1648 Soul Harbor
Opening the door of the house, the melodious and quiet cello concerto was lingering lightly, and the apricot-yellow light flowed down like a gurgling stream. The Yingying halo covered all the furniture in sight with a hazy butter color and navy blue. The twilight and cold night were left behind, and the noise and chaos of the whole world slowly settled down..
“Back? "Rooney Mara, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, raised her head, put the book she was reading on her knees, and raised her lips at Renly..
Renly nodded slightly and stopped at the entrance. The fatigue remaining between his brows gradually melted into the warmth of the room, "What are you reading?"？”
“‘"School of Rumors." Rooney stood up the book in her hand and showed it to Renly.
Involuntarily, the smile on the corner of his mouth rose, and Renly's eyes flashed slightly, "The book in your hand was a gift given to me by Matthew when I completed the formalities for suspending my studies at Cambridge University. The inner pages of the book should be fine. His initials can be found, hidden in a corner like an Easter egg. You can only find them if you look through them carefully. The copy I originally collected by myself should now be in Matthew's apartment in Notting Hill..”
There was a trace of curiosity in Rooney's eyes, "Oh, it sounds like there is a story in it.".”
“Ha." Renly chuckled, "That's the story in the play. When I was still at Eton, once, I deliberately locked the English teacher out of the classroom, then stood on the stage and started to perform this play. I believe I, Mr. Stanley, would never like what he saw through the window, and he sent for the principal angrily..”
“Wow! Rooney exclaimed, "I think Mr. Stanley made a wrong decision." The vampire prank of the "Gravity" crew is still spreading far and wide in Hollywood..
Renly raised his eyebrows slightly, "A week later, I read the play aloud on the radio. Andre and Matthew blocked the door of the radio room. You should really see all the teachers and school staff at that time. The prisoners were furiously beating on the door of the broadcast room. Later, Eaton also made a painting to record the scene of that day..”
“Haha." Rooney couldn't help but chuckle, "What should I do? Now I'm starting to wonder about your high school career..”
“It’s not that popular. Except for the teacher, the other students were not too satisfied with my reading of the ‘Rumor School’ on the radio. They felt that I was satirizing them.” Renly said calmly..
Rooney thought about it seriously, "I have no way to refute.”
Renly shrugged, "They're not as stupid as I thought..”
Rooney nodded meaningfully, "I'm starting to feel sorry for those reporters. They still don't understand who their opponents are.".”
“who? "Renly raised his eyebrows slightly, and there was a hint of amusement in his eyes..
Rooney raised her chin, snorted lightly, and did not answer, as if to say: I will not be fooled. Then she lowered her head again, opened the book, and continued to read..
The smile in Renly's eyes filled the corners of his mouth. Without saying anything more, he raised his feet and walked towards the bathroom. Today he was experiencing ups and downs of emotions, and his underwear was getting wet and dry again. Wet, now the whole body feels more and more heavy, he needs a hot bath to relax.
“"The Rumor School" is actually a play, not a novel. The author is the famous British social comedy writer Richard-Sheridan, who was highly praised by George Byron..
Richard Sheridan's family background is not obvious but has already reached the upper class. His father is a professional theater actor and a writer. He is quite famous in the industry, which also enabled him to study at Eton during his middle school years. Harrow School, which is on par with public schools; but after graduation, he did not climb up and further enter the upper class society, but returned to the theater circle down-to-earth, which also enabled his works to often capture the keen differences between different classes..
For professionals in the theater circle, Richard Sheridan is an outstanding playwright second only to William Shakespeare. Among them, "The Rumor School" is his pinnacle work, created in 1777..
This script mainly tells the story of aristocratic men and women in the British upper class. Because they have nothing to do, they spread rumors and cause trouble every day, specifically destroying other people's reputations and families. They even set up a "rumor-mongering school". The core of the story revolves around two people. Two aristocratic brothers with different personalities unfold.
The younger brother is a libertine who spends money, but he is kind-hearted and kind-hearted; while the elder brother is a gentleman who appears to follow the rules and talks about benevolence and morality, but is actually a greedy and hypocritical villain. After several tests, the two brothers' The true nature/temperament is finally revealed in front of people. The whole process is full of climaxes and fun, and the comedy effect is really outstanding..
Through this farce, Richard Sheridan showed the vanity, greed and hypocrisy of the British upper class.
That was the distant year of 1777, which also means that as early as the end of the 18th century, with the rise of drama and novels, the British aristocracy was encountering constant provocations, and the conflicts between classes also gave rise to many wonderful works. works; but the same situation has not substantially improved since entering the 21st century..
With this background in mind, Renly's mischief and mischief at Eton came to life, and the chaotic scene can still be described..
Renly did not stay in the bathroom for too long. Although he took a hot bath to relax his muscles, it only lasted less than half an hour. Then Renly appeared in the hall again, his whole body filled with steam. Wipe your hair that is still dripping with a bath towel.
Rooney raised her head and looked at Renly in front of her, who was barefoot and wearing a white T-shirt. She seemed to be quietly disarmed. The fatigue and laziness between her brows slowly flowed out, and she couldn't help but reappear in her mind. She saw Paul lying on the hospital bed. She knew that Renly would definitely go to the hospital soon, so she placed the "Rumor Spreading School" next to her and stretched out her right hand towards Renly, "Come here, I will help you.".”
Renly stood there, hesitating a little, but his spirit was too tired to think about those disguises now. He walked over barefoot, turned around, turned his back to the sofa, and crossed his legs in front of Rooney. I sat down and put the towel on my head, just like the Arab costumes in the Middle East..
Rooney gently wiped the wet hair through the towel, and then used her fingertips to massage Renly's scalp with a little force. The technique was a bit clumsy and not very skillful, but the warmth in her palms penetrated through the towel and hair. The silk was passed down bit by bit, causing Renly to slowly close his eyes..
There was no dialogue, but warm air was flowing in the room. Renly almost entered a half-dream state. After a whole day of work, his physical strength and energy were exhausted. Even though he had just fallen asleep in the carriage for a while, it was still not enough. To relieve fatigue. Now that I have relaxed, I feel even more sleepy..
Renly half-closed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "How is your day today?"？”
“In the morning, I went to the hospital to visit Paul and met Jack. We stayed in the hospital for nearly an hour. Later, I went to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities. The supermarket was doing an event today, and I bought a lot of kitchen paper and toilet paper. paper and then bought a ton of towels.”
“Then I thought about it, what do you think about having pasta for dinner? I called Amy Adams specifically. Did you know she was born in Italy? I asked about how to make the pasta sauce, and she personally gave me a large bottle of sauce that her mother made at home. This is the authentic taste of Italy..”
“In the afternoon, after I came back, well... I watched a movie, 'Circus of the Whales', and many of the scenes in it were very interesting..”
Rooney kept talking about trivial matters in daily life, which made Renly feel extremely comfortable, until a topic she was familiar with came up, and she added in passing, "There are only thirty-nine shots in the whole movie. But it lasted nearly 150 minutes, all of which were long shots.”
“I think the most amazing thing about Tarr is that there aren't many traces of his long shots. You won't consciously notice that they are all long shots, but the whole flowing narrative sense flows out. This kind of lens language ability It's really admirable." Rooney also nodded in agreement..
Bela-Tarr, a famous Hungarian director, has always been obsessed with exploring medium shots and long shots, and has his own obsession with film language..
“But I don't like it very much." Renly said objectively, "Of course, he is a very special director. His shots can often convey the shock silently, as in the second half of 'Circus of the Whales' Duan's riot part, the powerful force in silence is really admirable. It is a real movie, using the lens to tell the story and spirit. His lens language has self-awareness and requires people to think about those philosophical thoughts and those social reflections. Only with more knowledge can we understand, otherwise we can only wander outside the door.，”
Rooney pondered for a moment, "No, I don't think so. I think his lens language is shocking in itself. It doesn't need to be understood or deepened, and the mind can calm down.".”
“I agree. He is always keen to use his own lens to explore the philosophy contained in life. You can take a look at his... well, it should be his 2011 work "The Horse of Turin", which corresponds to God's creation of the world. Seven days to explore destruction. But in comparison, I prefer Theo-Angelopoulos’s use of lenses. It’s not that you can’t use long lenses, but long lenses themselves should have their own philosophical thinking. Or Nuri-Bilge-Ceylan can also be used as a reference.”
Renly and Rooney were sitting quietly in front of the sofa, chatting nonchalantly about movies and directors, performances and art. They talked to each other, each having their own opinions, occasionally finding common ground, and occasionally arguing..
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