July 19, 2025 2 Comments

1934 年出版的一本小說 Goodbye Mr. Chips 是講到一個男生學校的老師的故事, 這位男老師深受學生喜愛, 大家都稱他為 Mr. Chips, Mr. Chips 娶了一位倫敦舞台劇的女演員, 這位女演員風趣活潑, 和 Mr. Chips 的木訥老實堪稱絕配, 這對夫妻在學校像是學生的父母, 每一屆畢業生都帶著懷念他們的深切的感情離去, Mr. Chips 後來做了校長, 他的太太卻在戰爭的空襲中喪失, 每一屆畢業生說到這個悲劇都唏噓不已, Brookfield School 是電影中的男生學校的名字, Fill the World with Love 是 Brookfield 的校歌.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips 三次拍成電影, 也拍成連續劇, 但以 1969 年 Peter O’Toole 主演的那一部最為成功, 人們把 Peter O’Toole 演出的 Mr. Chips 當成曾經真實存在的人物, Fill the World with Love 變成一首大家深深喜愛的歌, 聖誕節經常在音樂會裏出現.
In the morning of my life I shall look to the sunrise
At a moment in my life when the world is new
And the blessing I shall ask is that God will grant me
To be brave and strong and true
And to fill the world with love my whole life through
And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love
My whole life through
In the noontime of my life I shall look to the sunshine
At a moment in my life when the sky is blue
And the blessing I shall ask shall remain unchanging
To be brave and strong and true
And to fill the world with love my whole life through
And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love
And to fill the world with love
My whole life through
In the evening of my life I shall look to the sunset
At a moment in my life when the night is due
And the question I shall ask only I can answer
Was I brave and strong and true?
Did I fill the world with love?
Did I fill the world with love?
Did I fill the world with love my whole life through?
Did I fill the world with love?
Did I fill the world with love?
Did I fill the world with love my whole life through?
My whole life through
July 19, 2025
仍然記得許多感人的情節,觀看O’Toole的演技永遠是一大享受。
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November 22, 2025 3 Comments
在回家的飛機上, 空服人員遞給 Stirm 上校一封信, 是她的妻子 Loretta 告訴他她已經訴請離婚, Loretta 信上說, 這些年她撐住這個家, 每天忙碌, 從來沒有想會再有和異性的戀情, 人生不會再有人送花給她, 沒有想到卻有一個男人出現, 很殷勤地帶著花來探視她, 她把握了這個機會, 因為她期盼人生仍然有快樂.
鏡頭裏 Loretta 在衣服上別了一朵大大的胸花.
November 15, 2025
如今,在窗台上點燃蠟燭的傳統仍在許多家庭中延續。它被視為一種對抗黑暗、對抗黑夜、對抗寒冬、對抗亂世的方式。在窗台上點燃蠟燭是一種歡迎的訊息, 也用來向鄰居們傳播光明的象徵.
李莎莉
July 19, 2025
我看了那老片子許多次,但只記得看了O’Toole 的片子一次或二次。每次都想到我們都是有緣才會在這世界上遇到你。