我亲爱的朋友: 自从我作为北京电影学院的客人访问你们美丽的国家后,回国已有数星期了。我感到,能获得这样一次机会,尽管是这样的短暂,来参与中国的如此丰富多姿和令人振奋的文化和学术活动,确实是一种极大的特殊优待。我将永远珍惜这数周内给我的美好记忆,我期待着将来有一天能重温我在你们迷人的和殷勤好客的国家中所结下的友谊。在访问期间,你和我就一般的电影问题,尤其是对中国电影进行过许多次长谈。你要求我给你写下我对中国电影的一些想法和意见, My dear friend: It has been several weeks since I visited your beautiful country as a guest of the Beijing Film Academy. I feel that it is indeed a great special privilege to have such an opportunity and, despite this short period, to participate in such a rich and exhilarating cultural and academic event in China. I will always cherish the memories I have enjoyed in these weeks and I look forward to one day revisiting the friendship I have made in your charming and gracious country. During my visit, you and I talked a lot about the general cinema issue, especially the Chinese cinema. You asked me to write down some of my thoughts and opinions on Chinese movies,