafta- and Golden Globe-winning picture about Queen Victoria's relationship with her servant, John Brown. Mr Bernstein said: "We were looking for a companion piece to Mrs Brown, a pivotal relationship in a British icon's life that is surprising and revealing. She is a person with a beating heart, and the experience transforms her life." Becoming Jane stars Anne Hathaway, seen recently in Brokeback Mountain, as the author, James McAvoy, star of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, as her young Irish beau, and Julie Walters as Jane's mother. Julian Jarrold, the director, who made Kinky Boots, said: "Anne has the perfect combination of intelligence, emotional vulnerablity and steely determination for our Jane." The all-British production, with BluePrint Pictures, is causing a stir as a distant surviving relative of Austen's beau, Helen Lefroy, 85, asserts that Tom, who was about to start practising law at Lincoln's Inn, would have found Austen too independent in spirit. She believes that Austen merely mined Tom for information for her writing. Mr Bernstein said that his tale was far from fanciful. "It is pretty well established that she had this whirlwind romance that started her writing First Impressions, which was the embryo for Pride and Prejudice. "We developed the script three years ago. It is taken from research, culled from a lot of biographies. Jon Spence, who wrote the book Becoming Jane, is our historical consultant. We portray a deep and emotional relationship that was not to be. "It's the true story of how she fell in love at 19, had a relationship that was a key to her understanding of how love works, and how she became the writer we know and love today." The producers follow a long tradition of using Austen for inspiration. Six films have been made of Pride and Prejudice and Emma has been adapted five times. Persuasion, Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey have also all been filmed. 《傲慢与偏见》、《理智与情感》、《爱玛》和《曼斯菲尔德花园》……英国19世纪浪漫主义小说家简·奥斯汀的系列爱情名著一直以来都是影视剧翻拍的热门题材，而英国目前正在拍摄的电影将讲述这位小说家鲜为人知的初恋。 爱情小说家一生只爱过一次 据《每日电讯报》4月6日报道，这部名为《成就简》的电影耗资800万英镑，目前已在都柏林开拍。 影片讲述了19岁的奥斯汀与年轻的爱尔兰小混混汤姆·雷弗洛伊的爱情故事。根据由乔恩·思朋斯撰写的电影同名原著，19岁的奥斯汀与聪明、狡黠但清贫的爱尔兰年轻律师雷弗洛伊一见钟情。但雷弗洛伊家期望与富贵之家联姻，而奥斯汀的牧师家庭也希望未来女婿拥有经济实力，于是两位有情人最终分手。 奥斯汀在致姐姐卡桑德拉的信中说：“终于，这一天还是到来了，我将与汤姆·雷弗洛伊告别。而当你收到这封信时，一切都已结束。一想到这些，我不禁流泪。” 后来，雷弗洛伊娶了个大家闺秀，还成为爱尔兰最高法院首席法官。直至晚年，他才向侄子透露曾与一位作家有过一段恋情。而在初恋以被迫分手告终后，奥斯汀不但选择终身不嫁，也将所有未了的情感注入文学创作。 《公主日记》女主角化身奥斯汀 《成就简》的制片人之一罗伯特·伯恩斯坦日前指出：“这是一场年轻人的爱情，它讲述的是恋爱中的简·奥斯汀，一些你从来没有听过的故事，你从中会发现奥斯汀一改众多影视剧所描述的老处女形象。奥斯汀有一颗遭受了挫折的心，而这些经历影响了她的一生。”该影片制片商Ecosse电影公司曾拍摄过讲述英国维多利亚女王与宫廷男仆约翰·布朗秘密恋情的电影——《布朗太太》。伯恩斯坦说：“我们期待出来一部《布朗太太》的姊妹片。” 报道说，奥斯汀将由《公主日记》的女主角和《断背山》中杰克之妻的扮演者安妮·海瑟薇出演，男主角雷弗洛伊由《纳尼亚传奇：狮子女巫魔衣橱》里的詹姆斯·麦克沃担当，而朱丽·沃特斯则饰演奥斯汀的母亲。曾执导过《长靴》的朱莉安·杰罗德为该片导演。杰罗德说：“安妮·海瑟薇简直就是聪明伶俐、感情脆弱和意志坚定的奥斯汀的完美化身。” 当事人亲戚质问故事真实性 报道说，雷弗洛伊目前还健在的远房亲戚、85岁的海伦·雷弗洛伊声称，汤姆当时即将去林肯法学协会攻读法律，他或许是发现奥斯汀的性格太过独立。她相信，奥斯汀只不过是为了小说情节而在诋毁汤姆。 伯恩斯坦说，电影《成就简》不是凭空想象出来的，“这场浪漫史让她产生了创作小说《傲慢与偏见》的灵感”。伯恩斯坦还说：“我们在3年前开始构思电影脚本。剧情设计都得到众多文献资料的佐证。《成就简》的原著作者乔恩·思朋斯是我们的历史顾问。我们将给观众展现一个感人至深的爱情故事，看看奥斯汀如何在19岁开始恋爱，这场恋情如何让她明白了爱情的意义，以及如何让她成为一个我们都熟知的小说家。” |
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