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2. Introduction of Film Culture

3. Introduction of Film Culture • Famous actors & actresses

4. Charlie Chaplin

5. Charlie Chaplin, who died in 1977, is considered one of the greatest and funniest actors in the history of the cinema. During his lifetime, he acted in 13 films, and he wrote, directed and acted in 69 other films.

6. Chaplin was born in London in 1889 and first acted when he was five years old. At the age of eight, he joined a group of child dancers, and at seventeen he set off for the USA with a group of comedy actors. During a second trip to the USA in 1912, and important film director saw Chaplin acting a very funny part in a play. As a result, Chaplin got his first film part in the States.

7. As early as his second film, Chaplin had developed his own manner of acting, the one that was to become world-famous. He wore a small black hat, very wide trousers , a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked. Even his way of walking down the street and turning a corner could be recognized as his own. In less than three months Chaplin acted in 11 films. After a short while he started directing films himself. During his first year, Chaplin acted in 35 films, many of which, he wrote and directed himself.

8. Chaplin’s earliest films were silent, because the equipment for adding sound to films had not yet been developed. The development of films with sound became a problem for Chaplin, as he was uncertain about making films with dialogue. Instead, he continued to make films without dialogue, but he added music, which he wrote himself. Two of his greatest films, “City Lights” and “Modern Times” were of this kind.

9. Charlie Chaplin "Derby" T-shirt • Chaplin’s later films, however, were not well received. He made only six films between 1940 and 1966 and only the first of these is still popular today. Chaplin lived the last years of his life in Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977. Before he died, he was honored in a number of ways for his contributions to the film industry. Charlie Chaplin Calendar Charlie Chaplin Collection Vol 1 Charlie Chaplin Signature Mug

10. Charlie Chaplin was a comic, a rebel and a humanist. Those three little words are the keys to discovering the man who is still considered to be one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. They are also the keys to appreciating his unique ability to bring tears of laughter to our eyes one minute, and tears of understanding the next.  

16. His major films • The Gold Rush （《淘金者》 1925） • City Light （《城市之光》 1931） • Modern Times （《摩登时代》 1936） • The Great Dictator （《大独裁者》 1940） • Monsieur Verdoux （1947）. Verdoux 先生(法语) • Limelight （《舞台生涯》 1952） • A King in New York （《一个国王在纽约》 1957）

17. Julie Andrews • Julia Elizabeth Wells was born in Walton-on-Thames, England, on October 1st 1935. Early, she began to learn both tap踢踏舞 and ballet from an aunt. -

18. When she was 4, her parents, Barbara and Ted Wells separated. Barbara married Ted Andrews and Julia changed her name for Julie Andrews. Barbara and Ted were a musical duo一对音乐艺人 and they discovered that Julie had a “freak”奇特的 voice with a range of 4 octaves 8度 .

19. Julie began singing lessons with Madame Lillian Stiles-Allen at the age of 8. When she was 12, she was cast in Starlight Roof .She also performed in the Royal Command Variety Performance at the London Paladium伦敦皇家宫廷节目when she turned 13 years old. There, she performed songs in front of the King George VI, Queen Elisabeth, Prince Philip and Princess Margaret.

20. In 1954, Julie was cast in The Boy Friend, at The Royale Theater. • She left her family to move in New York. She also performed the role of Eliza Doolittle in the production "My Fair Lady" of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. • She stopped in 1962, to give birth to Emma Kate, her first and only child with Tony Walton, her first husband.

21. In 1965, she was heroine in The Sound of Music, which made her famous all over the world, and she made a lot of movies after.

22. In 1967, she divorced from Tony Walton. In 1969, she married Blake Edwards, the director of Darling Lili. • She adopted, in 1974, two orphans children, Amy and Joanna. • She wrote children's books. Mandy , The Last of the Really great Whangdoodles and more recently, Little Bo.

23. In 1998, Julie lost her wonderful voice. This was due to an operation that she had on her throat, to remove non-cancerous nodules , 结节but in May 1999, she made her first attempt at singing in public. • Julie has been named on Britain's Honours List英国名人荣誉and has been made a Dame女爵士.

24. Julie Andrews’ Movies

29. Dustin Hoffman

30. Birth name: Dustin Lee Hoffman • Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m) • Spouse: • Anne Byrne Hoffman (4 May1969 - 6 October 1980) (divorced) 1 child • Lisa Gottsegen (October 1980 - present) 4 children

31. Dustin Hoffman is one of the most respected and accomplished actors of his generation, changing from role to role. His range is exceptionally broad. Though physically unattractive, Dustin Hoffman burst upon the American cinema in 1967 in The Graduate.

32. He scored a popular success in 1979 with his most accessible performance and his first Academy Award in Kramer vs. Kramer.

33. Hoffman won a second Academy Award for his riveting portrayal of an autistic(专注自我而与现实隔绝的)孤独症患者(常指儿童) savant(专家)in Rain Man in 1988. His performance is again notable not only for his physical transformation, but for his absolute unwillingness to become sentimental. Rain Man also suggests a transition point in screen history.

34. Tom Hanks

35. Tom Hanks

36. Thomas J. Hanks was born on July 9, 1956 in Concord, California. Hanks spent much of his childhood moving about with his father, an itinerant (巡回的) cook, and continually attempting to cope with constantly changing schools, religions, and stepmothers.

37. Hanks says that by the time he turned 10, he already had "three mothers, five grammar schools and 10 houses"; nevertheless, he hates it when the news media say he came from a broken home, because he feels he and his family are still close.

38. After settling in Oakland, California, he began performing in high school plays. At age 20, he dropped out to pursue acting. • In 1978, in New York, he married his first wife, actress-producer Samantha Lewes. Tom Hanks was married to Samantha Lewes from 1978 to 1985 and has two children, Colin and Elizabeth.

39. He married Rita Wilson - who he met during filming of the movie, Volunteers - on April 30, 1988 and now has two children, Chester and Truman.

40. In 1989, Tom Hanks won a Golden Globe Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Award and earned his first Oscar nomination for his endearing(讨人喜欢的) role of a little boy in a man's body in Penny Marshall's Big.

41. Tom Hanks has received two Best Actor Academy Awards in 1994 and 1995. He became the first actor in over 50 years to win consecutive(连续的) Best Actor Academy Awards when he captured his second Oscar for his unforgettable performance in the title role in Robert Zemeckis' "Forrest Gump." His work in the film also brought him a Golden Globe Award.

42. The year prior, Hanks was honored with his first Oscar (as well as another Golden Globe Award) for Best Actor for his moving portrayal of AIDS-stricken lawyer Andrew Beckett in Jonathan Demme's "Philadelphia."

43. He won his fourth nomination for his leading role of a WWII platoon(排) captain leading a squadron(中队) in search of a missing soldier in Steven Spielberg's epic(史诗般的) drama, "Saving Private Ryan.“ • He earned another Golden Globe nomination for his work opposite Meg Ryan in the romantic comedy "Sleepless in Seattle," directed by Nora Ephron.

44. Hanks received widespread critical and audience acclaim for his work as astronaut Jim Lovell in the Academy Award-nominated space epic "Apollo 13"

45. His other films include: Catch Me If You Can (2002), Terminal(2004), The Da Vinci Code(2006), Charlie Wilson’s War(2007), Mamma Mia! (producer, 2008) . Hanks also created the voice of cowboy Woody in the Disney animated films "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2."

46. Height: 5'11" Religion: Greek Orthodox Church, his wife's choice • Hobbies: Surfing, golf, hockey

47. Thomas J. Hanks was born July 9, 1956 in Concord, California, Hanks spent much of his childhood moving about with his father, an itinerant (巡回的) cook, and continually attempting to cope with constantly changing schools, religions, and stepmothers.

48. Hanks says that by the time he turned 10, he already had "three mothers, five grammar schools and 10 houses"; nevertheless, he hates it when the news media say he came from a broken home, because he feels he and his family are still close.

49. After settling in Oakland, California, he began performing in high school plays. • At age 20, he dropped out college to pursue acting. • In 1978, in New York, he married his first wife, actress-producer Samantha Lewes. Tom Hanks was married to Samantha Lewes from 1978 to 1985 and has two children, Colin and Elizabeth.

50. He married Rita Wilson - who he met during filming of the movie, Volunteers - on April 30, 1988 and now has two children, Chester and Truman.