长篇影评
1 ) 与生活讲和
与生活讲和
潇湘蓝
忙里偷闲,看《the ladies' paradise》。像口渴了喝杯水,感受着舒缓和轻松。
米色的长风衣,驼色的毛织披肩,深咖色的小礼帽,浅金色的卷发,Denise渐入,古朴的英伦风浓浓而至。19世纪的英装内敛宁静,优雅在骨子里,哪怕你的靴子上沾着泥土。漂亮的女人不一定优雅,优雅的女人一定简洁,素朴到“天衣无缝”,一点点细微的饰品都是多余的。有点极致,但不失人间烟火。
Denise恬淡,连微笑都隐含着,自信和智略是内在的,眼底有源源不断的生气,一点点往外冒,不知不觉,不急不躁。初到天堂百货,她被控在帘后,连接待顾客的机会都没有。接着又被同行暗算,穿得像咧开的粽子等人笑话。她却说:我不在乎穿着小两号的裙子,像傻子一样的可笑,关键是您穿在身上的效果,和我必须向您解释,值得买下这条裙子的理由……,就这样,不仅打动了katherine,也赢得了天堂人的认同和赞扬。从逆境中站起,denise呈现出她非凡的品质。不受欺压和排斥的影响,没有委屈和埋怨的情绪,从夹缝中找寻阳光,这就是品质吧。用善良真诚理解和爱化解一切矛盾,与生活讲和,这才是优雅的本质吧。
酒红、粉蓝、蕾丝、香水、水晶、彩色玻璃、一尘不染的袖口、无处不妥帖的花边。和所有的女人一样,denise沉醉在天堂百货。女人们各异,纷纷在这个“舞台”上起舞。银行家的千金为单纯的爱而来,克劳拉为钱为情欲,最淑女的那位只是为了逃避失败的婚姻,老处女到女装部负责人已经十分自得。Denise的理想是整个天堂百货,融进她所有的梦、爱和世界。这个高度和境界当然只有moray相配了,所以,他们之间能心神相契,能撞出火花。当理想拥有美好的品质,幸福就会如童话般浪漫。
电视剧《the paradise season》,改编自Zola的小说《Au Bonheur des Dames》。BBC一贯的精细制作,演员功底深厚。除了那些上流社会妇女们的服饰庸俗累赘得像超级市场的窗帘布赶制的。
故事很生动,结局宛如童话。让人不敢相信这是左拉的作品。不过,《妇女乐园》的确是以两人的团圆结尾的。不真实,但美好。批判现实主义大师一样渴望灰姑娘式的完美。
读中文的时候涉猎Zola,二十年后再来读,才明白denise这样的女人值得尊敬。
相比于电视剧,小说《妇女乐园》一样生动、隽永而引人入胜。更复杂的背景、更真实的描述、更酣畅的阅读,左拉的著作中很耐读的一部。
很多时候,我们的成长环境比denise优越,无论家境还是容貌。多年后,当丑小鸭变成白天鹅,而高傲的公主已垂下了脸。丑小鸭的成长比别人有更多的艰辛和不易,因此也锻炼出坚强乐观的性格,更可贵的是她真实而诚实地对待自己,从不违背亲情和爱的原则,站在人的最基本的互相尊重的立场上决定人生的每一次转折。这样的女子可能很多阶段会暂时落后,但若赢,一定完胜。
自然主义和批判现实主义大师的大团圆结局绝不会信手拈来,五百年才出一个的左拉,他笔中的女子也可以典范数百年。
年轻的时候不要读错了书,有些书贻误了很多好时光,有些经典形象却可以帮助你成长,或者珍藏在心里,某个人生阶段她能给你最大的力量。读懂denise,任何时间都不算晚。
与生活讲和,这就是优雅。
2 ) 被埋没的精致英剧
The paradise 中文译名:彼岸是天堂/女人天堂,然后我在豆瓣上又发现这个“天堂一刻”这个翻译。2012年,BBC ONE开播第一季,2013年开播了第二季。但是BBC已经证实不会有第三季了,因为得腾出位置给新的电视剧。个人还觉得蛮可惜的
故事背景是在1875年的英国,剧情围绕这个The Paradise的英国第一家百货超市展开。John Moray是The paradise的经理人,充满野心和抱负,但是也有柔情的一面,他与可以给他提供经济帮助的银行家的女儿Katherine订婚;Denise Lovett是从苏格兰农村来的女孩,希望能够帮助叔叔维持生计,但是她发现the paradise势不可挡发展,于是去the paradise工作。
John Moray和Denise Lovett一见面便擦出火花。Denise Lovett是渴望经济独立的女人,在19世纪由男性主导的社会,她的精神和抱负很难能可贵。她为The paradise提供了许多新的点子以招揽顾客,而John Moray也被她深深地吸引。俩人之间的情感日渐加深,可是种种挑战和困难也横隔在他们中间。
The paradise单从剧情还是服装造型,我觉得都不输Downton Abbey。可是Downton Abbey已经出至第五季了,但The paradise两季之后就没有了,也有其原因的。
一是演员阵容,很明显The paradise差了一大截,看看海报就知道。这导致在剧情上,The paradise长期会单薄一些,不像Downton Abbey可以给观众回味和吐槽的地方。
二是主题,The paradise最初给我的感觉是Denise Lovett如何在男性世界中占据一席的主题,可是拍着拍着,这个主题感觉若即若离,有那么点像,又有那么点不像,导致我很难判定它。这到底是不爱情剧,还是女性励志剧?模糊的概念也会导致观众的迷茫。长寿命的电视剧,比如:Game of Thrones,我可以说:妖魔鬼怪打打杀杀争王位;Friends,,我可以说:三男三女喜怒哀乐,携手共成长;Gossip girl我可以说:帅男靓女,XXOO,华服美景,纸醉金迷......
三是,宣传上也有关系啦
但是这部剧我还是很喜欢的,可是它在我心里挖了个坑,却没填满,不开心.....
(以下来自wikipedia)
Series 1 begins in 1875, and portrays the lives and loves of the people who work, shop and trade, in and around the first English department store.[8] The owner of The Paradise department store is widower John Moray. Moray was once a draper's boy in Emersons, the small shop that grew under his managership into The Paradise, which has come to dominate the high street to the detriment of small shopkeepers nearby.
Into this world comes Denise Lovett, from the small town of Peebles in Scotland, whose uncle Edmund is one of the shopkeepers struggling to survive. Denise takes a job at The Paradise and is soon seen by Moray as a rising star, to the annoyance of Miss Audrey, the head of ladies' fashion, and of Clara, a fellow shopgirl. Moray is financially dependent on Lord Glendenning, whose daughter Katherine is determined to marry Moray and sees Denise as a direct threat to her ambitions.
Series 2
Lord Glendenning has died and Katherine Glendenning has inherited The Paradise. She now has a husband, Tom Weston, and a young stepdaughter, Flora. Katherine asks Moray, who has been exiled to Paris, to return to revive the fortunes of The Paradise, and save it from being sold. Weston is determined to control his wife and The Paradise, overruling Moray to his own advantage. Moray's position at the Bon Marche is a reference to Octave Mouret's derision and constant competition with the same.
分集剧情:(好吧.....这一部分估计没人看了)
Series 1 (2012)
1"Episode (directed by) Marc Jobst,(written by) Bill Gallagher 25 September 2012 6.61
Denise Lovett arrives in a northern English town to seek employment with her uncle in his draper's shop. His shop is failing under pressure from The Paradise, opposite, the first high-class department store in the town, and cannot afford to take her on. Undeterred, she seeks a position as a salesgirl at The Paradise and comes under the watchful eye of the head of ladies fashion, Miss Audrey, and her exacting standards. She soon catches the eye of the widowed owner Moray, much to the chagrin of salesgirl Clara, who has slept with him, and Katherine Glendenning, daughter of Lord Glendenning, who expects to marry him.
2 "Episode 2" David Drury Bill Gallagher 2 October 2012 5.79
Katherine Glendenning brings her friend Mrs Brookmire (Olivia Hallinan) to the store to cheer her up. Dazzled by the array of goods and the attention given to her by Sam at the draper's counter, Mrs Brookmire buys so many items that Moray opens the first store account for her to settle the bill at a later date. Taken ill, Mrs Brookmire is helped by Sam. She invites him to the Glendennings' home, where she breaks down to reveal she has left her husband. She kisses Sam just as Lord Glendenning and Katherine walk in; he is accused of ungentlemanly behaviour and Moray is asked to dismiss him. The reputation of The Paradise is at stake; Moray wants to discover the truth, and Denise decides to help.
3 "Episode 3" David Drury Gaby Chiappe 9 October 2012 5.70
The discovery of a baby by Denise in ladieswear causes ripples through the store. Clara resents Denise's popularity, Miss Audrey fears her ambitions, and Arthur questions his own foundling status. Moray uses the baby to increase sales and Katherine pursues Peter Adler (Mark Bonnar), who runs a home for foundlings. Denise upsets Moray with her idea for a children's department using Katherine as a go-between. Clara is also upset when the foundlings are brought to the store and her affinity with one of the children causes trouble.
4 "Episode 4" Sue Tully Bill Gallagher 16 October 2012 5.14
Miss Audrey develops a mysterious illness, perhaps brought on by anxiety, causing her to lose her voice. Her absence creates a vacancy for a temporary Head of Ladieswear, and Moray appoints Denise as head because a potential client is expected to make a large order. This causes friction and jealousy between Denise and Clara, who tries to sabotage the order. Katherine enjoys the effect Peter Adler is having on her life, but her behaviour worries her father who accidentally wounds a beater at a bird shoot. Clara tries to seduce Moray once again. Katherine, unable to forget Moray, ends her friendship with Adler. Moray allays Miss Audrey's fears.
5 "Episode 5" Marc Jobst Bill Gallagher 23 October 2012 5.82
Bradley Burroughs'(Arthur Darvill) barber shop is in the way of The Paradise's expansion, and forces Moray to make him a junior partner. Burroughs meddles and causes consternation throughout the store. When Burroughs threatens to reveal facts about the death of Moray's wife, he disappears when Jonas takes matters into his own hands. Denise's idea for a "Gentlemen's Afternoon" is stolen by Miss Audrey and is a disaster when misunderstood by the gentlemen's wives, leading to Denise proposing another idea to rescue the situation. Miss Glendenning deliberately provokes Moray by shopping with his rival shopkeepers, giving Denise's uncle false hopes for the survival of his failing business.
6 "Episode 6" Sue Tully Bill Gallagher 30 October 2012 5.30
Exotic lovebirds arrive as a new attraction to be sold at the Paradise, and Pauline offers to man the counter in an attempt to impress Sam. Lord Glendenning offers Moray a bigger loan to buy the leases of every shop in the street. Moray commits to an engagement with Katherine. Despite the warnings of an experienced Miss Audrey, Denise is unable to keep her true feelings from Moray any longer. On the announcement of the engagement, Clara is dismayed, and Denise leaves The Paradise to live with her uncle, who had earlier struck Jonas after being goaded. Arthur fears what Jonas has done to Burroughs.
7 "Episode 7" Marc Jobst Katie Baxendale 6 November 2012 5.69
Katherine's wedding plans and her future plans for Moray and The Paradise threaten Jonas, whose presence upsets her as does the picture of Moray's wife. Denise's plan for a co-operative of the small traders in the neighboring street has some initial success, causing reduced sales at The Paradise, but fails when the traders fall out prompted by hatmaker Charles Chisholm (David Bamber). Lord Glendenning suggests that Moray and Katherine take an extended honeymoon in Europe following the wedding.
8 "Episode 8" David Drury Bill Gallagher 13 November 2012 5.77
As the wedding approaches, Denise returns to The Paradise. Moray confesses his love for her, and she responds likewise. Moray's resolve is tested when he learns that Lord Glendenning now owns the freeholds of The Paradise and all the surrounding shops, and insists that the marriage must take place. Katherine imparts this development to Denise, saying that it is she who will be responsible for the future of the local businesses, and threatening that Moray could lose The Paradise if he dares defy her will. Burroughs' body turns up in the river, and since Jonas is the main suspect, Dudley attempts to fire him. Dudley, as best man, prepares to escort Moray to the wedding, prompting Moray to realise where his heart lay, resulting in him searching The Paradise for Denise. The series ends with the lovers kissing.
Series 2 (2013)[edit]
# Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers (million)[12]
9 "Episode 1" David Drury Bill Gallagher 20 October 2013 6.04
It's one year later. Lord Glendenning has died, The Paradise is up for sale, Denise is still at the department store, and the disgraced Moray is working in Paris. Katherine has a new husband, Tom Weston (Ben Daniels). Katherine recalls Moray to save The Paradise, though her husband doubts her motives.
10 "Episode 2" David Drury Bill Gallagher 27 October 2013 5.44
Miss Audrey's impending wedding to Edmund Lovett raises the rivalries of Denise and Clara as to who will replace her. Moray returns from Paris with the flirtatious Clemence (Branka Katić), to purchase the fireworks she supplies. Clemence causes consternation among the girls and annoys Weston, the owner of The Paradise, when she cancels his dinner invitation. The banished Jonas arrives in a cart half-dead.
11 "Episode 3" David Drury Gaby Chiappe 3 November 2013 5.50
The rivalry over the position of Head of Ladieswear causes friction between Moray and Denise. Tom Weston favours Clara and Katherine Weston, Denise, but she causes trouble between them that Tom Weston takes out on his daughter Flora. Dudley takes Flora under his wing, which makes Weston even more annoyed. The annual Paradise outing to the music hall is canceled by Weston, but Jonas engineers events so that Denise has to organize a music hall event at The Paradise starring the staff.
12 "Episode 4" Kenny Glenaan Bill Gallagher 10 November 2013 5.50
Tom Weston's plans to expand The Paradise will put Moray's hope of buying the store beyond his financial reach. But Moray takes on a wealthy backer in Fenton (Adrian Scarborough), who also wants sole ownership of The Paradise. A figure from Susy's past appears, following a break-in at Edmund's closed shop, which upsets her and she in turn upsets Weston's daughter, Flora, and Denise has to dismiss her.
13 "Episode 5" David Drury Bill Gallagher 17 November 2013 5.03
Weston is upset when Moray opens a department selling timepieces, taking the limelight from his new food hall. Moray schemes with Jonas and Fenton to further upset Weston by using Katherine's father's pocket watch as a centerpiece attraction, giving the impression that Katherine is still in love with Moray. Denise's modern methods attract Weston's attention and he offers her the chance to show the other departments her ways, which in turn upsets Moray. Meanwhile, Sam becomes obsessed with the watch and is convinced he has managed to hypnotise Susy with it.
14 "Episode 6" Bill Gallagher Bill Gallagher 24 November 2013 5.52
Katherine is terrified by her husband's cruel mind games and she confides in Moray about Tom's increasingly spiteful behavior, unaware he has been watching their intimacy grow. Denise sees the chance to use her business initiative when wealthy newlywed couple, young Lucille (Liz White) and elderly Campbell Ballentine (John Duttine), arrive in town and discusses the possibility of the husband investing in The Paradise. Moray's scheming with Fenton and Jonas causes emotions to run high.
15 "Episode 7" David Drury Ben Harris 1 December 2013 5.08
Weston hires photographer Christian Cartwright (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) to take a family portrait only emphasizing Katherine's position in the family is fragile. Cartwright will also be taking the staff's portraits and he takes a keen interest in Clara to be his muse. Moray and Denise's relationship is still strained even when he reveals the plotting to wrest control of The Paradise. Weston asks Denise to create a new venture to upset Moray and she creates 'Paradise Postcards', with Cartwright, for their customers. Weston reveals Moray's plotting to Katherine and suggest she has a holiday abroad alone. A serialised ghost story bring Moray and Denise back together and Weston makes a proposal to Clara.
16 "Episode 8" David Drury Gaby Chiappe 8 December 2013 5.07
A smartly dressed French debt collector dies in the store shortly after the arrival of Clemence (Branka Katić) who is trading Hazard dice and Parisian rouge, a product associated with prostitutes, and challenges Denise to sell it. Clemence is confronted by Weston who has bought her debts so he can make her his mistress and dispense with his wife Katherine. Denise and Jonas fail to stop Weston and the task falls to Moray to recover the debt in a game of Hazard that culminates in The Paradise's fate being decided on the throw of the dice until Katherine's intervention. Denise finds a way to resolve hers and Moray's differences. The series ends with the lovers kissing.
3 ) 一流小说,三流改编
这不是我印象中的《妇女乐园》
变成了一个纯玛丽苏的无脑爱情剧。
其实左拉小说里,更注重的是描写时代变迁下商业的转型,原本女主的叔叔包括女主在乡下的工作都是个体经营,小打小闹。而妇女乐园这种商店模式可谓是时代的新型产物,对个体户冲击非常巨大。就像巨鲨吞噬小鱼。
看小说,仿佛能一起看到妇女乐园里琳琅满目的绸缎扇子香水。。。有种感同身受的纸碎金迷。
而本剧中完全没有体现,毫无冲击力。
男女主也美化了不少,本来书里男主是个不择手段靠女人发迹起来的乡下小子,剧里硬是变成了人人爱的霸道总裁,反而变得更无趣了。
很失望,毁了我心目中一篇好小说,真的推荐大家看左拉的原文吧。
4 ) 励志也是需要天赋的
在B站看到这部剧的类型是励志,看了前几集,感触最大的是,励志也是需要天赋的。女主之所以能够在天堂百货如鱼得水,深受领导重视,那是因为她思维活跃,妙点子不断。甚至离开天堂百货回到叔叔店里时也能有一番作为。这就告诉我们,要想励志,也得先选对适合自己的领域不对,励志都是空谈。同时也让我觉得惶恐,什么领域才是我所擅长的呢?我选择对了吗?我的经历以后能被打上励志的标签吗?无法回答。
另,这部剧没有我想象的好看,男女主都没有吸引我,特别是女主对男主的感情太突兀。配角们倒是意外的讨喜,比如达得利和波琳。
5 ) Close to the Paradise
In my opinion the BBC drama “The Paradise” is not a love story at all. It records a village girl Denise who succeeded in business through her intelligence and hard working. The story happened in the Tollgate Street which is exactly the epitome of the commercial forms at that time. The Paradise represented commercial revolution, and Denise’s uncle managed a small hand making shop on the opposite side of the street standing for traditional commercial form.
The commercial revolution ordered one-stop shopping mall for customers gain more comfortable shopping experience. The Paradise made active changes as far as it can comply with development trend. On the other hand, Denise’s uncle kept old-fashion operating mode even when the business was getting worse and worse. But Denise made a wise decision to catch time opportunity and gave new idea to the businessman Moray. As a result, they created upsurges in sales again and again. Denise won appreciation and adoration from Mr. Moray. With the commercial revolution at that time, Denise also broke cocoon into butterfly successfully. Undoubtedly, she could get close to her target as well as happy paradise.
以上只是企图慢慢恢复CET-4的水准而已,哎。。。
6 ) 快把maud脖子上的绳子拿下来!
女二是fingersmith里面的Miss Maud啊!当年多清新脱俗,时间真是把杀猪刀,一开始都没敢认,看着看着确定了,不过还是挺美丽的,演个女二绰绰有余。
maud肯定是得罪服装师了,为什么几乎每套衣服都不好看,还都在脖子上配个奇奇怪怪的丝带。丝带是有和服装颜色或者蕾丝呼应,但是好难看啊,脖子都分成两截了。为了看到maud的完整的脖子一口气看了五集,然后终于露出脖子了,脖子很美好嘛,没疤没皱纹,前面还一直以为演员脖子毁容了。
女二不是大小姐吗,为什么衣服都有廉价中国风的感觉,很多都是纯白配蕾丝,演员是白但是她穿纯白不好看啊,还有很多的方领子,方领子很毁人的好嘛。
服装师你就好好给人家准备几件收腰露肩膀的礼服就好啦,其他女配不都穿的挺好看的,弄那些艳俗的颜色和小花朵出来做啥,你向女演员求爱被拒绝了吗?还是她抢了你男朋友?
吐槽结束,下面来说下剧情。
看到是《妇女乐园》改编的马上跑去看了,妇女乐园是和傲慢与偏见都是看过很多次的名著(当言情小说看),一直想为什么没拍成电影。
故事其实也就借了个框架,很多关系都改了,denise在原著中是瘦弱的乡下小姑娘,除了一头金发没什么吸引人的地方。要照顾年幼的弟弟,生活非常拮据,叔叔也对她没这么好。也没有这么伶牙俐齿,最可取的是默默坚持。 最重要的是是穆雷先生先喜欢denise的,也没有和其他女人订婚(这改的太毁三观了),左拉到结局都没有写到过kiss啊,人家是纯爱。
然后原著中最经典的桥段(自认为的)为什么不拍啊,女二为了羞辱denise让她到自己家帮她修改衣服,故意让穆雷看到她卑躬屈膝,穆雷受不了先让denise离开,这个完全可以拍出来的吗。原著很好看的,推荐去看原著啊。
当然BBC还是拍的很精致的,新增加的桥段也有很多亮点。当做一个新故事来看吧,不要多和原著比较,除了大方向很多地方都不一样了。不过新出来的sam好讨人喜欢啊(星星眼)。
另外,carla(是这么拼吗,那个女售货员)是fingersmith里的sue吗?总觉得好眼熟。
唉唉唉,,,唉?
BBC终于看着ITV眼红了,这部迷你古装剧简直就是在拷贝《唐顿庄园》,一个天堂百货上上下下社会名流小店员,勾心斗角一网打尽。这剧的缺点是角色的命运太容易预测,勾心斗角的火药味不够呛人,倒是爽心悦目的华丽包装和各色主角很适合打发时间,《三人行》的两位好基友竟然都在这里。★★★☆
如果女主角不是恋爱脑,只搞事业就好了。
实在对大胡子男主无感 爱情来得莫名其妙
就因为有EC,而且还是BBC~~~好看赖看也必须看啊~~~
比想象中好看,虽然“麻雀变凤凰”还是老梗。女主角属于耐看型,多看几眼就觉得还不错了。(话说每次看英剧,都会觉得,你看看人家拍的古装戏,要画面有画面,要剧情有剧情,要对白有对白,咱们的怎么就各种吐槽无力咧。。唉。。)
john算是穿衣有型脱衣更帅。反而对女主denise 无感 总之 不太喜欢看古装剧 却剑走偏锋 在中国看美剧到美国看英剧。大晕蛋
没有BBC其他的古装剧好,不过我还是挺喜欢的。不喜欢男主角的个性,不喜欢女二的选角,觉得男二被弱化了。然后,我讨厌BBC学美剧搞什么第一季第二季!!真麻烦。
果然是晋江上那些总裁文的鼻祖啊,不过等我发现是法国小说改编,就明白为啥有些地方觉得不对劲不太像腐国古装剧了,但是含蓄精致,细腻优雅的风格一如既往是哔哔西最擅长的。古典剧我就是百看不厌,回去啃小说吧。
每到阴雨连绵冷风四起的秋季,英国电视台一波一波的古装剧便是恰如好处的伯爵红茶。男一男二女一女二都不错,喜欢女二的衣服和她家里的华丽,最喜欢的,就是THE PARADISE,真是美轮美奂。
我觉得我找到新type了。可惜的一点是编剧可以把冲突拉的再长一点吊吊胃口,不用十分钟就全解决掉的。
我算是硬着头皮看完,这二流改编
左拉的原著是非常出色的经济学著作,而不是爱情小说。Matthew McNulty似乎更适合演Moray吧。Elaine Cassidy被毁成什么样子了,又老又专横,不过中间有几集很有爱也很深情算是有点小可爱。Denise的差劲弟弟直接没有了,然后叔叔居然跟Miss Audrey有一腿这个改编好奇特。
Morey 哪里帅???
世上豪杰万千匹,总有一款总裁适合你!此剧集商战、总裁、麻雀变凤凰于一身!且看左拉原著如何在晋江肆虐的现代以总裁文形式披荆斩棘,为古典腹黑型总裁赢得一片天地!
前几集还挺好看的 后半程好难看
服装华丽丽闪瞎眼,剧情不求。其实细看来也没有很棒(至少不如PE精良),但还是颇让人心动啊
为了Matthew McNulty才看的,其他的真没多大意思!
每到阴雨连绵冷风四起的秋季,英国电视台一波一波的古装剧便是恰如好处的伯爵红茶。
看着看着觉得混乱又无趣。还是看看妇女乐园那本书好了,不必再继续追剧了~~~~7集弃