【美国人物志】马克思兄弟 (9/12)

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美国早期的喜剧演员中，除了卓别林Charles Chaplin、巴斯特·基顿Buster Keaton和劳埃德Harold Lloyd之外，Marx兄弟也非常受欢迎。他们也是最经典的喜剧之王，被称为无政府主义四贱客，尽管他们只合作了十数部电影，但仍被誉为影史最成功的喜剧团体之一，他们堪称无厘头的鼻祖，热衷于塑造或癫狂或装傻充愣的人物，表现荒诞不经的内容，并凭此独步20世纪 30年代的喜剧电影界。 今天，他们的喜剧看起来已经过时了，但在30年代，他们给人们带来的惊喜不亚于卓别林，凡是比较权威的电影史书籍，都不会错过介绍这几个活宝。
       
        Hints:
        Marx Brothers
"The Cocoanuts"
"Animal Crackers"
New York City
"Horse Feathers"
"Duck Soup"
"A Night at the Opera"
Groucho
Huxley College
       
               
       
The Marx Brothers' first two movies were "The Cocoanuts" and "Animal Crackers." These were based on earlier shows that they starred in on Broadway in New York City. Some of their most famous movies are "Horse Feathers," "Duck Soup," and "A Night at the Opera."
In "Horse Feathers," the Marx Brothers make fun of colleges. Groucho is a professor and the president of Huxley College. He wants to improve the college by having a successful football team. Here, he talks to other college officials.