导言也许有人会问,为什么要研究、介绍英国青年导演和英国电影?尽人皆知,十年来,“申奥情结”在中国已衍发成一种“年度现象”。那我们就从当代英国电影在美国奥斯卡奖竞争中的表现说起。在1981和1982年,英国电影《火的战车》和《甘地传》连续两年获得奥斯卡最佳影片奖,这被很多人看作当代英国电影复兴的标志。上一次同样情况的出现,已是遥远的1962和1963年了——《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》和《汤姆·琼斯》也是接连获得最佳影片奖。如果把导演因素加入进来的话,可以发现《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》、《汤姆·琼斯》和 Introduction Perhaps some people may wonder why it is necessary to study and introduce British young directors and British films. It is well known that over the past decade the “Olympic complex” has been developed into an “annual phenomenon” in China. Then we start with the performance of contemporary British cinema in the Oscars competition in the United States. In 1981 and 1982, the British film “The Chariots of Fire” and “Gandhi Biography” won the Academy Award for Best Picture for two consecutive years, which is considered by many as the hallmark of the contemporary British cinema revival. The last time the same happened, it was already far between 1962 and 1963 - “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Tom Jones” won one after another the best film award. If you include directorial factors, you can find “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Tom Jones,” and