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The teen movie market is filled with dramedies注1 like Heathers， Clueless， and Mean[卑鄙的] Girls—movies that perfectly capture[记录，保存] certain aspects[方面] of high school， from bullying to first loves to， well， mean girls， but don’t really nail[捕获] the emotion that comes with it all. Palo Alto， the directorial[导演工作的] debut[初次登台] from Gia Coppola （26-year-old cousin to Sofia and granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola注2）， does. It doesn’t hurt that it’s based off a book written by a youngish James Franco， or that it was directed by a 20-something， or that it stars a real-life high schooler Jack Kilmer （he filmed it before he graduated last year）.
In the movie， leading lady Emma Roberts is a shy 14-yearold girl who attracts the attention of both a dreamy but disturbed soccer coach， played by James， and a cute skater dude[男人]， played by Jack， who can’t stop getting himself into trouble. Though her character is nearly a decade younger than the 23-year-old actress， it was all too easy to jump back into the time of a freshman.“You never really forget being in high school，” she said. And acting opposite Jack， who had never been in a movie before， made it easy to feel young， too. “He’s a little heartthrob[万人迷]. I told him， ‘If I was a 17-year-old single girl， I would have such a crush on you.’”
It was a role she set her sights on years ago， so it’s no wonder it all came so naturally. In fact， Emma bought the novel the day it hit shelves. “I read it in three days and thought， ‘If they ever make this into a movie， I want to be in it，’” she said. “I got it right when it came out and read it as a teenager， and I just thought the characters were really honest. James wasn’t afraid to make everybody have flaws[缺点]. There weren’t good kids and bad kids， there were good people who did bad things and bad people who did good things， and I liked that it showed that not everything was black and white.”
In this film， Emma also stepped out of her comfort zone， and finally had the chance to play the good girl （after Celeste and Jesse Forever， We’re the Millers， American Horror Story： Coven[女巫大聚会]）. So， basically the opposite of Madison Montgomery， her role on AHS. “Madison is a really fun character，”Emma said. “But April was so unlike me that it was cool to get to play her， too. I’m not that quiet or reserved[矜持的]， so it was fun to go into the mind of somebody else.”
年轻人的电影市场满是类似《希瑟姐妹》、《独领风骚》和《贱女孩》这一类现实情景喜剧。这些电影完美地捕捉了某一方面的高中生活——从欺凌到初恋，呃，再到刻薄的女孩，但它们都没能真正完整地抓住高中生的情感状态。吉娅·科波拉（26岁的吉娅是索菲亚·科波拉的堂妹，也是弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉的孙女）的导演处女作《帕罗奥图》却做到了。该片改编自詹姆斯·弗兰科的小说（那时他还颇为年轻），由一个二十几岁的导演执导，演员还包括真正的高中生杰克·基尔默（去年毕业的他在拍摄该片时还在读高中）——这些因素都为这部电影增添了魅力。
在电影中，女主角艾玛·罗伯茨是一个内向的14岁女生，她同时吸引了足球教练（詹姆斯·弗兰科饰演）和滑冰男孩（杰克饰演）的注意：足球教练很帅，但经常焦虑不安；滑冰男孩挺可爱的，但总是麻烦缠身。尽管艾玛的角色比她的实际年龄小了差不多十岁，但在这位现年23岁的女演员看来，要找回高一时的感觉实在太容易了。“其实你永远不会忘记高中的那段时光，”她说。与从未演过电影的杰克演对手戏，也很容易让人找回年轻的感觉。“我对他说，他是个小小的万人迷，‘如果我现在17岁，并且单身，我一定会疯狂地迷恋你。’”
很久以前她就把目光瞄准了这个角色，难怪一切进行得如此自然。事实上，这本小说一上架的时候，艾玛就把它收入囊中了。“我用了三天读完它，然后心想：‘如果他们要把它拍成电影，我想在里面出现，’”她说。“它一上市我就买下了它，读它的时候也是一个青少年，而且我认为里面的角色真的（写得）很有诚意。詹姆斯勇敢地让每个人都有自己的缺点。小说里没有绝对的好学生或坏学生——好人会做坏事，坏人也会做好事。它说明了不是所有事情都非黑即白，我喜欢这一点。”
在这部电影中，艾玛还走出了自己的舒适区，终于有机会演一个乖乖女了（在参演了《离婚不分手》、《冒牌家族》和《美国恐怖故事：女巫集会》之后）。这个角色基本上就是麦迪逊·蒙哥马利（她在《美国恐怖故事》的角色）的对立面。“麦迪逊确实是一个很有意思的角色，”艾玛说。“但艾普丽尔和我本人很不像，所以演她也很酷。我没有她那么文静、拘谨，所以，钻进别人的思想很有趣呢。”
注1：dramedy相当于comedy-drama，指那些有剧情又兼具幽默感的影视作品。
注2：弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉（1939—），美国著名电影导演、编剧、制片人，好莱坞80年代四大导演之一，代表作有《教父》系列和《现代启示录》等。弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉的女儿索菲亚·科波拉也是知名导演，代表作为《迷失东京》。
In the movie， leading lady Emma Roberts is a shy 14-yearold girl who attracts the attention of both a dreamy but disturbed soccer coach， played by James， and a cute skater dude[男人]， played by Jack， who can’t stop getting himself into trouble. Though her character is nearly a decade younger than the 23-year-old actress， it was all too easy to jump back into the time of a freshman.“You never really forget being in high school，” she said. And acting opposite Jack， who had never been in a movie before， made it easy to feel young， too. “He’s a little heartthrob[万人迷]. I told him， ‘If I was a 17-year-old single girl， I would have such a crush on you.’”
It was a role she set her sights on years ago， so it’s no wonder it all came so naturally. In fact， Emma bought the novel the day it hit shelves. “I read it in three days and thought， ‘If they ever make this into a movie， I want to be in it，’” she said. “I got it right when it came out and read it as a teenager， and I just thought the characters were really honest. James wasn’t afraid to make everybody have flaws[缺点]. There weren’t good kids and bad kids， there were good people who did bad things and bad people who did good things， and I liked that it showed that not everything was black and white.”
In this film， Emma also stepped out of her comfort zone， and finally had the chance to play the good girl （after Celeste and Jesse Forever， We’re the Millers， American Horror Story： Coven[女巫大聚会]）. So， basically the opposite of Madison Montgomery， her role on AHS. “Madison is a really fun character，”Emma said. “But April was so unlike me that it was cool to get to play her， too. I’m not that quiet or reserved[矜持的]， so it was fun to go into the mind of somebody else.”
年轻人的电影市场满是类似《希瑟姐妹》、《独领风骚》和《贱女孩》这一类现实情景喜剧。这些电影完美地捕捉了某一方面的高中生活——从欺凌到初恋，呃，再到刻薄的女孩，但它们都没能真正完整地抓住高中生的情感状态。吉娅·科波拉（26岁的吉娅是索菲亚·科波拉的堂妹，也是弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉的孙女）的导演处女作《帕罗奥图》却做到了。该片改编自詹姆斯·弗兰科的小说（那时他还颇为年轻），由一个二十几岁的导演执导，演员还包括真正的高中生杰克·基尔默（去年毕业的他在拍摄该片时还在读高中）——这些因素都为这部电影增添了魅力。
在电影中，女主角艾玛·罗伯茨是一个内向的14岁女生，她同时吸引了足球教练（詹姆斯·弗兰科饰演）和滑冰男孩（杰克饰演）的注意：足球教练很帅，但经常焦虑不安；滑冰男孩挺可爱的，但总是麻烦缠身。尽管艾玛的角色比她的实际年龄小了差不多十岁，但在这位现年23岁的女演员看来，要找回高一时的感觉实在太容易了。“其实你永远不会忘记高中的那段时光，”她说。与从未演过电影的杰克演对手戏，也很容易让人找回年轻的感觉。“我对他说，他是个小小的万人迷，‘如果我现在17岁，并且单身，我一定会疯狂地迷恋你。’”
很久以前她就把目光瞄准了这个角色，难怪一切进行得如此自然。事实上，这本小说一上架的时候，艾玛就把它收入囊中了。“我用了三天读完它，然后心想：‘如果他们要把它拍成电影，我想在里面出现，’”她说。“它一上市我就买下了它，读它的时候也是一个青少年，而且我认为里面的角色真的（写得）很有诚意。詹姆斯勇敢地让每个人都有自己的缺点。小说里没有绝对的好学生或坏学生——好人会做坏事，坏人也会做好事。它说明了不是所有事情都非黑即白，我喜欢这一点。”
在这部电影中，艾玛还走出了自己的舒适区，终于有机会演一个乖乖女了（在参演了《离婚不分手》、《冒牌家族》和《美国恐怖故事：女巫集会》之后）。这个角色基本上就是麦迪逊·蒙哥马利（她在《美国恐怖故事》的角色）的对立面。“麦迪逊确实是一个很有意思的角色，”艾玛说。“但艾普丽尔和我本人很不像，所以演她也很酷。我没有她那么文静、拘谨，所以，钻进别人的思想很有趣呢。”
注1：dramedy相当于comedy-drama，指那些有剧情又兼具幽默感的影视作品。
注2：弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉（1939—），美国著名电影导演、编剧、制片人，好莱坞80年代四大导演之一，代表作有《教父》系列和《现代启示录》等。弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉的女儿索菲亚·科波拉也是知名导演，代表作为《迷失东京》。