Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage and interviews with Elvis, his fans and those close to him. His arrival on the national scene ,in 1956, is highlighted by clips from "Stage Show", "The Milton Berle Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show". Scenes from several of his 33 films are highlighted including his screen debut in "Love Me Tender" (1956) and the critically acclaimed "King "Creole"(1958), his last film prior to a 2 year hitch in the military. From 1960-68 he kept busy by making films and soundtrack albums, as well as some Gospal albums. After an absence of almost 9 years from live performing, Elvis returned in 1968 to do a TV Special titled "Elvis" and in 1969 performed in Las Vegas for the first time since 1956. His Vegas appearances, along with his nation wide concert tours, continued for the remainder of his career. A clip from his 1973 TV Special,"Elvis Aloa", is featured. Telecast from Hawaii, it was the first concert to be televised live by satellite around the world.We also see footage from his last TV Special, "Elvis in Concert", which was taken from his final 1977 tour
All those years, all those dreams, all those men... one of them is going to be a star.
故事梗概:
俄国沙皇统治时期的美国,虽然有皇家哥萨克卫队维持着国家秩序,但行同虚设的维持在俄军残酷的杀戮面前显得力不从心。为此,美国人民在俄军惨无人道的杀戮下,过着朝不保夕、流浪乞讨的生活。奥米和妈妈也被迫离乡,在茫然不知所向中去寻找一份梦想中的安宁。
奥米的爸爸是个教父。自从爸爸在教堂向上帝做着最后的祷告,久久不肯离去结果被侵略者无情的屠杀后,悲痛万分的妈妈带着奥米来到一个新的城市,过着十分艰苦的生活,直到有一天奥米遇见了歌手路易。路易是个名不见经传的流行歌手。年少的奥米做了路易的助手后,凭借四处演唱也能挣点小钱贴补家用。然而,正当家里的生活刚刚有些起色时,一场无情的大火夺去了奥米妈妈的生命。
惟一的亲人在火灾中死去后,奥米和路易相依为命。对于一个歌手来说更不幸的事情随后发生。奥米在俄军的一次袭击中身受重伤,嗓音从此沙哑,再也不能演出唱歌。在没有歌声的痛苦日子里,奥米长成一个二十出头的英俊少年。此时,奥米迎来了生命中除妈妈以外的第一个女人。和美丽的舞女贝拉相知相爱不久,贝拉给奥米生下一个爱子取名贝尼。可是好景不长,刚刚开始的幸福生活随着妻子贝拉遭遇恐怖分子袭击身亡而结束。又一次痛失亲人的奥米在绝望中决心让儿子过上幸福的生活。贝尼一天天长大,帅气十足和音乐细胞继承了奥米和贝拉的天分。为了能让儿子贝尼有一个稳定的生活环境,奥米让贝尼违心地娶了一个有钱的老婆。没有感情的婚姻让贝尼毅然参军,在战场上壮烈牺牲后,留下一个未曾谋面的儿子托尼。
贝尼死后,托尼的妈妈随后改嫁并生下三个孩子。在和继父一起生活的日子里,托尼的性格变得叛逆不羁,继而离家出走。托尼同样继承了爸爸的基因,加入一个流行乐队后,托尼的才华得到大家的认可,但随着主唱的酗酒致死,托尼陷入痛苦之中。
绝望中的托尼收留一个叫皮特的孤儿相依为命。托尼靠卖自己谱写的歌曲维持生计,借酒消愁、虚度人生中,收养的皮特慢慢长大。耳濡目染的皮特从托尼身上学到不少音乐的知识,直到有一天自己也能像托尼一样作词作曲。看着皮特的成长,托尼决定让他去闯荡世界。托尼不辞而别后,皮特不负所望,在自己的努力下,终于成为一名享誉整个美国的流行歌手。
精彩视点:
这是一部励志动画片。虽说是动画片,但可爱的动画人物和真实的图片、精致的影像实现完美的结合,使影片看起来格外真实而情趣倍生。不仅如此,堪称本片精彩之处的,是本片中穿插的众多经典、悦耳的美国老歌,使人倍感亲切、耳目一新。
本片导演拉尔夫·巴科施在1959年年仅21岁时就开始了他的动画生涯,同时担任编剧、导演、制片人的拉尔夫·巴科施在美国动画、甚至整个美国电影中,有着自己独特的位置。其成名代表作《魔戒之王》和《美女闯通关》是他创作的动画影视作品中的上乘之作。
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在卡尔梅塞克纪录片首映时,金和声播放了机甲创世记Love Live Alive的片段,中间还带有戴纳的短片。Tommy在纪录片里表示,Love Live Alive将会是老动画、从未公开的动画加上新动画。
金和声宣布:《太空堡垒》新作动画《Robotech:Love Live Alive》将于今年制作完毕,随后马上启动《太空堡垒:暗影崛起》(Robotech:Shadow Rising)的制作。新动画终于要一部接一部的出来了。