本书既是一本详尽的英语电影指南,又是一部以电影为平台、深入阐述和评析东西方各种社会文化现象的导读类作品。
全书按主题分为六个单元,每单元包含三部影片,它们分别从各自的视角演绎了同一主题的不同侧面。这十八部影片中既有令人百看不厌、回味无穷的经典老片,又有让人耳目一新、颇具时代感的主流大片。本书所选影片,无论新旧,都体现了高超的制作水平和深刻的人文思想,影响力大,典型性强。
Unit 1 Egypt—A Brilliant Civilization
Part One An Overall View
Part Two Movie Talk
Part Three Cultural Perspectives
Essay Questions..
Unit 2 The Greatest Minds
Part One An Overall View
Part Two Movie Talk
Part Three Cultural Perspectives
Essay Questions.
Unit 3 Crimes and Law in the States
Part One An Overall View
Part Two Movie Talk
Part Three Cultural Perspectives
Essay Questions.
Unit 4 World War II
Part One An Overall View
Part Two Movie Talk
Part Three Cultural Perspectives
Essay Questions.
Unit 5 The Olympics
Part One An Overall View
Part Two Movie Talk
Part Three Cultural Perspectives
Essay Questions
Unit 6 Natural Disasters and Destruction
Part One An Overall View
Part Two Movie Talk
Part Three Cultural Perspectives
Essay Questions .