【電影簡介】

Hilary和Jackie出身于音樂世家，同于其它孩子的童年，卻有不同尋常的樂趣。母親從小培養(yǎng)兩個(gè)女兒的音樂素養(yǎng)，小女兒Jackie是個(gè)大提琴手，而碩大的提琴卻似乎完全不在小女孩的掌控之中；大女兒Hilary，是個(gè)天才長笛手，在各項(xiàng)比賽中成績耀眼，收到英國BBC電臺(tái)的特約錄制節(jié)目。兩個(gè)姐妹雖然形影不離，但妹妹Jackie似乎永遠(yuǎn)是姐姐的跟屁蟲，得到姐姐的庇護(hù)，在姐姐的光輝背后當(dāng)一個(gè)卑微的影子。倔強(qiáng)而固執(zhí)的Jackie開始了忘我地練習(xí)，餐桌上，教室里，直到一次比賽，脫穎而出，與姐姐一同站在了領(lǐng)獎(jiǎng)臺(tái)上，并且搶了所有的風(fēng)頭。當(dāng)妹妹得獎(jiǎng)的那一剎那，就注定了姐姐的落寞。像所有家長一樣，她們的父母只能選擇一個(gè)孩子來當(dāng)重點(diǎn)培養(yǎng)對象，Jackie成為了這個(gè)幸運(yùn)的女兒，在名師的指導(dǎo)下，在全家的圍繞下，從一個(gè)笨拙的小女孩，成長為了天賦驚人，前途無量的音樂家；而姐姐從那天開始，就再也沒有機(jī)會(huì)拿起長笛，慘淡到在音樂學(xué)院混跡，緊張得連個(gè)音符都吹不出來。姐妹兩人的命運(yùn)，發(fā)生了奇跡般的對換。

失意的姐姐卻從來都為妹妹真心祝福，關(guān)心她的一舉一動(dòng)，觀看她的音樂會(huì)，收聽她在國外的演出。全世界都知道她是天才Jackie的姐姐，卻沒有人記得這個(gè)曾經(jīng)也在鎂光燈下名噪一時(shí)的天才長笛手。歲月在兩個(gè)姐妹之間，不公平并且不掩飾地大肆鋪張著。妹妹Jackie為法國公主的婚禮演奏，在俄羅斯開音樂會(huì)，轉(zhuǎn)瞬又飛到德國，整個(gè)歐洲古典音樂界似乎都在為這個(gè)年輕女孩爆發(fā)出的不可思議的音樂張力瘋狂；姐姐Hilary卻連連被音樂學(xué)院的教授諷刺，糾正，她委屈而恐懼的眼神，已讓當(dāng)年自信而風(fēng)光的“天才長笛手”蕩然無存。而此時(shí)有個(gè)特殊的人出現(xiàn)了，而這個(gè)年輕人愛上了Hilary，并且改變了她的命運(yùn)。愛情讓Hilary變得如此美麗，灰姑娘一夜之間開了演奏會(huì)，開始了戀愛，被一個(gè)幽默而外向的優(yōu)秀男人撞開了心扉，找到了自己的幸福。萬眾矚目的Jackie在長大后第一次體會(huì)了許久沒有體會(huì)的那種忽視感，那種失落感；她從姐姐那“奪來”的鎂光燈，似乎不能給她這樣的幸福；那種一個(gè)人關(guān)心自己，眼睛里都要溢出愛的感覺。

姐姐的婚姻著實(shí)刺激到了固執(zhí)而任性的妹妹。婚禮上的照片，大量的竟然是姐妹相擁，而不是夫妻的甜蜜。妹妹看似一個(gè)天真的孩子，卻用孩童般無邪的眼神，灼燒地腐蝕著姐姐的一切幸福。Jackie再次迷茫，她其實(shí)還是那個(gè)沒有長大的孩子，一個(gè)只會(huì)模仿姐姐，“搶奪”姐姐寵愛的妹妹。性格和高傲決定了Jackie很快帶一個(gè)優(yōu)秀百倍的男人回家，她夸張地坐在男朋友的懷里，暢談兩人排得滿滿的世界演出和自己結(jié)婚的地點(diǎn)。自信滿滿，滔滔不絕的背后，其實(shí)是極度的迷茫和強(qiáng)烈的不自信。Jackie夫婦夸張地結(jié)了婚，在報(bào)紙和電視上頻頻出沒，夫妻二人成為了音樂界令人艷羨的神話。他們同臺(tái)演出，他們光輝耀眼，他們都是前途無量的音樂家，他們看似集合了上帝所有的恩寵。

就在一切看似都已經(jīng)完美到極致的時(shí)候，Jackie讓生活向瘋狂脫軌了。第二天，她提著自己的生命，那架唯一和她形影不離的大提琴，離開了那個(gè)風(fēng)景如畫的鄉(xiāng)村。生活沒有因?yàn)镴ackie的瘋狂而停止，他們夫妻仍然萬人矚目地風(fēng)光著，直到有一天Jackie在演出中站不起來了。終于，彌留時(shí)候到來了。Jackie渾身抽搐，不吃也不喝，早已說不出話來。第二天，姐姐在回家的路上，在廣播里聽見妹妹Jackie去世的消息，唯一能做的，就是在空曠的森林中，失聲痛哭。

影片的末尾，又回到最初。長大的Jackie望著小時(shí)候的Jackie和hilary，靜靜微笑。

Jackie，沒事，不用愁。

【音頻文本】

For those who take pleasure in classical music, the name Jacqueline du Pré is most closely associated withElgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor. The British cellist's passionate and energizing style made her "one of the most stunningly gifted musicians of her time." But for the average Joe, it's more likely that you would recognize the name as the heroine of Anand Tucker's 1998 film 'Hilary and Jackie.'

The film is based on the memoir 'A Genius in the Family' by Piers and Hilary du Pré, brother and sister tothe musical prodigy. The story has been criticized by those close to Jacqueline, with disagreements arising from differing perceptions of the musician's personality. Nonetheless, these criticisms do little to stop us from appreciating the movie.

Tucker exalts the value of sisterhood and in the place of sibling rivalry, we observe Hilary willingly sharing everything she has, despite Jackie's insistence on owning everything that belongs to her sister. Although both sisters are equally endowed in the musical arts, Jackie is the one who gains all the necessary attention and training to become a world famous musician. And as if that was not enough, Jackie also lays claim to a share of Hilary's familial bliss, as she goes about sharing Hilary's husband.

Hilary acquiesces in her sister's actions because she is the only one that truly understands Jackie. The movie offers viewers an insight into the life of a world-class musician, the life of someone pushed into the spotlight because of her skills with a cello; an instrument which, unfortunately, she doesn't even enjoyplaying. On her road to stardom, Jackie loses almost everything that makes for an ordinary life.

Emily Watson delivers the character to its full length. Portraying a superstar on the rise, her passion and vivacity elevates viewers. In her efforts to depict the veteran musician after being struck down with multiple sclerosis, Watson leaves a deep, lasting impression through her forlorn and melancholic performance.

Aside from the incredible acting, I also have to bring your attention to the film's soundtrack. Music is of the essence to this film. Not only can you enjoy the classical pieces spinning out of the character's instruments, but the casual resonance of the music in the background also soothes and excites.

"Hilary and Jackie" is a good introduction to the world of classical music. It also presents viewers with a question: if you were endowed with the necessary aptitude to become a leading figure in a certain area, how much would you be willing to give up? This is a question certainly worth thinking about at a time whenpeople place such an emphasis on fame and money.

On a scale from one to ten, I give "Hilary and Jackie" an eight.

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