四十年来,大卫·里恩以“导演中的导演”著称于世。他在电影制作技艺上的全面胜利,赢得了同行们心悦诚服的敬畏。根据E·M·福斯特的小说改编的、震撼人心而又绚丽多姿的《印度之行》(A Passage to India)只是他的第十六部作品。然而除了三、四部影片之外,大卫·里恩的每一部作品都可以毫无愧色地跻身于一切时代最受赞誉,赢利最高,同时又遭眦议的电影之列。这位导演百折不挠的奋斗传奇,似乎使希区柯克的《三十九级台阶》(The39 Steps)中杰出的音乐厅演出者成了他的化身——尽管 For 40 years, David Lean is known for his “director in director”. His all-out victory in filmmaking art has won him awe-inspiring awe. Awe-inspiring and colorful “Passage to India” adapted from EM Forst’s novel is just his sixteenth piece. With the exception of three or four films, however, every piece of David Lean’s work is worthy of the highest rank among the most acclaimed, profitable and controversial movies of all time. The director’s indomitable fighting legend seems to have made him an incarnation of the outstanding concert hall performer at Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps - though