When the movie Notre Dame was shown in China, I was still in primary school, and a neighbor took me to see it. The film was shown in a military compound. Of course, you can only read stories at that age. I'm still a little afraid of the hunchback of Notre Dame quasimodo. I closed my eyes as soon as he appeared; At that time, I didn't think the dark-skinned Esmeralda was beautiful, because I didn't appreciate the beauty of wildness and primitiveness, but I liked the fair beauty of Miss Lily and the chivalrous and handsome beauty of Phoebe.
At that time, a neighbor's brother in the yard was in middle school. One day, he came back and told a joke: a young female teacher came to their class. As soon as she entered the classroom, the naughty boy imitated quasimodo's voice and said, "Beauty-",which scared the female teacher to run away in tears.
At that time, the back cover of a popular movie was still a picture of Esmeralda and quasimodo in red skirts, just like a standard picture of beauty and beast.
When we were in middle school, we began to swallow jujube literature. At that time, we had too many books to finish, and several students worked together. Every big book is tried by one person first, and he agrees that everyone should read it carefully separately. I remember that the first girl who read Notre Dame de Paris went to the movies first. After reading the first few chapters, she frowned and said: the first few chapters describe architecture, which makes my head grow up. Another classmate said curiously, I went to see it, and she did. Later, people were admitted to the Department of Architecture. At that time, I was too superficial to ask for too much understanding. I don't remember now.
Later, when studying foreign literature in university, the teacher made such a personality analysis of this masterpiece: Esmeralda is beautiful in appearance and beautiful in mind, Phoebe is ugly in appearance, Father Flo is ugly in appearance and ugly in mind, and quasimodo is ugly in appearance and beautiful in mind. It seems to be a facial analysis of the characters in this classic novel.
I entered a literati unit for a period of time and met a talented scientist with excellent writing style. Once I didn't know how to mention Notre Dame, he hesitated a little and said, "I think Father Flo deserves sympathy!" " I didn't understand at the moment. When he claimed this again, I asked him to explain it in detail. He said that when he applied for a university, he chose a famous university of technology for professional reasons, but he ignored a very important point. Because the school is located in inland areas, girls in big cities generally don't want to go, so there are few female students in the school, and the ratio of male to female is seriously out of balance. He went on to say, "Floro is everywhere on campus." Following his description, I saw a scene in front of me: a gloomy face and squinting figure appeared on the university campus, which should be full of youthful vitality. God, is this the university I have always respected? The scene was so funny that I couldn't help laughing. He said angrily, "I regret telling you!" "I said," you really have Hugo's humanitarian spirit, and your fraternity includes everyone. "
Although it ended in discord, I went to buy a disc and watched the movie again. Perhaps in her twenties, after all, when she was an adult, she saw Esmeralda wearing a red gypsy frilly dress with a slim waist and graceful posture. The dance she danced was really charming. And pay special attention to the villain Floro, who followed Phoebe on the appointment and tried to stop him many times and prayed for his pity. When he saw the right person hugging and kissing her right person, his heart was tortured by jealousy and he fell painfully on the cold stone steps. At that moment, a knife suddenly fell from the sky, which was fatalité-it was destiny takes a hand, wasn't his assassination the instinctive reaction of male animals? Qiu Yuefeng's dubbing is delicate, profound and full of tension, which shows the repressed pain and the struggle between spirit and flesh. After watching the whole movie, Esmeralda's beautiful and uninhibited voice echoed in my ears. "Anyway, I am still very happy-"
From 65438 to 0998, Notre Dame de Paris, a French-made musical, toured all over France, with an audience of more than 5 million. By that time, I had come to France, but I hesitated to read this familiar story again. At this time, I saw an interview with the audience on TV. When walking out of the theater, the reporter asked a blonde: Who do you like best in the play? She replied: I like quasimodo! I was surprised, and so was the reporter. I asked her, is it Phoebe? She said, "No, it's quasimodo, because he is kind and has a heart of gold". I feel ashamed at the thought of myself at the same age. I am so young that I can see the essence through appearances. This is the seed of kindness and sympathy that my children have had since childhood, and a warm humanitarian feeling.
The French version of the musical Notre Dame de Paris has a strong lineup, and the heroine is the number one female singer Hélène Ségar in France. Her voice is soft, delicate and distant, with a lingering sound, but it lacks a little wild beauty. Quasimodo is played by Canadian singer Carew. His voice is very distinctive, called the sound of bean paste or alcohol and tobacco, and has a wide range. His performance was very touching. Playing Phoebe is Patrick Fiori; Young French singer; Father floro looks dry and depressed, but isn't this what a man with exhausted feelings and depressed human nature looks like?
Musicals have a feature that the protagonist's long solo is an inner monologue, like a portrait with a clear soul.
Quasimodo sang a warm attachment and helplessness, a kind of love without taking, attacking and hurting.
Floro sang, "You will ruin me." . The son of God can't have worldly desires, otherwise he will betray God, abandon his faith and be doomed. Uncontrollable lust makes him suffer from both soul and body, a fear of panic, disorder and loss of control; You may subvert my life, so you are a dangerous witch to me; Your existence, my pain; Your charm can destroy me, so I must destroy you first.
Phoebe sings Tears. I remember that Phoebe in the movie seemed frivolous and smooth, but he had a struggle in the opera. If he can't resist the temptation, he may lose his easy-to-get rich life and social status.
The most touching scene of this opera is that the male trio falls in love with the same woman: Belle-Beauty. Songs are like a wave of emotions, which repeatedly agitate, sigh, whisper, look forward to and contradict. They meet the passion of the soul and ignite the desire for life, but they are caught in a dilemma. They strongly feel the restrictions from others, themselves and the environment, hoping to get it but fearing to lose it.
Three men, everyone yearns for Esmeralda, but one betrays her, one destroys her, and the other can only be friendship, but there is no love that Esmeralda yearns for.
Later, at a concert, I saw three leading men singing in casual clothes, without the heavy makeup of traditional Chinese opera. I suddenly found that the actor who plays Father Flo has a typical French look-warm and shiny, as if a person finally took off his mask in life and recovered his lost humanity. I don't know why this scene moved me. This is France. Life is full of discoveries, heartache, unexpected happiness and spiritual comfort, which will always keep you optimistic and hopeful about life.