肖申克的救赎英文简介

TheShawshankRedemptionisa1994AmericandramafilmwrittenanddirectedbyFrankDarabont,basedontheStephenKingnovellaRitaHayworthandShawshankRedemption.ThefilmstarsTimRobbinsasAndrewAndyDufresneandMorganFreemanasEllisBoydRedRedding.ThefilmportraysAndyspendingnearlytwodecadesinShawshankStatePrison,afictionalpenitentiaryinMaineandhisfriendshipwithRed,afellowinmate.In1947,abankernamedAndrewAndyDufresne(TimRobbins)isconvictedofmurderinghiswifeandherlover,basedonstrongcircumstantialevidence.HeissentencedtotwoconsecutivelifesentencesatShawshankStatePenitentiaryinMaine,runbyWardenSamuelNorton(BobGunton).HeisquicklybefriendedbyEllisBoydRedRedding(MorganFreeman),afellowinmateservingalifesentencewhohasrecentlyfailedtogainparole.AndyfindsRedhasconnectionsontheoutsidewhocanacquirecontrabandfortheinmates,andfirstasksRedforarockhammerinordertomaintainhisrockcollectionhobby,whichheusestofashionahome-madechessset.HelaterasksRedforafull-sizeposterofRitaHayworthforhiswall,replacingthemovertheyearswithonesofMarilynMonroeandRaquelWelch.Duringmanuallabor,AndyoverhearsCaptainoftheGuardsByronHadley(ClancyBrown)complainabouthavingtopaytaxesonaforthcominginheritance.AndyriskspunishmentbyexplainingtoHadleyhowtocircumventthetaxeslegally;HadleyacceptsAndy'sadviceandrewardshisfriendswithabriefrespiteandbeer.Andy'saccountancyexpertiseissoonsoughtbyotherguardsatShawshankandnearbyprisons,andAndyisgivenaspacetoworkontheirfinancialmattersunderthepretenseofmaintainingtheprisonlibraryalongsideelderlyinmateBrooksHatlen(JamesWhitmore).HadleydeliversabrutalbeatingtoinmateBogs(MarkRolston),leaderofTheSisters,afterhisgangs'attempttosexuallymolestAndyputsAndyintheinfirmary;BogsisparalyzedwhiletheremainingSistersleaveAndyalone.Andyisabletousehisgoodwillwiththeguardstohelpexpandthelibrary;whenonedonationtothelibraryprovideshimwiththeoperaTheMarriageofFigaro,heplaysitforalltheinmatestohear,well-awareofthepunishmentofsolitaryconfinementhewillreceiveforthebriefmomentofbliss.Brooksissoonfreedonparole,butisunabletoadjusttotheoutside,non-regimentedworld,andhangshimself;AndydedicatestheexpandedlibrarytoBrooks.WardenNortoncreatesaschemetouseprisonlaborforpublicworks,undercuttingthecostofskilledlaboranddiscretelyreceivingpersonalkickbacksforit.NortonhasAndylaunderthemoneyunderafalseidentity,inexchangeforallowingAndytokeephisprivatecellandtocontinuemaintainingthelibrary.In1965,TommyWilliams(GilBellows)isincarceratedintoShawshankonrobberycharges.TommyisbroughtintoAndyandRed'scircleoffriends,andAndyassistsTommyintogettinghisGED.Tommyrevealsthatoneofhisoldprison-mates,ElmoBlatch(BillBolender)hadclaimedtohavecommittedthemurdersforwhichAndywascharged.Norton,fearingthatAndymayexposehisillegalactivitiesifhewerereleased,putshimintosolitaryconfinementandhasTommykilledbyHadley,claiminghewasanescapee.WhenAndyisfinallyreleasedfromsolitary,NortonthreatenstoburndownthelibraryifAndydoesnotcontinuetolaunderthemoneyforhim.Shortlyafter,AndyinformsRedofhisdreamtoliveinZihuatanejo,aMexican-Pacificcoastaltown,andinstructsRed,shouldheeverbefreed,tovisitaspecifichayfieldnearBuxton,Mainetofindsomethinghehadleftthere.Thenextdayatrollcall,Andy'scellisfoundempty.Norton,inanger,throwsoneofAndy'srocksattheposterofWelch;therocktearsthroughtheposter,revealingatunnelthatAndyhaddugwiththerockhammeroverthelasttwodecadesthatallowedhimtoescapeShawshank,alongwithasetofcivilianclothes,hischessset,andthebookshehadkeptforNorton,havingswappedthemforfakesthenightbefore.AndyuseshisfalseidentitytowithdrawallofNorton'smoneyfromthebank,atthesametime,sendingtheevidencetoalocalnewspaper.Onthedaythestoryruns,thepoliceconvergeontheprison;HadleyisarrestedwhileNortoncommitssuicide.WhenRedfinallyachievesparoleafterserving40yearsofhissentence,hefindshimselfinthesamebaggingjobatagrocerystoreasBrooks,andlivinginthesameapartmentwhereBrookscommittedsuicide.ReddecidestofollowAndy'sadviceandvisitsBuxton.InthehayfieldwhereAndyspecified,hefindsacacheofmoneyandanoteleftbyAndy,remindinghimofZihuatanejo,Mexico.RedviolateshisparoleandtravelstoMexico;heeventuallycomesacrossAndyonthecoast,andtheyhappilyreunite.