"America's Past" is one of the three famous movies taken in the background of the history of the United States for nearly a hundred years.

"The Past in the United States", directed by Sergio León, was released in February 1984. He is not talking about a logically complete traditional story, but a time of his own history, culture and spirit that he loved throughout his life. Pure self expression. The film is based on the Jewish community in New York and describes the grievances between the four childhood playmates who grew up together. "The Past of the United States" is one of the "American Trilogy" filmed by the Italian director Sergio León. It refers to three famous movies taken in the background of the history of the United States for nearly one hundred years. The other two are "The Past in the West". The Revolutionary Past.

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The Italian director Sergio León made a name for himself in the Western film of Italy, and the film award winner Robert De Niro played the noodle. It is the protagonist of the four main characters. The film is based on the crime life of Alonso and his partners. For the main axis, it is a gangster epic film depicting human conflicts of friendship and opposition, loyalty and betrayal. The background of the era spans the important events of American history such as economic panic, alcohol prohibition and World War I.

Acting actor James Woods also appeared in the film; this film was once the best director of the Golden Globe Awards, and has been the soundtrack for many popular movies, called the Italian master of the country, Enio Mori Kang also nominated for the best original music in the film, and Enio Morricone brought the audience back to the Jewish quarter of New York many years ago with a sad and nostalgic soundtrack to relive the past.

This is one of Sergio Leone's "American Trilogy", the image of the United States in the eyes of the Italians in the 20s and 60s. The director changed the pattern of Hollywood traditional western films, and created a unique perspective to shape the characters of American underworld people born and died.

In the United States in the 1920s, the New York teenager, nicknamed "Noodle", and several friends of the same age met the smart Max. They began to engage in smuggling activities. Soon, the noodles killed people in a fight and were put in jail.

After several years, the latter articles were released from prison, and the young friends of that year have become mature and strong young people. Under the leadership of Max, they returned to their old business and began a series of robbery, theft and extortion activities. As criminal activity continued to deepen, Max seemed to be stunned by the victory. However, the cancellation of the Prohibition Order made the business of private liquor overnight, and in order to achieve the final goal, Max even included the Federal Reserve Bank in action. The noodles that have had the experience of the iron window can't bear to see the friend go to destruction, secretly call the police, and want to force Max to close the hand. The police and the friends of the noodles launched a fierce gun battle, and Max and others were all killed. Under extreme remorse and pain, noodles left their place of growth, left their beloved girl, and left their hometown.

A few decades later, almost coveted noodles fell back to the countryside, and unexpectedly found that everything in the past was the careful planning of Max. He used the noodles and the hands of the police to remove the partners. He himself took out the shells and swallowed up the huge sums of the gangs. After changing his face, he became a celebrity in the upper class and took the girl who loved the noodles as his own. Faced with multiple accusations, Max pleaded for noodles to kill himself, imagining redemption of his sins, escaped the trial of the law, and was rejected by the noodles. Max jumped into the garbage shredder and committed suicide.

1. The beginning of the movie: 1933

A group of killers are looking for "noodles" everywhere. He killed his woman in his residence and learned about the noodles in the shadow theater of Chinatown in the restaurant killers of friends. Upstairs in the Shadow Theater is the smokehouse. The smoked noodles saw his three accomplices killed in the news: Max, Squinting and Pai Cui. In the illusion, he heard the phone ringing and a carnival party appeared in his mind. At the reception he made a phone call to the police station, which caused three people to die.

After coming out of the smokehouse, he saw three dead bodies on the street. From the face of the deceased, he can clearly recognize the squint and the Pai. Manx's face was severely burned and illegible. He came to the restaurant of Feimo, and let go of the fat man who was tied to the ground. He killed the killer who stayed there, took a key from the vertical clock and said that he now has the money to spend.

The noodles came to the New York Central Railway Station, opened a small piece of temporary kitchen, and took a heavy bag from it. He opened the bag, which was full of old newspapers, which shocked him. I don’t know where to go under the confusion. He bought a ticket and left New York.

2. 1968. The aged noodles reappear at the New York Central Railway Station. Rent a car to a Jewish cemetery where the construction workers are moving the tombstone. The noodles went to the restaurant where the friends were fat. He told Fermo that he received a letter from the synagogue to inform him of the relocation of the church's cemetery and let him handle the graves of relatives and friends. But the graves of the three friends have already moved to a very beautiful new site before this. The church said that the notice he received was issued eight months ago, and he had just received it last week, indicating that it was not the church that sent him a letter. He told Feimo that this indicated that someone had found his whereabouts and invited him to return to New York for another purpose. He had an ominous premonition.

In the restaurant of the fat, I saw a photo of a group of friends when I was a child, and a photo of my sister, Bilbao. He walked into the familiar toilet and the brick holes on the wall brought him back to the distant past.

3. 1921. In the sound of music, a beautiful little girl dances ballet in the chalet behind the toilet. Juvenile noodles often peek at Debbie in the toilet. Once she was discovered by her, she was cast down. The girl also likes him. But very dissatisfied with his dirty and boring.

The noodles at that time were a street mix. With three other companions, he was drunk with a pocket and was hired by a miscellaneous son named Ba Ge. A chance to get to know a mixed guy who is a little bigger than him, named Manx. Several of them have since relied on stealing money to make money. Manx took them to a suitcase at the train station, and everyone agreed that 1/2 of the income from each crime was shared in the box. Because they didn't want to take orders from the tyrants, they were beaten by a group of tyrants. Therefore, the noodles vowed to kill the tyrant.

They just saved money from the train station and were chased by the tyrant. The smallest Dominic was killed on the spot. The noodles madly killed the tyrant, and also stabbed a policeman and was therefore imprisoned.

4. 1968. The aged noodles came to the new graveyard and saw a brand new memorial hall with three white marble sarcophagi, which were engraved with the names of three friends who died 35 years ago: squint, Pai Cui and Manx. A bronze medal was seen on the wall behind the door, which indicated that the memorial was funded by the friends of the deceased. He was very surprised. I also saw a key there, the key to open the small temporary storage box. The noodles took the key and came to the train station again, opening the temporary luggage, which was filled with cash. It also shows that this is prepaid. The payer is hiring him to complete a major event, but there is no detail.

The noodles took cash home. The familiar streetscape on the road brought him to the past: when he was just released from prison, Manx drove a black transporter to pick him up.

5. The late 1920s. Manx pulled him to the back of the Fatmo restaurant, away from the interface building. It is a night park in the dull building. In the era of prohibiting the sale of wine, they are squandered with flowers and drunken fans. Manxes have already done a big job: open casinos, underground nightclubs, brothels, and black money. Because it is the back floor of the Feimo Hotel, the noodles here have seen the adult Debbie. Debbie is already an accomplished actor at this time.

In the back of the chamber, noodles were introduced to a triad boss, and the other party told them that there was a deal in Detroit asking them to help, and they could grab a large diamond. They robbed the jewelry store and the noodles also raped a woman in the store. After returning, he made a double-edged sculpture at the time of delivery, killing a group of people who came to pick up the goods. Manx advocated joining hands with the black-handed boss behind the incident, and the noodles were not taken for granted, which made Manx feel uncomfortable.

6. 1968. The noodles live in the store of the fat. The "Belle scandal" of the New York State Secretary of Commerce is being broadcast on television, saying that two people have been mysteriously killed in the investigation. There is another face on the TV that they know, this person is the leader of the National Transportation Union. This reminds the noodles of the experience of knowing this person.

Early 1930s. When the union was organizing a strike, the union leader Jimmy was kidnapped by the capitalist, and he was asked to sign a rework agreement. Noodles and Manx kidnapped the capitalists, forcing the other party to release union leaders. The New York Police Chief destroyed the strike and allowed the police to station in the factory. Just when the sheriff was proud, he found someone dropping his baby son in the hospital. Noodles and Manx passed the baby bag to serge the sheriff, forcing him to withdraw the police from the factory and the strike continued. A politician therefore suggested that they join forces with government officials and powerful unions to get a big vote after the ban on alcohol. Noodles don't like politicians, and they don't want to go into politics. Since then, he and Manx have been married.

7. 1933. In the back room of the underground nightclub, the gangster four brothers once again met the woman in the Detroit jewelry store, Kailu. This woman is very reluctant to rape the man who was raped at the time, but did not recognize the noodles, only hope to be close to Manx. She suggested a three-person music with Manx and noodles. Noodles refused because he was "not that kind of person."

It turned out that he deliberately asked Debbie to go out to meet. Because he made a fortune, he alone took a beach hotel that was closed in the off-season, and asked him to eat. In a separate conversation, he learned that Debbie was still single and still missed his childhood friends. Noodles show love to Debbie. Debbie also said that he was the only man in her life. She promised to see him independently because she was leaving for Hollywood the next day, just to say goodbye. On the car leaving the hotel, I kissed the noodles. The noodles are violent. Not happy.

In December 1933, the Prohibition Order was lifted. The underworld boss is still staring at the four brothers, hoping that they will join hands to make a bigger deal. The noodles don't dry. Manx said he should probably get rid of the noodles. They went to Florida for a holiday together. At this point they have accumulated one million yuan, and the noodles should wash their hands. Manx said that he would wash his hands when he was going to work between 20 million and 50 million. He told the noodle that he had thought of an idea to rob the Federal Reserve Bank.

Manx’s woman, Kailu, advised the noodle to inform the police about the plan of the bank. This will put him in jail and will not be killed when he commits the crime. Noodles think this is a good idea. In order to protect the lives of friends, the police were called to inform the police on the night of the carnival. It was soon discovered that Manx and others were still robbery, and three people were killed, so they avoided their hometown.

8. 1968. Because of the recognition of the trade union leader Jimmy, who is related to the "Pele scandal," the noodle felt that his situation was related to the incident. He began investigating the Bailey people. First visited the luxurious Bailey Foundation. The host of the foundation was the woman Kailu of Manx. She said that the foundation was initiated 15 years ago by wealthy politician Bailey, but Bailey himself was not present. On behalf of Bailey at the opening ceremony of the Foundation was a beautiful actress. Noodles recognized that it was his lover Bian Bila.

The noodles were invited by Secretary-General Bailey to attend a banquet in Beifu, Long Island the next day. Noodles went to the Metropolitan Theater to visit Debira in the background, hoping to know who Bailey was, why did he ask him to go to the meeting. During the conversation, he learned that Bailey was a wealthy businessman who moved from Los Angeles. Although he was still unmarried, he had lived with Bailey for many years. Debbie did not know why Bailey invited the noodles to dinner, but advised him not to go, or he would be disappointed. She advised him to leave, so that he can still remember the memories of the past.

When leaving the theater, the noodles inadvertently saw the son of Debbie who had been politely waiting outside the door, exactly the same as the young Manx. It was only when I realized that Bailey was not someone else. It was the old man, 35 years ago.

9. I know that it was Manks’ invitation and the noodles went to the meeting on time. Just as Debbie was anxiously waiting for the noodles to appear, Manx had already invited the noodles to the study to talk separately. Manx said that he has not lived for a few days because many politicians are related to the current scandal and they will be removed by them. Manx believes that only noodles have the right to kill him, because he owes a noodle debt to his life: he swallowed millions of money that year, and also robbed his girlfriend, Debbie.

It turns out that Manx is the mysterious figure who invited noodles from the field to New York. The purpose is to pay off debts. He told the noodle that the bank's actions in the past were a scam from the beginning. Even letting the noodles inform the secret is a careful plan that he manipulated. Let the noodles kill him personally and you can end this life.

But the noodles refused to do it because he had already washed his hands, and he did not want to get involved in political circles. He left from Beifu. Bailey Momo disappeared behind the garbage crusher.

Ending: 1933. Noodles are full of addiction in the smokehouse, Imagine that one person will own one million, laughing and falling asleep...

Behind-the-scenes

· When Robert De Niro played "noodles" while watching TV, the show was interviewed by a man named James Conway O'Donnell. In Robert De Niro's 1990 movie Goodfellas, De Niro's character is James Conway.

In order to prepare for the role of David Allenson in the film, Robert De Niro had asked for a private interview with the famous Jianghu boss Meyer Lansky, who was the prototype of the character. But unfortunately, this request was rejected.

According to James Wood, Robert De Niro once suggested that in order to meet the role of an old, wealthy and empty person, Wood should have a glamorous dress and bright teeth, but the producer worried about the budget. The funds were overrun, and finally De Niro paid for the expenses.

· The director's inspiration comes from Harry Gray's autobiographical novel "The Hoods". It is said that in order to film the novel as a film, Sergey Lyon spent several years winning the permission of the original author himself. Stuart Kaminski is one of the screenwriters, and he recalls that he had more than 400 pages of film syllabus.

• After the rough cut was completed, Sergey Lyon's printed film was 10 hours long, and then cut back to a 6-hour version that made him more satisfied. Later, at the time of the release, the plan was to cut into a four-hour version, but he strongly agreed that the two- to three-hour version was more appropriate. However, the film company is not satisfied with this, and invites people to reduce the film to a shorter one.

· Robert De Niro took Elizabeth McGavin to a hotel where the palatial hotel was actually in Venice. Soon after, the place where the desperate knight took the wind and waves at sea was on the coastline of New Jersey, USA.

Wear the lens

Time error: In November 1968, the “noodle” was waiting for the lock at the station, and then a dollar was issued. The signature on the check was W. Michael Blumenthal, and the actual finance minister of President Carter’s term was from 1977. January 23 to August 4, 1979.

The fat cat opened the big clock with the lock and handed the key of the safe to the "noodles". There are locks on the big clock in the lens, but after several shots of "noodles", the lock is gone.

Sergeant Ayello is not a police officer but a naval badge.

A housing supply project in New York in the 1950s was seen when Baghs fired Dominique, and it was earlier in the 1920s.

Presumably, the scene shot at the hotel should be Miami, Florida, which is actually the waterfront in St. Petersburg.

Film review

Zhuang Shengxiao dream who first felt - sentimental gangster love song "American past"

Based on the difference in footholds, like the relationship between a magnifying glass and a microscope, if the epic "Godfather Trilogy" goes through the vast blood of the gangsters, then "America's Past" is like a group of gangsters fighting for the hard work. . The "Godfather Series" has a broader vision, and the "American Past" is more detailed...

Before the violent aesthetics were defined, the gangster aesthetics were perfectly interpreted by these two classics. "The Past of the United States" inherited the "Godfather Series" using the narrative of interspersed memory fragments to open the plot, I don't want to talk about the plot, there have been excellent film reviews to elaborate.

After reading a few netizens' comments, I found that I left a few key points when I watched the film. For example, the change of the Brooklyn Bridge confirmed the growth of the main noodle, and after Mike jumped into the garbage truck and committed suicide, he drove on the street. After a few cars filled with young men and women, I thought that it was accidental. After watching the film reviews of netizens, I realized that it was a noodle recalling the carnival scene after the release of the liquor ban. The director used a kind of confusion. Shooting techniques, clever combination of two different time scenes, the youth of noodle away from the face, when he has no time to look back, youth has disappeared into the dark night...

Of course, some netizens haven’t seen it for ten times. I’ve just seen it once. It’s natural that the details are missing. This is the essence of a classic that deserves to be retorted. Every time there is a new discovery...

I have to mention the soul of this drama: the noodles of childhood dig a brick hole in the toilet and peek at the girl in the warehouse to dance. Jennifer Connelly turned out to be an example of the peak of acting in a boyhood. Her childishness, which is hidden beyond age, has already predicted that this girl will grow into a far-sighted woman, flour in the flour warehouse. Under the gentle and petite dance steps of Deborah, flying around, like snow and snow, like fog and non-fog, the picture is a kind of shackles between the reality and the illusion, like a fairy girl, stirring the noodles of the sinus Heart, noodles, the eyes that are constantly turning, watching the place like the stage. It turned out that he fell in love with Deborah from the beginning, and he was already watching as an audience, watching her belong to her stage. This suggestion eventually became the biggest irony of their lives. When Ozawa discovered the noodles, called him to the side, and read the Bible with him, when their purest love impression was established, when the noodles wanted to kiss the girl like a fairy, Max’s The interruption of this pure first kiss... Noodles in the face of choice, or preferred friends, and gave up love. This scene also implies that Max and Deborah will become the shackles of noodles for a lifetime. Max always uses him and takes away everything that belongs to him, including the frantic mistress who admits the wrong person. From the moment the first kiss was lost, the noodle lost Deborah forever. If he chose Deborah at the time, would he change the life of this premature geography girl? Noodles, including our audience, will never find an answer.

With enough frontal preparations, the story of De Niro’s violent demon after being released from prison is quite reasonable. This woman is too selfish. When De Niro once again hopes to pursue lost love, she does not even have a chance to stay warm. Give him, since you have not hoped for love between you, why do you want to see him again? Whether it is for revenge or for the permanent possession of this man, Deborah’s behavior shows that it is shameful at first. With selfishness, the woman’s selfish ugliness is more ugly than De Niro’s violent act. Since Deborah chooses to chase the cause, she should never meet the noodles. She knows that noodles love her so deeply. Is it just because the old ones can solve all the problems? It is not like a long-term career. A woman’s irrational performance. The meaning of this scene is that the individual thinks that it is more of a director's tendency. He tends to express the irreparable pain when men are not getting love. Therefore, Deborah is in this unique position of expression. Serving the theme of the work, there is some degree of unreality. If only Deborah is out of the female's natural swinging character, it will temporarily soften the character. When she is awake, she will leave the noodles. Then she was raped. It only shows that men and women are animals that come to different planets. They can't communicate. Is this what the director wants to express? That rape scene is the most tolerable I have seen. I have always been extremely resentful of men’s act of violently capturing women. The kind of pain that noodles face, as some netizens say, as a female audience, I believe it is difficult to understand.

In addition to the pain of love, the pain of friendship is even more heart-felt. When robbing the banker, the hungry mistress estruss the gangster to rape her, and is good at controlling the eroticism. Max is not moved because he will not be subject to other things when committing crimes. Interference, but the noodles vented desperately, until Max reminded him that he should be awake when he left, which is a comparison of the two characters. Later, the mistress re-engaged with their robbers. Max played a game and let the mistress guess that the man who was with her fish. The mistress guessed that the noodle was the man, but at this time she chose Max. His lover. The hint of substitution here has appeared again and again. In order to save Max, the noodles reported the case to the police. So, the noodles always thought that he killed the brothers, carrying more than 30 years of jealousy and loneliness. In the end, he found that he had deceived him. Max did not die, but also took away. His Deborah. When Deborah reunited with the noodles for the second time, she continually erased the makeup on her face until she knew that the tears were blurring the makeup powder, or that the makeup powder blurred the tears, and the thick makeup powder masked her fragile Real emotions...

The sinister gangsters have ruined their lives, even the union activists who were active in the labor sector, and ultimately

The life of trading in power and money has become the upper class of the new era...

Max eventually hoped to die under the noodles, in order to obtain the final redemption of the soul, but the noodles rejected him. Noodles, one sorrowful, "We were wasting our lives.", and made a final summary of this "American past."

At the end of the film, the twisted smile of the noodles, which was blurred by the smoke, added a final rest to the sentimental gangster love song.

This turned out to be the most painful movie I have ever seen...