| 词条 | The Fallen Idol (film) |
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| name = The Fallen Idol | image = Fallen-Idol-Poster-1948.jpg | caption = U.S. theatrical release poster | director = Carol Reed | producer = Carol Reed Philip Brandon (associate) | writer = William Templeton Lesley Storm Graham Greene | based on = {{based on|"The Basement Room"|Graham Greene}} | starring = Ralph Richardson Bobby Henrey Michèle Morgan Denis O'Dea Jack Hawkins | music = William Alwyn | cinematography = Georges Périnal | editing = Oswald Hafenrichter | studio = London Film Productions | distributor = {{Plain list|
}} | released = {{Film date|df=y|1948|09|30}} | runtime = 95 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | gross = £215,823 (UK)[1] }} The Fallen Idol (also known as The Lost Illusion) is a 1948 film directed by Carol Reed and based on the short story "The Basement Room", by Graham Greene. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director (Carol Reed) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Graham Greene), and won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. PlotThe film is told through the naive eyes of a diplomat's young son, Philippe, who idolises his father's butler, Baines. Baines has invented a heroic persona to keep the boy entertained, and often tells him stories of his exotic and daring adventures in Africa and elsewhere, stories such as putting down a native uprising single-handedly, killing a man in self-defence, shooting lions and so on. In reality, the butler has never been to Africa and is stuck in a loveless marriage, while dreaming of happiness with a younger woman (who he tells Philippe is his niece after the boy finds them together). After Baines has an argument with his betrayed wife, she accidentally falls from a landing to her death. However, Philippe believes that he has seen Baines murder her. The boy desperately and clumsily attempts to protect his hero when the police investigate, but his efforts only lead Baines deeper into trouble. Cast
ProductionThe cameras began turning on the film on the bright, sunny morning of Wednesday, 17 September 1947, with the first location scene to be filmed being that of Bobby Henrey running across Belgrave Square in London. The Fallen Idol marks the first notable film Carol Reed made at Grosvenor Crescent, Belgravia, in London as a filming location — the other being Reed's acclaimed movie Oliver!, filmed 20 years later at the same site. Coincidentally, it was a film featuring a similar seven-year-old precocious boy. ReceptionThe Monthly Film Bulletin called the film "outstanding."[2]It was one of the most popular movies at the British box office in 1948.[3] The Fallen Idol was included at number 48 on Time Out magazine's list of the "100 best British films", which polled critics and members of the film industry. It was described as "one of the finest British films about children, about the ways they can be manipulated and betrayed, their loyalties misplaced and their emotions toyed with."[4]Awards
References1. ^Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p486 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/media/mfb/1003635/index.html|title=Monthly Film Bulletin review|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49930940 |title=THE STARRY WAY. |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |location=Brisbane |date=8 January 1949 |accessdate=11 July 2012 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=100 Best British Films (numbers 41-50)|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/film/the-100-best-british-films-17|work=Time Out|accessdate=26 January 2014}} Bibliography
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