Catalogue of the Burning Years

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Cast List

Production and Distribution

Plot Summary

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Chinese title

The Burning Years

English title

Legends of the Fall

More Chinese titles

True Love/Legend of the Fall

Video Type

Romance/Drama/Western

Duration

133 min

Country/Region

United States

Dialogue Language

English

Color

Color

Mixing

SDDS Dolby

Levels

Argentina: 13 Australia: M Finland: K-16 Netherlands: 12 Sweden: 15 UK: 15 Peru: 14 Spain: 13 USA: R Chile : 14 Germany: 12 South Korea: 18 Canada: AA Singapore: M18

Production cost

, 000,000 (estimated)

All rights reserved

TriStar Pictures, Inc.

[Edit this paragraph] Cast and credits

Director

Edward Zwick

Screenwriter

Jim Harrison .....(novella)

Susan Shilliday .....(screenplay) and

William D. Wittliff .....(screenplay) (as Bill Wittliff)

Actor

Aidan Quinn .....Alfred Ludlow

Julia ·Julia Ormond....Susannah Fincannon Ludlow

Brad PittBrad Pitt....Tristan Ludlow

Anthony Hopkins .....Col. William Ludlow

Karina Lombard .....Isabel Two Decker Ludlow

Eric Johnson.. ...Teen Tristan

Henry Thomas .....Samuel Ludlow

Producer

Edward Zwick ... ..producer

Jane Bartelme .....co-producer

Sarah Caplan .....co-producer

Patrick Crowley .... .executive producer

Marshall Herskovitz .....producer

William D. Wittliff .....producer

Original music

James Horner

Photography

John Toll John Toll

Editing

Steven Rosenblum Steven Rosenblum

Casting Director

Mary Colquhoun Mary Colquhoun

Art Director

Lilly Kilvert Lily Kilvert

Art Design

Andrew PrechtAndrew Precht

Rick RobertsRick Roberts

Set Designer

Dorree Cooper Dorree Cooper

Costume Design

Deborah Lynn Scott .....(as Deborah Scott)Deborah· Scott

Assistant Director/Assistant Director

Ani Baravyan .....second second assistant director

Bonnie Benwick .....third assistant director ： second unit

John Lind .....third assistant director

Peter D. Marshall .....first assistant director： second unit

Franz Marzouca .....second assistant director: Jamaica

Nilo Otero .....first assistant director

David Wagreich .....second unit director

Lewin Webb .....second assistant director

Andrew Price .....second assistant director: reshoots (uncredited)

[Edit this paragraph]Production and distribution

Production Company

Bedford Falls Productions [USA]

Pangaea

TriStar Pictures [USA]

Distribution Company

Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International [USA] ..... (Argentina)

Columbia TriStar Films de Espa?a S.A. [Spain] ..... (Spain)

Columbia TriStar [Brazil] ..... (2000) (Brazil) (DVD)

Columbia TriStar [United States] ..... (USA ) (DVD)

LK-TEL Vídeo [Brazil] ..... (Brazil) (VHS)

LK-TEL [Argentina] ..... (Argentina) (video)

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. [Japan] ..... (Argent

ina) (video)

Special effects production company

Animal Makers [USA]

Other companies

D. Bassett amp; Associates Inc . [USA] ..... negative cutting

Epic Soundtrax [USA] ..... soundtrack

Filmworks Catering [Canada] ..... catering

Sony Classical [USA] ..... soundtrack

Sony Pictures Studios [USA] ..... post-production sound

Technicolor [ United States] ..... color timing

Visual Concept Engineering (VCE) [United States] ..... opticals

Release date

United States

USA

December 16, 1994.... (limited)

Canada

Canada

January 13, 1995

United States

USA

January 13, 1995

Denmark

Denmark

March 10, 1995

Spain

Spain

March 10, 1995

Netherlands

Netherlands

March 16, 1995

Germany

Germany

March 30, 1995 Japan

France

France

April 5, 1995

Argentina

Argentina

April 27, 1995

United Kingdom

UK

April 28, 1995

Poland

Poland

May 5, 1995

Hungary

Hungary

May 11, 1995

Sweden

Sweden

May 19, 1995

Finland

Finland

1995 July 14

[Edit this paragraph] Plot summary

Cavalry Colonel William was tired of the war. He took his family to the western wilderness and cultivated pasture in a remote mountainous area. The colonel's wife abandoned her husband and children and returned to the east because she could not bear the harsh environment. Colonel William shouldered the burden of raising three sons alone.

The three brothers gradually grew up in a difficult environment. They have a deep love for each other but have very different personalities. The eldest brother Alfred is loyal and conscientious; the third brother Samuel is an idealist and is deeply loved by his father; and the second brother Tristan is a wild and unrestrained person. Interacting with Indians and learning a lot from them. The four father and son live an indifferent life in a purely male world.

However, after Samuel graduated from college, he brought his fiancée Susanna home. The peaceful life was broken. Alfred fell in love with Susanna secretly, but Tristan's temperament touched Susanna's heart. The four young people were painfully suppressing their emotions.

At this time, World War I broke out. The three brothers ignored their father's dissuasion and joined the army to go to Europe.

During the war, Tristan watched Samuel die but was unable to do anything. The infinitely sad Tristan dug out his brother's heart in the Indian way and took it back to his motherland for burial.

Alfred left his hometown after his proposal to Susanna was rejected. The shadow of his brother's death also makes Tristan unable to face his beloved Susanna. Tristan also ran away from home and was never heard from again. Time passes in the painful waiting. Susanna was disheartened and finally agreed to marry Alfred.

At this time, the colonel unfortunately suffered a stroke, and Tristan, who had been wandering for many years, returned home. In these years, he suffered a lot. After he came back, he married a wife and had children, and wanted to live a peaceful life. Everything seemed to be ending peacefully. However, on his way back to the city, his wife was unfortunately killed by someone. Once again, the restless fire in his heart was ignited.

Suzanne has always felt deeply guilty about Samuel, and now the death of Tristan's wife has made him very painful. She could not bear the torture and ended her life by suicide. Tristan had put everything aside at this time, and he finally took revenge with the help of his father and eldest brother Alfred.

Tristan returned to living a hard life. He lived a long time. He sent his father away with his own hands and watched his children get married and have children. He lived in the 1960s. In a fierce battle with a bear, his life was taken away by the bear's claws. He died a heroic death.

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Behind the scenes production

Brad Pitt’s masterpiece that established a new generation of screen idols is also a classic film Romance movies. The film is vivid and smooth, placing a popular love story in a 20-year span and beautiful nature. The photography is excellent, and the camera especially "loves" Peter's beauty. Western film critics believe that the film has a loose structure, single performances, and a serious theme, but it has a lofty status in our country.

Highlights

·The role of Brad Pitt was originally offered to Johnny Depp, but he turned it down. Sean Connery and Tom Cruise were also initially considered for the lead role.

·The title refers to the "fall of innocence" in the Bible, but it is translated as "H?stlegender" in Sweden, which means "The Legend of the Autumn", which is another one we are familiar with. Translated title: "Legend of Autumn".

·Neither Brad Pitt nor Julia Ormond had ever ridden a horse before filming this film.

·The film was originally scheduled to be filmed in Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba in south-central Canada, but the local government refused to remove several trees according to the needs of the filming, even though those trees were You can move it back again after you finish it.

Wonderful monologue

Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness.And they live by what they hear.Such people become crazy, or they become legends...

Some people can clearly hear their inner voices and act accordingly. These people either become madmen or become legends

Wonderful dialogue

Tristan: Not long. A few months.

Tristan: Not long. months.

Susannah: I can make it better for you.

Susannah: I can make it better for you.

Tristan: No.

Tristan: No.

Susannah: If we'd had a child or if I were pregnant, would you still be going?

Susannah: If we'd had a child or if I were pregnant, would you still be going?

Susannah: If we'd had a child or if I were pregnant, would you still be going? Will you leave?

Tristan: Yes.

Tristan: Yes.

Susannah: Just give me a chance.

Susannah: Just give me a chance!

Tristan: Don't do that.

Tristan: Don't do that.

Susannah: Look at me. Please, look at me. I'll wait for you. However long it takes. I'll wait for you forever.

Susannah: Look I, please, look at me. I will wait for you. No matter how long it takes. I will always wait for you.

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Colonel Ludlow: Samuel chose to be a soldier and soldiers die! Sent to their slaughter by men in governments! Parasites like you!

Ludlow: Samuel chose to be a soldier, and soldiers will die in battle! It was the people from the government who sent them to die! You are such a parasite!

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Alfred: Please excuse my father . It makes him feel young and powerful to treat us like idiot children.

Alfred: Please forgive my father. Treating us like silly children makes him feel young and powerful.

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Tristan: Because you love her , I will forgive that, ONCE! Say that again, and you are no longer my brother.

Tristan: Because you love her, so I forgive you, just this once! If you say that again, you will never be my brother again.

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In the film, the colonel is the youngest The beautiful song sung by my son Sam

"Twilight and Mist"

"In the Mist at Dusk"

English lyrics:

As evening fell a maiden stood At the edge of a wood

In her hands lay the reins of a stallion.

And ne'er I'd seen a girl as fair.

Heard a gentler voice anywhere.

Whispered, "Alas..."

She belonged, belonged to another, another, forever.

Yes, she belonged to the twilight and mist

As the night fell, a woman stood outside the edge of a forest.

In her hand, she held a taming horse. Whip rope,

I have never seen such a beautiful girl,

I can hear a gentle voice everywhere,

Tell her softly...she Belongs to...she belongs to...another person...another person,

Belongs to him forever...Yes,

She should belong to...this twilight and hazy fog.

Through the lens

·In war scenes, you can see the "air bag", which is a kind of air bag that can throw people into the air to simulate the effect of an explosion.

·The shot is incoherent: Susannah’s hand on the railing when she talks to Tristan in the prison.

·Towards the end, the position of the thug’s body changes between shots.

·When Tristan's family meets Susannah and Alfred at the market, Tristan's son is awake and asleep between shots.

·O'Banion drew his pistol twice when he sneaked up on Tristan in the warehouse.

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Position in film history

A magnificent picture of the American West; a classic aesthetic film; full of warmth and A classic of masculinity; an adult fairy tale that feels like another world; a great epic recording the western scenery; an "independent film" spirit full of innovation and change.

The vast and rugged primitive wilderness, the magnificent natural movement, and the sincere and fearless courage and persistence, all of these together interpret an exciting "passionate years". It is a poignant and sad love tragedy, a magnificent picture of the American West, and a legend of a son of nature.

With their love and devotion to movies, many filmmakers have set a glorious example for the declining Western movies. "The Years of Love" uses a broad mind, profound artistic conception and superb techniques to compose a perfect humanistic epic. It doesn’t have an iron horse but it has transcendent spirit, it doesn’t have invulnerability but it has flesh and blood, it doesn’t have loyalty but it is more sincere and sincere! The spiritual realm it expresses can arouse world-wide cries and universal recognition. It is a rare way to carry forward the true feelings and heaven in the world. Excellent work of unity.

In the soundtrack master James Horner’s carefully crafted music, the narration of the main characters slowly advances the plot, coupled with the photographer’s imaginative approach and Brad Pitt’s trademark uninhibited eyes. , the whole film is like a beautiful lyrical prose, and our thoughts seem to drift into the western mountains of the United States in an instant, running wildly with the characters in the film.

Comments from all parties

This is a classic aesthetic film. I am obsessed with Irish music. I love the melancholy and desolate atmosphere. This form will not change with time. Appears faded and deteriorated. The difference between me and other composers is that I don't regard composing as a job. But treat it as art. So, in "The Burning Years", I gave it the most expressive voice.

——Hollywood's most famous scorer James Horner

When we discussed this movie, we were reminded of the family's burden due to the depth of heart and love. Like water, it can carry and capsize a boat, and brotherhood is torn apart by the struggle for power; in addition, we think of the relationship between people and the land; in short, I tried to express all my experiences and feelings while reading the novel.

——Edward Zwick, the director of this film

I have always believed that most of the roles I have played can be played by more suitable candidates, but only the role of Tristin, I knew I was the best candidate. I knew from the first time I saw the script that I understood his behavior, his mindset, and my challenge was to make the audience relate to my vision of him as well.

——Brad Pitt, the leading actor in this film

Wonderful film review

▲The soul that refuses to rest

There is something on the grassland A wide river has flowed quietly there for many years, but no one has seen the rapids and undercurrents under the calm water. Maybe there is a kind of person whose life is destined to be a wandering life. All this is because of the blood boiling in their bodies, because of their souls that refuse to rest, and because of the courage to put into practice the most authentic ideas in the essence of life. In the film, an old Indian man once said: "I know that some people in this world can hear the voices in their hearts." Tristin is such a lucky person.

This is a young man who grew up under the education of soldiers and hunters. He inherited the outstanding character of his father, Colonel William, and the Indian wise man. When he was a child, he cut off the toes of a big bear. In that fight with the bear, his blood melted with the bear's blood. From then on, a great desire to conquer dominated everything in him.

Tristin is wild by nature and goes his own way, trying his best to challenge himself and society. He contains the kind of power that can explode anytime and anywhere. It is the power to conquer nature and conquer oneself. strength. This power runs through the protagonist's life. When the years pass and the person goes away, the original prophecy and the final theme are finally completed.

Tristin is also innocent. His true feelings without any purpose make us understand that he actually has an untainted heart despite his indulgent appearance. He is untainted inside and therefore has no restraints. He has a heart as pure as heaven and emotions as hot as fire, so he can fall in love with his brother's fiancée Susan without any scruples, so he is loved and admired by people. If you love that day, that place, that wilderness, and the unrestrained nature, then you will definitely love Tristin, because he is like this world, this wilderness, this nature, almost sincere and rough , with tenacious vitality and powerful power that makes people sublime. Like the wind, it has no fixed shape; like the rain, it throws itself to the earth selflessly and fearlessly; like the fire, it never worries about burning itself.

Tristin is still lonely, and the loneliness in "The Burning Years" is another extreme way of expression. This movie has injected loneliness into the picture from the beginning. Tristin's lonely eyes, lonely embrace, lonely figure, lonely passion, and - he left his loved ones alone and went to death alone.

At the end of the film, a stab from Rong Zhi, who is like a messenger of God, sums up Tristin's life: "Everyone who loved him died young. He was a stone. He hedged against them, no matter how much he loved him. Hoping to protect them. He died in autumn, 1963, under a full moon. His final resting place was in the north, where there were still many animals to hunt, but it didn't matter, anyway. He often lives on the edge, between this life and the next life."

▲It will be your regret to miss it

"The Years of Love" tells us a poignant and touching story. Love Story, on the surface, seems to be an old-fashioned romance film full of romance and sentimentality. However, when we delve deeper into its interior, we realize that it has almost completely abandoned Hollywood, which gives people a sense of conservative, cliched, mediocre and kitsch. A typified model, it observes the contemporary history of the United States for nearly a century through the eyes of an immigrant family and the "sages" of the Indian nation who were almost exterminated, and examines society, politics, economy, ethnic policies, culture, and marriage. , love, covering almost all aspects of contemporary society's mainstream consciousness, and the film has carried out hidden attacks.

In the portrayal of human nature. The film is carefully crafted. In the conflicting struggle between love and family, reason and desire, several young people suffer painful torture. They seem so meaningless and helpless. In some cases, they are more like being in the turbulent sea. Like a trembling boat in the middle of nowhere, it is trapped in the torrent of human nature, spinning helplessly.

In the palette of the film, the tones are so rich, the refreshing natural beauty, the meticulous description of details, the rich and delicate emotional colors, family love, passion, suffering, reconciliation, resentment, Death, tears... Passionate people and things, such as dreams, smoke, poetry and pictures. I have loved, hated, missed and missed. In the end, my mood is hard to calm down, leaving only thousands of emotions and full of resentment. In a genre painting of the era, several ill-fated lovers sing, think and sigh about folk songs.

The music of the film is also unique and full of tension. The soundtrack master James Horner used the Japanese dongxiao, an ancient, deep and vast musical instrument, to create the protagonist as elusive as a "legend". , a wild, sad and natural image, sometimes wild and unruly, sometimes erratic, sometimes shouting and wailing* and sometimes murmuring. It can be said that this is the most impressive performance of Horner's musical approach in the entire film. The various themes that appear, from tranquility and elegance to sadness and indignation, are all carefully crafted and beautiful in melody, interweaving one after another of leisurely, fascinating and exciting movements, giving the film a vivid interpretation.

The epic plot, intoxicating music, wonderful performances and expressive photography are perfectly integrated in this film to create an eternal classic.

After watching this film, will you get it? What revelations - there is no terror in the dangers in life, no sorrow and indignation in the loneliness in life, no regrets in the indulgence in life, the pain in life has nothing to do with being buried, the key is: even in the dark night when no one is watching, Have you ever burned passionately, like a soul that refuses to rest, in order to thank you for this short period of time?

This movie has everything to become a classic, but like "Big Fish", it lacks. In the end, it has so little temperament that it can only be reduced to second rate, which is a pity.

Attachment: This film won the 67th Academy Award for Best Cinematography.