Mike Nichols — Director (29)
What Planet Are You From? (2000) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
What Planet Are You From?
other title: 너 어느 별에서 왔니? / Good Vibrations - Sex vom anderen Stern
A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love there. A suspicious F.A.A. Agent targets him.
Monty Python's Spamalot [Performance] Douban
Monty Python's Spamalot
genre: Musical playwright: Eric Idle
other title: 蒙提派森之火腿骑士 director: Mike Nichols / 未知 actor: Tim Curry / Michael McGrath / HankDavid Hyde Pierce / Hank Azaria / Michael Siberry
音乐剧《火腿骑士》改编自英国1974年的电影《蒙提派森与圣杯骑士Monty Python’s & the Holy Grail》,电影根据英国历史上最富有传奇性的亚瑟王与圆桌骑士的故事,进行极具颠覆性的改编,恶搞加爆笑的风格引得在场观众无不捧腹而归。当年电影虽没有特别突出的票房,却获得了极高的评价,也拥有了一批忠实观众。2005年3月17日音乐剧《火腿骑士》一经推出立刻造成轰动,不但票房鼎盛,还获得该年托尼奖14项提名,成为有史以来入围奖项最多的剧目,并最终获得最佳音乐剧、最佳导演、最佳女配角三项大奖。
第一幕
管弦樂團旁若無人地調音("Tuning"),指揮出來開始序曲。("Overture")
一歷史學家出來講解了當時英國的情況 - 總之周圍都一團亂,直至亞瑟王出現。("Historian's Introduction to Act I")台上開始表演,歌頌著芬蘭的好處...等等...歷史學家無奈地澄清是英國才對。("Finland/ Fisch Schlapping Dance")亞瑟王出場,伴著他的是弄臣珀西,他們要找人加入內閣成為圓桌武士。唸著經文的修士經過,羅賓要眾人搬出家中的死屍,蘭斯諾搬出的卻宣稱自己未死,還生猛的跳來跳去,結果被蘭斯諾一棒打死了。他與羅賓都想加入亞瑟王的圓桌武士的行列,並很快成功了("Monks Chant/ He is Not Dead Yet")。
亞瑟王被加拉赫懷疑王位的來源,便帶他去見女湖神。("Come With Me")女湖神再次宣稱亞瑟為王,並讓其侍女們說服其母。("Laker Girls Cheer")女湖神和已給說服的加拉赫為了劇情需要,便唱了一首"主打歌"("The Song That Go Like This")圓桌武士一共有五人: 加拉赫、貝迪菲爾、羅賓、蘭斯諾及在這裡不該出場的"不該出場"武士。("All For One")眾人在幻想中的王庭中因為每天都有很多午餐肉而高興,("Knights of the Round Table/ The Song That Goes Like This (Reprise)")上帝突然顯靈要他們去找聖杯,女湖神亦來鼓勵,("Find Your Grail")可眾人立即便被法國裔的軍隊以及呃...一堆舞蹈員打的抱頭逃竄。("Run Away!")
第二幕
("The Intermission")
歷史學家回來解釋情況,眾人為找聖杯決定分頭行事。亞瑟王遇到了只會說"Ni"的武士,他們要他去找史立草莓才給他們通過,珀西在亞瑟王灰心時鼓勵,果然完成任務。("Always Look on the Bright Side of Life")"膽大的"羅賓被一堆吟遊詩人們周圍唱頌,("Brave Sir Robin")之後與剛解決掉黑武士的亞瑟王相遇,說"Ni"的武士指示二人去征服百老匯,羅賓指出沒有猶太人要在百老匯立足不大可能會成功。("You Won't Succeed On Broadway")突然此劇唯一女角女湖神因無得出場而突然亂入,不住的哀歎。("Diva's Lament (Whatever Happened to my Part?)")
低窪城堡王子哈拔是個女人型,被父親逼婚又不許唱歌,拋下紙球求救。("Where Are You")蘭斯諾以為他是女子,便殺了一城堡的人來拯救他出來。後來知道是誤會,卻機緣巧合下堡主把兒子"嫁"了給蘭斯諾。("His Name is Lancelot")沒有頭緒的亞瑟王感到寂寞,即使珀西如何安慰也沒用。("I'm All Alone")女湖神再次出場提點他們已然是在音樂劇之中,二人相戀,並含情脈脈地重唱了主打歌。("Twice in Every Show")在魔法師添姆的幫助下亞瑟打敗殺手兔子拿到了聖杯,而終於所有人也找到了自己的"聖杯",大團圓結局。("Act II Finale")眾人再次出場勉勵凡事要向好的方向看。("Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Company Bow)")
Betrayal 2013 New York版 [Performance] Douban
part of Performance: Betrayal
theater: Barrymore Theatre director: Mike Nichols
other title: 2013 New York版 playwright: Harold Pinter actor: Rachel Weisz / Rafe Spall
The years between 1968 and 1977 occur in reverse order; scenes within years 1977 and 1973 move forward.
1977
Scene One: Pub. 1977. Spring.
Emma and Jerry meet for the first time in two years. For 7 years they had an affair and a secret flat, and Jerry says no-one else knew. Now Emma is having an affair with Casey, an author whose agent is Jerry and whose publisher is Robert, Emma’s husband. Emma says she found out last night that Robert has betrayed her with other women for years, and admits she revealed her affair with Jerry.
Scene Two: Jerry's House. Later the same day.
Jerry meets Robert to talk about the affair. Robert reveals that in fact he learned about it 4 years ago. Since then their friendship has continued, albeit without playing squash.
1975
Scene Three: Flat. 1975. Winter.
It is the end of Jerry and Emma’s affair. They rarely meet, and Emma’s hopes that the flat would be a different kind of home are unfulfilled. They agree to give it up.
1974
Scene Four: Robert and Emma's House. Living room. 1974. Autumn.
Jerry visits Robert and Emma at home. He reveals that Casey has left his wife and is living nearby. Jerry and Robert plan to play squash, but Jerry reveals that first he is visiting New York with Casey.
1973
Scene Five: Hotel Room. 1973. Summer.
Robert and Emma are on holiday, intending to visit Torcello tomorrow. Emma is reading a book by Spinks, another author whose agent is Jerry. Robert says he refused to publish it because there is not much more to say about betrayal. Robert has discovered that Emma has received a private letter from Jerry. Emma admits they are having an affair.
Scene Six: Flat. 1973. Summer.
Emma has returned from the holiday with Robert in Venice. She has bought a tablecloth for the flat. Jerry reveals that despite the affair he continues to lunch with Robert.
Scene Seven: Restaurant. 1973. Summer.
Robert gets drunk over lunch with Jerry. He says he hates modern novels, and that he went to Torcello on his own and read Yeats.
1971
Scene Eight: Flat. 1971. Summer.
Emma wants to know whether Jerry’s wife suspects his affair, and announces that while Jerry was in America she became pregnant with Robert’s child.
1968
Scene Nine: Robert and Emma's House. Bedroom. 1968. Winter.
During a party Jerry surprises Emma in her bedroom and declares his love for her. He tells Robert he is his oldest friend as well as his best man.
The Gin Game [Performance] Douban
The Gin Game
7.0 (5 ratings) genre: theater playwright: 唐纳德·柯培恩 D. L. Coburn / 唐纳德·柯培恩 Donald L. Coburn
other title: 洋麻将 / 一缺一 / Игра в джин director: Mike Nichols / 夏淳 actor: Hume Cronyn / Jessica Tandy / 于是之 / 朱 琳 / 谢延宁



一场用语言角力的纸牌游戏
从陌生到友好,轻松、愉快、幽默、掏心掏肺、争吵、忏悔与原谅
相互试探、相互依偎、相互折磨,直至“决一死战”……
一个孤独的男人,一个孤独的女人,一个安静的下午,偶然相遇
一桌,二椅,14把惊心动魄的牌局,将人性的底牌一一揭开。

The Seagull [Performance] Douban
The Seagull
genre: theater playwright: Anton Chekhov / Антон Чехов
other title: 海鸥 director: Marshall W. Mason / Mike Nichols actor: Tyne Daly / Ethan Hawke / Jon Voight / Laura Linney / Meryl Streep



Through both comedy and tragedy, "Seagull" explores lives that are precariously balanced between love and indifference, success and failure, hope and despair. The first of what are considered to be Chekhov's four great plays, it sets the scene for the playwright's unmistakable mix of melancholia and laughter combined with a unique understanding of the daily torment of an unfulfilled. 

Waiting for Godot [Performance] Douban
Waiting for Godot
8.6 (13 ratings) genre: theater playwright: Samuel Beckett / 萨缪尔·贝克特 (Samuel Beckett)
other title: 等待戈多 director: Samuel Beckett / 未知 actor: Bert Lahr / Tom Ewell / Zero Mostel / Burgess Meredith / Austin Pendleton
On a bare country road Vladimir and his friend Estragon wait in hope of salvation from a man called Godot. Their hope of salvation lies in Godot's arrival. While waiting they play games, entertain one another with vaudevillian tricks, question whether Godot will arrive and how they will benefit when he does. They are interrupted by the arrival of Pozzo (a land owner) and Lucky (Pozzo's slave). Pozzo questions their reasoning for waiting. Lucky performs a staggering burst of a monologue. Pozzo and Lucky exit, night falls and a young boy arrives and tells Vladimir and Estragon that "Mr Godot won’t come here today but he'll surely arrive tomorrow.” In Act two Pozzo returns but he is blind and Lucky is mute. Vladimir and Estragon continue waiting. Still determining to go, the tramps do not move.

“I cannot express how much this show means to me,” writes artistic director, Peter Reid. “It is undoubtedly the greatest show of the 20th Century and has revolutionised the fabric of theatre.”
Death of a Salesman [Performance]
Death of a Salesman
genre: theater playwright: 阿瑟·密勒 Arthur Miller / Arthur Miller
other title: 推销员之死 / セールスマンの死 director: 伊利亚·卡赞 Elia Kazan / 阿瑟·密勒 Arthur Miller actor: Lee J. Cobb / Mildred Dunnock / Arthur Kennedy / Cameron Mitchell / 英若诚 Ruocheng Ying
年逾花甲的推销员威利·洛曼,拎着两只沉重的、装样品的箱子回到家。他极度疲倦,仿佛已经走到了生命的尽头。只有老伴儿林达了解他、体贴他,尽一切努力来维护他的尊严,希望能给他一些生活下去的勇气和信心。然而,这一切似乎都无济于事……壮年时代的威利,一付精明强干的神气,两个儿子比夫和哈皮,是他的骄傲。尽管比夫的学习成绩不及格,也没有引起做父亲的重视,因为,他确认比夫将来完全可以当一名体育明星,然而,事与愿违,大儿子比夫多次离家出走,宁愿去当农业工人,也不愿留在充满竞争与欺诈的大城市里。在沉重的压力下,威利的精神恍惚不定。为了拯救威利,林达呼吁孩子们要怜爱父亲,甚至把威利要自杀的企图告诉了他们。这时,小儿子哈皮想出一个办法!让比夫向朋友借钱,由洛曼兄弟自家独立经营,以期干出一番事业来。这个令人振奋的设想,使全家人抱着新的希望进入了梦乡……为了预祝未来理想的实现,父子们约定在餐馆中聚会。而就在他们见面时,双方带来的都是不幸的消息:比夫没有借到钱,威利也被公司开除了。这使得父子间又发生了激烈的争吵,然而,他们谁也没搞清楚,生活不下去的社会原因。最终,威利还是自杀了…… 为了死后的保险赔偿给家人带来福利。
Death of a Salesman [Performance] Douban
Death of a Salesman
8.4 (11 ratings) genre: theater playwright: 阿瑟·密勒 Arthur Miller / Arthur Miller
other title: 推销员之死 / セールスマンの死 director: 伊利亚·卡赞 Elia Kazan / 阿瑟·密勒 Arthur Miller actor: Lee J. Cobb / Mildred Dunnock / Arthur Kennedy / Cameron Mitchell / 英若诚 Ruocheng Ying
年逾花甲的推销员威利·洛曼,拎着两只沉重的、装样品的箱子回到家。他极度疲倦,仿佛已经走到了生命的尽头。只有老伴儿林达了解他、体贴他,尽一切努力来维护他的尊严,希望能给他一些生活下去的勇气和信心。然而,这一切似乎都无济于事……壮年时代的威利,一付精明强干的神气,两个儿子比夫和哈皮,是他的骄傲。尽管比夫的学习成绩不及格,也没有引起做父亲的重视,因为,他确认比夫将来完全可以当一名体育明星,然而,事与愿违,大儿子比夫多次离家出走,宁愿去当农业工人,也不愿留在充满竞争与欺诈的大城市里。在沉重的压力下,威利的精神恍惚不定。为了拯救威利,林达呼吁孩子们要怜爱父亲,甚至把威利要自杀的企图告诉了他们。这时,小儿子哈皮想出一个办法!让比夫向朋友借钱,由洛曼兄弟自家独立经营,以期干出一番事业来。这个令人振奋的设想,使全家人抱着新的希望进入了梦乡……为了预祝未来理想的实现,父子们约定在餐馆中聚会。而就在他们见面时,双方带来的都是不幸的消息:比夫没有借到钱,威利也被公司开除了。这使得父子间又发生了激烈的争吵,然而,他们谁也没搞清楚,生活不下去的社会原因。最终,威利还是自杀了…… 为了死后的保险赔偿给家人带来福利。
Heartburn (1986) [Movie] Douban
Heartburn
6.8 (5 ratings) director: 迈克·尼科尔斯 actor: 梅丽尔·斯特里普 / 杰克·尼科尔森
other title: 心火 / 情已逝
Nora Ephron's autobiographical novel chronicling the breakup of her marriage to investigative journalist Carl Bernstein (ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN) is adapted for the big screen by director Mike Nichols and solidly acted by Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. Rachel Samstat (Streep) is Ephron's stand-in, a New York food writer who falls for and marries Washington political columnist Mark Forman (Nicholson) despite her initial misgivings. And it isn't long before a second pregnancy, separate homes, and the return of Mark's womanizing places a strain on the marriage that results in a bitter divorce and inspires Rachel's cynical musings on the nature of love, sex, and relationships.
Postcards from the Edge (1990) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
Postcards from the Edge
8.0 (6 ratings) director: 迈克·尼科尔斯 actor: 梅丽尔·斯特里普 / 雪莉·麦克雷恩
other title: 来自边缘的明信片 / 岁月星尘
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for Suzanne who has struggled for years to get out of her mother's shadow, and who still treats her like a child. Despite these and other problems, Suzanne begins to see the funny side of her situation, and also realises that not only do daughters have mothers—mothers do too.
Primary Colors (1998) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
Primary Colors
other title: 风起云涌 / 这个总统真太滥
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
The Day of the Dolphin (1973) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Day of the Dolphin
director: 迈克·尼科尔斯 actor: 乔治·C·斯科特 / 翠施·范·德沃尔
other title: 海豚之日 / 海豚妙破间谍网
Dr Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand English, although they do have a limited vocabulary. When the dolphins are stolen, he discovers they're to be used in an assassination attempt. Now he is in a race to discover who is the target, and where the dolphins are, before the attempt is carried out