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2021-07文艺生活LITERATURE LIFE电影《闻香识女人》的叙事浅析刘雨宜（中国艺术研究院科研管理处，北京100012）摘要:电影《闻香识女人》采用了镶嵌式的复合叙事序列，讲述了两个命运看似毫不相关的男人在相识后一同成长、相互救赎的故事，而本文则通过从人物与故事表现的角度出发，对该电影的叙事及叙事模式进行浅析。
关键词:电影；《闻香识女人》；人物；叙事分析中图分类号：J905文献标识码：Ａ文章编号：1005-5312（2021）21-0138-01DOI：10.12228/j.issn.1005-5312.2021.21.067一、前言观影感受分很多种，尽可言说，电影《闻香识女人》带给人内心那种阔别已久的波澜壮阔般的震撼感，却几乎是无法轻易用言语来形容的，仿佛内心某个不为人知的空虚而又阴冷的角落，在电影终映的那一刻瞬间得到了光和热一般，温暖、感动、震惊一系列的情绪夹杂在一起并扑面而来。
与大多数电影不同，《闻香识女人》没有炫酷的大片场面，没有特别的叙事技巧，也没有玄妙的故事内容。
乍一看，在世界影坛数以万计的电影里，它几乎没有什么足以制胜的法宝能够让它脱颖而出，但它却成为了经典，出乎意料但又在情理之中。
《闻香识女人》的成功是剧作的成功，其以扎实的故事内容和剧作叙事功底塑造了两个性格极度真实、多面、细腻且饱满的人物，它写出了真实又多变的人性，也批判了多变却刻板的社会，将一老一少两个男人这段跨越年龄和阶层的“革命”友谊，表达得深刻而富有内涵，让人无不为之动容。
二、对人物的分析好的叙事终究离不开扎实的人物塑造及合理、动态的人物关系的构建。
从片名来看，《闻香识女人》看似是写女人的戏，但全片却都在说两个男人。
弗兰克上校（阿尔·帕西诺饰），一个暴躁易怒的过气英雄，他在小黑屋里第一次“面试”查理时那不讲情面的打骂和大声呵斥，在查理这个“陌生人”面前表现出来的那种盛气凌人、居高临下的姿态，让他显得强势、可怕，他是个念旧的人，并且是个完全沉浸在过去的辉煌成就中且无法自拔的人，他不准查理称他为“sir”而是坚持以“上校”自居，他自大自负，讲究排场又注重面子，他带着查理去纽约，坐的是头等舱，住的是最高级的酒店，在最好的餐厅吃饭，出行也是最高级的轿车，所有的一切都是最好的，容不得一丝简陋，即便自己早已沦落为一个浑身是刺，但内心却脆弱得不堪一击的糟老头子，他也要强撑着外表的华丽体面。
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编剧博·古德曼，从一个非常空洞的委托案写起，却写出了自己毕生的代表作。
正是通过这个作品，他获得了最佳编剧大奖。
《闻香识女人》这部经典之作，时隔多年，仍然散发着无穷魅力。
阿尔．帕西诺，曾在《教父》中饰演“迈克尔．柯里昂”，凭借这个角色，他一举成名。
在之后二十多年的演艺生涯中，他又连续为观众带来很多优秀作品。
这期间，他七次获得奥斯卡金像奖提名，但是一次也没有得奖。
甚至，帕西诺都被提名到害怕了。
他曾经在访谈中抱怨，被提名本来是件高兴的事情，一旦没得到奖项，大家便都来慰问你、鼓励你，感觉好像很失败似的。
所以，他后来都不敢亲临颁奖现场。
而《闻香识女人》这部电影，终于让阿尔·帕西诺拿到了小金人。
▲《教父》剧照当《闻香识女人》找上门时，面对退役的盲眼中校这个角色，他原本并没有什么奢望，甚至一开始还辞演。
后来，经纪人好说歹说，他才勉强答应下来。
确实，在筹拍阶段，这部电影并不起眼。
因为，导演布莱斯特，比较擅长的是诙谐动作片，例如《比佛利山超级警探》、《午夜狂奔》。
所以，他并不指望，能借助这个片子获奖。
但就是这部不起眼的《闻香识女人》，最终让帕西诺实现了愿望，拿到奥斯卡最佳男主角的金像奖。
萦绕在编剧心中的基调：菲茨杰拉德的人生际遇《闻香识女人》的编剧是博·古德曼。
他在这个作品上，倾注了大量的心血，将自己的生活经历、人生感慨等，都恰到好处地融入了剧本中。
他从一个非常空洞的委托案写起，却写出了毕生的代表作，最终获得最佳编剧奖。
▲博·古德曼《闻香识女人》的剧本原型，是一部1974年的意大利电影。
迟暮的英雄——简评《闻香识美人》在美国电影中，以英雄为主角的影片占了极大一部分比例。
《闻香识美人》也可算作其中之一，但是它却与一般讲述英雄的片子有着近乎是本质上的差别。
究其原因，只因为片中的英雄已经迟暮。
迟暮的英雄，身上的荣耀已经成为过去时，在无形中为人物增添了一抹悲剧色彩的同时，也为故事的发展设置了悬念。
弗兰克中校作为这部影片的灵魂人物，在他的身上导演赋予了太多的深意。
在此仅以我个人观点，为弗兰克中校此人做一个简单的评析。
影片主要讲述了弗兰克中校在因一次意外眼盲后想要自杀，却因一个男生的劝慰与鼓励而重获新生的故事。
导演采用了两套故事主线一主一副同时发展的方式，为故事的叙述与承接作了极好的铺垫。
声音是影片的亮点之一，将弗兰克的人物形象塑造得更加真实、丰满。
台词作为展现人物性格的一种方式，在本片中被使用得恰到好处。
片中当查理走过房子的走廊将要见到弗兰克时，观众便未见其人先闻其声：他的声音铿锵有力但语言却粗俗异常。
从听觉上使观众首先对人物产生了一个大概的印象，而后类似的手法导演又重复使用了两次，更加加深了观众心目中人物的形象，从而为之后故事情节的发展作了合理的解释。
导演也同时通过其他人物口中的弗兰克来塑造人物形象。
在查理初次去见弗兰克的路上，弗兰克的侄女嘱咐他说：“别叫他长官，他不喜欢别人这么叫他…….别问太多，他站不起来时别去扶他。
”仅依靠这一句话便为观众勾勒出一个自尊心极强、固执、要面子、不愿接受自己成为弱者事实的盲眼中校形象。
之后，在感恩节的晚宴上，弗兰克的大哥威利的儿子对于弗兰克之前行为的一大段近乎于控诉的带有极度嘲讽意味的台词，则向观众描述了发生在故事之前的故事，为故事的发展提供了一个合理的前提，同时也加深了弗兰克这个人物的悲剧色彩。
而独白作为台词的一种表现形式，在影片中被多次使用，在加深了弗兰克这个人物本身的悲剧意味的同时，也表现出了他极其矛盾的心理。
他说“我是个坏人”但他又马上接着说“我也不坏”。
⼀步之遥——闻⾹识⼥⼈就读于博德中学的⾼中⽣查理，是贫困优秀⽣，以奖学⾦与课外兼职⽀撑⾃⼰的学业。
弗兰克中校，⼜瞎⼜倔强的⽼退役军官。
两个原本毫⽆交集的⼈因为感恩节的雇佣关系谋⾯。
彼时，弗兰克计划带着⾃⼰的眼睛查理到纽约，完成⼈⽣最后的狂欢就告别⼈世；查理则是⽬睹了富家学⽣捉弄校长的幕后，被校长要求在感恩节后供出参与者以交换哈佛商学院的保养名额，否则将被开除学籍。
装满⼼事的两个⼈开始了纽约之旅。
弗兰克始终沉湎于⾃⼰傲⼈的过去⽆法⾃拔，他看不到⽣活的意义，画地为牢将⾃⼰圈在昏暗的⼩屋内，酗酒度⽇。
感恩节亲戚外出度假给了他离开这个牢笼的机会，他去繁华的他个⼈职业顶峰时期的纽约挥霍，寻找曾经醉⽣梦死的曾经不可⼀世的感觉。
他很快发觉到查理肩负着沉重，也了解到在如此困境之中的查理仍然坚持⾃⼰的选择——不作告密之⼈。
这样正直的纯粹的⼤男孩像阳光⼀样照亮弗兰克的末路⼈⽣，他在查理眼中是⼀个需要亲情，以伪装的强⼤来掩饰内⼼不安的⽼⼈。
俩⼈在假期⾥产⽣了爷孙之情，查理阻拦了弗兰克的⾃杀⾏为，同时也开启了弗兰克内⼼对⽣活的向往与热爱。
同样，在博德中学的⼤会上，弗兰克⼀番激情演讲，让纪律委员会意识到他们并不需要培养懦弱的告密者。
弗兰克说“我⾛到⼈⽣的⼗字路⼝，我知道哪条路是对的，但我从来不⾛，为什么，因为他妈的太苦了！轮到查理了，他也在⼗字路⼝，他必须选择⼀条路，⼀条正确的路，⼀条有原则的路，⼀条成全他⼈格的路，让他沿着这条路继续前进！” 这⼀段类似美国⼤⽚的处理，英雄⼈物情结浓重。
影⽚的最后，弗兰克回到亲戚家，友善的跟⼩朋友聊天，两个孩⼦围着他⼀起⼊内。
经过⼀步之遥的⽣与死，弗兰克学会敞开内⼼，去接受去包容。
在他握了枪执意⾃杀时，他问查理有什么理由可以不死？查理说你会跳那么棒的探⼽。
他去并不欢迎他的哥哥家享⽤感恩节晚餐，去享受头牌美⼥，甚⾄瞎着眼去开法拉利，他的内⼼并未对这个世界毫不眷恋，他需要的是⼀个叫醒他的⼈，查理正好做到了。
查理是一个家境贫困，靠助学金与奖学金维持学业的学生，他无意间见证了一出恶作剧，作为目击者，他被威逼利诱说出恶作剧的筹划者。
查理因此面临了一道艰难的选择题——要么为了自己的前途出卖朋友，要么被学校勒令退学。
弗兰克中校是一名退伍军官，因为意外失明，人生从辉煌的顶点滑落黑暗的谷底。
他言语恶毒刻薄，敏感易怒，甚至是他的亲人眼中的“混蛋”、“死瞎子”。
而查理在机缘巧合下成为中校的临时看护人，二人共同出行纽约的几天时间里，他们的命运都发生了巨大的转折。
中校在查理的陪伴和劝阻下放弃了自杀的想法，而查理也在中校的帮助下得以全身而退，坚守自己的原则，保持自己纯洁的灵魂。
我在几年前就看过这部影片，最近又重温经典，仍然觉得心潮澎湃，更增添了几分之前未曾有过的情愫。
弗兰克中校对女人的喜爱胜过一切，他对女人的喜爱与对气味超越常人的判断力让他更像个魔术师，创造奇迹的人。
他甚至可以根据女人身上的香味来判断她的性格甚至相貌。
中校和妙龄女郎在众人瞩目下跳起热情浪漫的探戈时，他的人格魅力以及他对生活的留恋与向往都一览无余。
而那首探戈舞曲——《只差一步》，高调又内敛，刚柔并济的旋律让我在不觉间留下了感动与震撼的泪水。
正如中校对妙龄女郎说的话：“跳舞和人生不一样，简单，就是探戈的魅力，哪怕步子乱成一团，跳下去就好了。
”我想没有比探戈更能体现中校魅力的舞蹈了，探戈的魅力在于它的多重性，既性感又优雅、既直接又绅士，它表现的是吸引、挑逗与拒绝和对抗，充满感官的刺激与技艺的挑战。
而中校，他既强势又脆弱，既骄傲又敏感；他热爱女人胜过一切，却没有人在早晨醒来时陪在他身边；他一生反抗所有人所有事，因为只有这样才觉得自己重要，而他却打算朝自己的脑袋开枪，因为“反正不会有人会为我掉一滴眼泪”；他站在人生的每一个岔路口时都知道该走哪条路，但他从未走过，因为那太难了。
他如同那首探戈的名字一样，只差一步，他离自己想要的生活永远只差一步。
中校驾驶着法拉利在路上肆意奔驰的片段无疑是影片的另一个高潮。
感恩与救赎――《闻香识女人》电影人物心理分析《闻香识女人》讲述的是一个发生在感恩节的两个男人之间的故事。
在感恩节前，在贵族学校上学的平民子弟查理，目睹出身贵族的同学毁坏了校长的汽车，校长逼迫查理出来指证同学，并且以让他拿奖学金直升哈佛为诱耳逼供。
查理要在感恩节利用假期打工挣钱，盲人中校法兰想在感恩节前往纽约，看望哥哥和享受女人，然后自杀，但他需要一个陪护。
查理被法兰选中充当他的陪护，陪他一起踏上感恩节的疯狂之旅。
影片的两个主要人物：法兰和查理，一个是曾经风光晚景凄凉的中校，在上流权贵政治斗争中沦为牺牲品，自认为是被社会废弃的残疾人；一个是靠奖学金在贵族学校上学的平民子弟查理，夹杂在象征权势的校长和象征友谊的同学之间，即将成为又一个弱势阶层代表的牺牲品。
感恩节这个特殊的日子，对两个人来说都处于人生的十字路口，都面临“to be, or not to be?“，即“生存还是毁灭”的艰难抉择。
法兰面临的是生与死的抉择，所有支撑他生命的全部信念都已坍塌，他已经完全绝望，想用自杀来结束自己残余的生命，离开这个良心泯灭的“一片黑暗”的世界；查理面临的是前程还是道义的抉择，想坚持道义，维持友谊，就要断送自己的前程，沦为永远的平民；要想保住前程，就要出卖朋友，违背良心。
在人生中这个同样艰难，甚至绝望的时刻，他们是上帝送给彼此的礼物，他们最终温暖了对方，成为彼此的希望和力量，完成了彼此的救赎与自我救赎。
剧中人物盲人上校法兰由好莱坞性格演员阿尔 . 帕西诺出演。
阿尔. 帕西诺一生塑造了无数经典角色，却是这部电影中内心丰富、脾气暴躁、性格怪异的盲人形象，让他夺得了奥斯卡影帝的最高荣誉。
法兰曾经是尼克松总统的幕僚，叱咤风云的上校，受伤后退役，借住在侄女家，变成一个连出行都需要人照顾的废人，巨大的角色转变，形成他巨大的心理落差，也形成他暴躁的、富于攻击性的性格。
事业、爱情、亲情，所有这些一个男人的生命价值存在的意义，对于法兰来说已经全部丧失，他的内心世界就像他眼中的世界一样，一片黑暗。
浅评电影《闻香识女人》《闻香识女人》改编自意大利同名影片，讲述的是青年查理为了挣到足够的钱回家过圣诞节，应聘照看因双目失明退休中校弗兰克。
弗兰克邀查理陪他去纽约度一个疯狂的周末。
在纽约，弗兰克结束了奢华的享乐之后欲结束自己的生命，查理竭力阻止了中校的自杀行为，他们之间萌生如父子般的感情。
男主角扮演者艾尔?帕西诺把性格敏感易怒，但却正直善良的失明退役军官的形象演绎得淋漓尽致。
影片中的弗兰克不仅是生理上失明，在精神上更是一片黑暗。
表面上他是一个脾气乖戾，性格古怪的家伙，实际是因为他因为失明而成为社会的边缘人，找不到生存下去的意义，陷在自己的世界里面不能自拔，对自己极度的自我否定。
影片通过以下几个方面来表现弗兰克极有复杂的心理结构，着力渲染他那种深入骨髓的孤独感。
一、人物的外形表现和内心世界1.视觉与嗅觉与人们心目中的英雄形象相差甚远。
弗兰克不仅其貌不扬，双目失明，而且脾气暴躁，性格怪异，狂妄自大。
他策划了一次奢华的旅程，企图在结束旅程以后就结束自己的生命，表面上他是一个脾气暴躁，性格怪异的家伙，实际是因为已经被社会边缘化找不到生存下去的意义而对生命失去信心的可怜人。
生活在黑暗里面的弗兰克，如果说视觉对于弗兰克是一种缺失而让他对生活绝望的话，那么敏锐嗅觉是他对生活燃起信心的一个途径。
弗兰克能闻出一个女性身上香水的品牌，并能通过香味，猜出女性的特质。
他对女人的香味敏锐的嗅觉，不仅仅是性的代言词，更是弗兰克对生活的渴望，对生命的留恋。
2.勇敢却又脆弱影片中跳探戈和飚车这两段戏尤为精彩。
弗兰克他不是普通的残疾人，他不仅独立，而且敢于冒险。
从他与唐娜跳的探戈舞的优美舞姿及他与查理开着法拉利在街头狂飙中，我们能感受到在弗兰克看似狂妄不羁的外表下对生命的热爱，同时也突出了他对生活的恐惧以及害怕被社会遗忘的不安。
当他因为精神过度紧张，疲惫的瘫软在床时，我们也看到了一个真实的弗兰克，那个内心极其痛苦却假装坚强的男人再也无法佯装出勇敢的心情。
广东外语外贸大学学生毕业论文（2012 届）广东外语外贸大学教务处制诚信声明我声明，所呈交的毕业论文是本人在老师指导下进行的研究工作及取得的研究成果。
据我查证，除了文中特别加以标注和致谢的地方外，论文中不包含其他人已经发表或撰写过的研究成果，我承诺，论文中的所有内容均真实、可信。
毕业论文作者签名：签名日期：年月日Contents1. Introduction: Scent of a woman (1)2. The personality of Frank (2)2.1. Conceited (2)2.2 Strong self-respect (2)2.3. Lecherous (3)2.4. Compassionate (4)2.5. Brave and fragile (4)2.6. Lose confidence in life (4)2.7 have a sense of justice (5)3、The tendency to commit suicide (6)3.1 Several signs of suicide in the film (6)3.2 The analysis of his suicide psychology (6)4. Frank’s role in the film (7)5. Conclusion (8)6. References (9)7. Acknowledgements (10)The Analysis of the Character of Frank in Scent of a WomanAbstract:Lieutenant Colonel Frank stars in the movie Scent of a Woman. As we all know, he plays so important a role that he makes the movie such a great success. In the film, he is conceited, cruel and lecherous but actually he is full of enthusiasm about life. He just couldn't bear the sharp change of position from a colonel in power into a blind man. So he grows cold towards anyone and cynical towards the whole world. He always passes himself off a hedgehog and hurts others on purpose or by accident. After enjoying the decent life for the last time, he finds there’s no reason to live on and would like to commit suicide. Fortunately, he meets Charlie, the one who is able to awaken his desire and hope for life. From then on, his life is renewed.Key words: personality; suicide psychology; position《闻香识女人》中弗兰克上校的角色分析摘要：弗朗克上校在剧中担任男主角，他的角色在这个故事中很重要，可以说是他使这部戏如此成功。
他自负、暴戾、好色、既勇敢而又脆弱，但是他实际上对生活充满着热情，只是他不能面对自己从自己引以为傲的上校角色变成一个一无所能的瞎子的事实。
于是他对生活充满了不满和愤恨，把自己封闭成一个刺猬，在有意和无意之间伤害着所有人。
在最后体面的享受完人生之后，他对人生再无眷恋，想就此结束自己的生命。
幸好他遇上了重新唤醒他的对生活和生命的渴望的查理，中校的生命也翻开了新的一页。
关键词：性格特征；自杀心理；地位作用1. Introduction: Scent of a womanScent of a woman, unlike its topic, is a story happens between two men, Lieutenant Colonel Frank and student Charlie. The film describes the precious friendship between them and they help each other for salvation.Charlie is an outstanding poor student of Baird, who is shy but frank. However, he is involved in a small trouble. He has no intention of having seen several friends nearby prepare to play jokes on the president. The president knows he is one of the two witnesses, so he alternates intimidation and bribery. If he tells who’s in charge of the joke, he would be free recommended to the Harvard University, but if not he will be expelled from school. However, Charlie does not want to betray his friends and he is determined not to say who directs the practical joke. The president promises to give him two days to make a decision. According to the original plan, Charlie came to v eteran Frank’s home to take care of him in order to earn his plane fare home for Christmas. Frank is one of Lyndon Johnson’s staff, who is blind in an accident. He feels that there’s no hope in life and decides to use all his savings and energy to travel the last time and then commit suicide. On the way, Charlie always stays by his side. They live in luxury hotels, eat delicacies, tango with a beauty, and race the Ferrari... In the view of Frank, he wants to have a look at the world once more. Both of them live in constant strife, but the more is consideration. Consequently, it turns out to be the relationship between father and son.When he finishes his entire plan, Frank feels there’s no need to live on and want to shoot himself. Fortunately, Charlie detects his intention timely and he is able to persuade him into giving up such a foolish idea. Frank is so impressed by Charlie’s pure nature and integrity that he regains the courage and the hope to survive.Charlie returns to school as expected. A trial is waiting for him. There’s no doubt that he will be expelled from the Baird if he doesn’t tell the truth. Lieutenant Colonel Frank appears at the council without expectation. He defenses for Charlie with his eloquence and military aggression on behalf of Charlie’s parents. He debunks the president’s selfish purpose and his inappropriate behavior. Thanks to Frank, Charlie wins widespread sympathy and gets away with punishment.Frank finds his value in the society and is full of enthusiasm about life. At the same time, he finds his sense of belonging to both the society and his family.Frank plays such an important role in Scent of a Woman that he is the one who makes themovie such a great success. If we want to have a better understanding about the movie, we have to study Frank first, for he’s the main character in the film. This thesis will illustrate in the following aspects: his complex personality, the tendency to commit suicide, and his role in the film.2. The personality of Frank2.1. ConceitedFrank is once one of Lyndon Johnson’s staff, who does not like anyone call him "sir", but calls him "Colonel". He isn’t a colonel any longer. However, the first time he interviews Charlie the mood he uses is just that from a colonel to a soldier. He talks loud and even abuses him. We can draw this conclusion from what he says “uh-oh, we got a moron here, is that it? What I'm looking for is some indication of a brain. Too much for football without a helmet? Hah! The Lyndon's line on, Gerry Ford, Deputy Debriefer, the Paris Peace Talks, 1968. snagged the Silver Star and a silver bar. Threw me in G-2. Intelligence, of which you have none”. T he title of Colonel is the most glorious role that Frank has ever been entitled, which gives him a sense of accomplishment and pride. He so deeply affected by the role that he can not get used to the role conversion when he loses it. At this time, Frank is a poor old guy image covered with thorns, somehow annoying, which makes Charlie anxious from the heart. Frank shows a strong momentum of superior. The real relationship is that between an officer and soldier. What is more, he always shows off that he is General Patton's aide and sees a lot of great personages. In his words, he is a man who has been around.2.2 Strong self-respectWhen Frank retires, he is unwilling to live with his relatives. Instead, he chooses to live in a hut alone. In the movie, you can see he snarls at others all the time, he would rather spend his time lone in a small room smoking and drinking than share the wonderful times with them. As a result, all of them keep a respectful and even fearful distance from him. During the time he interviews Charlie, he asks him to come a little closer in order to get a better look at him. But how is that possible? As we all know, he is blind. Both two times when Frank wants to support him with his hand the moment Frank staggers, what he receives is the response “Are you blind? Are you blind? Then why do you keep grabbing my goddamn arm? I take your arm.” This is a strong desire to be respected but it reflects his inferior mentality. He doesn’twant to be looked down upon by others just because he is a blind man. Neither does he like being shown sympathy by the rest. We can also know that he doesn’t like the idea to be thought a man of no use. Thus, he shows distortion in his personality, namely he can't face his body disability.When paying a visit to his elder brother, Frank kisses his sister-in-law intentionally and praises her beauty, and says he always has a sneaker for her. Besides he miscalls the names of his relatives and missays the information of them and even talks dirty words on purpose. He does all these in order to show his superiority above others and wants to be remembered by carrying out such annoying behaviors. But when his nephew Randy tells something about him in a teasing way, he flies into a great rage. From what Randy says, we know that Frank is earmarked for general but finally he is passed over for the promotion because of his inappropriate behaviors. Unfortunately, he gets drunk and blows his eyes. On hearing this, he jumps up suddenly grabs his throat and threatens to kill him. In essence, what he does is to defend for his self-esteem.Another thing happens at the hearing. When the president says Frank is out of order. He snarls “I’ll show you out of order. You don’t know what out of order is, Mr. Trask, I’d show you, but I' m too old, too fucking blind, if I were the man I was five years ago, I’d take a flame thrower to this place! Out of order? Who the hell do you think you’re talking to? I’ve been around, you know?" we can say every time he is offended, he will defend for himself.2.3. LecherousThough stubborn and brutal, Frank becomes high-spirited when talking about women. There’s no difficulty for him to tell what kind of perfumes or soaps a woman use. Being blind for some time, lieutenant colonel Frank becomes particularly sensitive about hearing and smell, and he can even identify the height, hair color and eye color by smelling the perfume. As a matter of fact, this ability originates from his deep understanding and comprehension of life. After dancing the tango and the leaving of the beauty, he turns out to be at a loss and extremely disappointed. You may feel he is the one born for women.However, his fascination with woman is quite frank, just as what he is called. Let’s look at his expressions “Women! What can you say? Who made them? God must have been a fucking genius. The hair-they say the hair is everything, you know. Have you ever buried your nose in a mountain of curls…and just wanted to go to sleep forever? Or lips-and when they touched, yours were like that first swallow of wine…after you just crossed the desert. Tits! Whoo-ah! Big ones, little ones, nipples staring right out at you like secret searchlights. And legs—I don’t care if they’re Greek columns or secondhand Steinways. What’s between themis the passport to heaven. There are only two syllables in this whole wide world worth hearing: pussy”. Actually his desire for women is quite simple, for he just wants that when he wakes up in the morning, she is still by his side.2.4. CompassionateDuring the trip, Charlie steps into a dilemma owing to the issues in school. Frank suggests him to tell the truth so that Charlie can bright his future from the perspective of his own life experience. Nevertheless, Charlie has his own principles. He is a student who has a sense of justice and his soul has never been polluted. In the face of moral and interests, he insists on the moral. So he doesn’t accept F rank’s advice. Frank grows anxious about Charlie’s future though he can find hopes for life from what Charlie says. He can feel that the world isn’t that dark. There is still conscience alive.After the Thanksgiving trip, Frank has already carried out his entire plan. What he wants to do is to shoot himself. But then he is concerned about Charlie’s future. "Charlie, how you ever gonna survive in this world without me?" By that time, the relationship between the two people has already changed into that of father and son. When Charlie the one who feels despairing in the same way grabs the gun and shouts out: “We give it up together, shoo t!” Frank becomes hesitated. It’s Charlie’s mercy that saves both of them at the last minute.2.5. Brave and fragileDancing tango and racing the Ferrari are two scenes in the film particularly exciting. Frank is not an ordinary person with disability. Actually he is not only independent but also adventurous. We can sense his affections towards life from the graceful tango he dances and his racing Ferrari in the street. But it also highlights his fear of life and the fear of being forgotten and abandoned by the society. We see a real Frank lying in the bed because of the psychological stress and fatigue. He can not pretend to be a strong character to cover his fragile any more. The film characters his inner contradictions. It combines the anger and despair which Frank gets in the trouble and the affection, righteousness that he still holds towards life together. In consequence, the character comes alive in people’s mind, making the film reach a new height.2.6. Lose confidence in lifeFrank and Charlie go to New York together. They take the first class, drive luxury cars, and live in superior suite. Though not rich in the last years, Lieutenant Colonel still wants adecent journey. He has plenty of room for play of a butcher's knife of these occasions: remembers the name of the flight attendants with the perfume she uses; invites the girl who can not dance to tango and earns applauses from the audience; drives a Ferrari at a high speed without being punished. All of these actions show Frank once enjoyed a high grade and lived in an aristocratic life, which forms a vivid contrast with the situation when we first make acquaintance with him when he sits in the dark room. The role in decent high society is what he cherishes most in this world. However, such series of crazy behaviors is the last of his self-indulgence and the prelude of his escaping from the earthly world. The essence of his plan is he wants to get a kind of psychological stimulation and self-relief, which make him enjoy the process of dying.2.7 have a sense of justiceRegaining the passion and hope for life, Frank is determined to try his best to help Charlie get rid of the crisis. He suddenly appears at the hearing, and wins applauses from the teachers and students with his impassioned defense. The most impressive part of his speech is “I don't know if Charlie's silence here today is right or wrong, I'm not a judge or jury, but I can tell you this: he won't sell anybody out to buy his future! And that my friend s called integrity, that's called courage. Now, that's the stuff leaders should be made of. Now I have come to crossroads in my life, I always knew what the right path was. Without exception, I knew, but I never took it, you know why, it was too damn hard. Now here's Charlie, he's come to the crossroads, he has chosen a path. It's the right path, it's a path made of principle that leads to character. Let him continue on his journey. You hold this boy's future in your hands, committee, it's a valuable future, believe me. Don't destroy it, protect it. Embrace it. It's gonna make you proud one day, I promise you.” At last, he is able to help Charlie defuse the crisis. Frank talks like a general but his role has been shifted into Charlie's "father". This new social role of Frank wins the respect of the audience. “There is no prosthetic for the soul ". The disability of the mind is more terrible than the physical disability. Lieutenant Colonel Frank’s words conquers the elite school which is the symbol of high society, suggesting that Charlie and his values of "moral supremacy" win the support from the upper class.3、The tendency to commit suicide3.1 Several signs of suicide in the film3.1.1. Frank’s expression in the Oak Restaurant – reveals the thought of committing suicideOak restaurant is the place which General Patton and Frank have often been to before the former is dead while the latter is blind. Besides, it’s the first station where he arrives in the implementation of the suicide plan. As a retired officer, he orders a Hamburg at the price of $ 24 in a luxurious restaurant, which makes Charlie quite confused. After being constantly questioned, he acknowledges that flying on the first class, living in luxury hotel and enjoying the best cuisine are just parts of the plan. The plan is that Frank will shoot himself in a luxurious hotel after enjoying the journey. The lieutenant colonel tells Charlie the truth, because he believes that Charlie is just a stranger in his life and his death doesn’t mean anything to Charlie. Although Frank expresses the will to commit suicide in a half-joking way, but it more or less provides some information for Charlie--the blind officer may be endangered.3.1.2. Find a dangerous weapon - Lieutenant Colonel assembles the pistol in the early morning.After visiting his elder brother, Frank’s plan is half done. However, his visit doesn’t get the understanding of his loved ones, on the contrary increases their resentment. So he decides to end up his life earlier. In that morning he wakes up and checks the pistol repeatedly. Fortunately, Charlie realizes his abnormal action and asks him to give all the bullets to him. In order to keep Charlie to accompany him for another day, Frank surrenders.Racing the Ferrari indicates that the lieutenant colonel Frank’s final happiness in life disappears. He finds his own survival in this world is entirely superfluous, a complete waste of food. Because he can do nothing and he has to rely on the care of others’. The fact that he lives in the dark makes him extremely fragile. Thinking that he can’t get used to the dark world, he decides to leave the world. Unwilling others to see his most miserable look, he asks Charlie to buy cigarettes in a distant place, so he has enough time to make full preparation for the suicide. He chooses such a moment because he thinks there’s no hope at all.3.2 The analysis of his suicide psychologyAl Pacino shapes a numerous classic roles all his life. But it is Scent of a woman that makes him become the Oscar winner. In the movie, he is a character of complex personality: bad tempered, lecherous but quite brave and has a sense of justice. Frank is once a member ofLyndon Johnson's staff, a powerful Colonel. But after being blind, he retires and become a disabled person who needs the care of others. The sharp change of position makes him into a bad tempered and aggressive blind old man. Career and love from lovers or family mean everything to a man, but for Frank, he thinks he has none and he can’t find his value in life. In his point of view, there’s no need for him to survive. His inner world becomes as dark as what his eyes can see. Seemingly, he is an annoying guy with complex personality but actually he is the person being beaten to the margins of the society and denies himself extremely.Lieutenant Colonel Frank is unwilling to survive without any values. He wants to live a decent life once again, and then end up his life. After being misunderstood by the relatives, dancing tango with a beauty and racing Ferrari, Frank suddenly becomes helpless and loses his direction in life. In the film Frank drives Ferrari rapidly in a lonesome street. Though the police come, he does n’t discover that he is blind. What’s more, he gets away from punishment. On hearing Charlie’s no intention of saying: "get out of the car, because you’re not driving anymore", Frank is dragged back and feels his incompetence in the real world. He doesn’t even have the ability to drive cars, let alone other things. He replies “I’m not driving anymore” with a miserable look. On the way back to the hotel, Frank acts abnormally. He disputes with Charlie and wants to take a piss on the avenue. But Charlie persuades him into not doing so. Frank says, "I'm tired, Charlie. I’m tired". The sentence "I'm tired" really shows his inner emotion--he will give up the whole world. It really hurts when a hero turns old and can’t find his position or values in life. Frank is some kind of such people, he is reluctant to admit his disability and valueless. All he wants to do is to leave the world completely. Fortunately, he meets Charlie whose soul is non-negotiable. Charlie makes Frank believe there’s something he can do really well, like dancing tango and driving cars. There’s still hope for living.4. Frank’s role in the film.The film is based on the psychological development of Frank. He experiences the sharp change of position from a powerful Colonel to a blind man. Thus, he grows cold, disappointed and cynical towards anyone and the society. He wants to commit suicide after a decent travel. Thanks to Charlie, Frank finally finds his own position in the society and hope for survival. Compared with the beginning, the living situation of Frank does not change, but his world outlook changes a lot. A person's inner sense of accomplishment is his source of pleasure and the value or significance of survival. We should play different social roles to gain such kind of inner sense of achievement in different periods of our lives.People living in society get the hope for surviving from the success of playing one or several social roles, which is the same as the view of William James, the American Psychological founder. In his point of view “The most profound principle of human nature is to seek the agreement or appreciation of others." Frank and Charlie, as the two main characters of the film, are representatives of the old and the young. Their experiences during the Thanksgiving travel are more like the confusions of a man in his old age and youth. They are the turn points of life. Charlie appears like an angel the moment when Frank is in despair, and he touches him with his moral principles. As a result, they agree with each other from the depth of their souls despite they differ in personality and social backgrounds. It is hard to identify whether it is the innocent Charlie saves Frank or Frank saves himself because of his inner enthusiasm of life. In the end of the film, Frank turns the tide and saves Charlie.5. ConclusionFrank, the protagonist of Scent of a Woman, contributes a lot to the theme of the story. On one hand, he is cold, randy, and often full of complaints and even grows cynical towards the whole world. He seems to lose his hope in life and wants to commit suicide. On the other hand, he is quite brave and has a sense of justice. He criticizes the hypocritical headmaster for his illegal behaviors and praises Charlie for his bravery to adhere to the truth. He decides to commit suicide because he can’t find his value of life or the position in society. With the help of Charlie, his life is renewed.Frank is the main character of the film and what’s more, he is the one who contributes to the success of the movie. His experience and words bring us into deep thought. From what Frank has said, we need to reform our education system and teach our students to be a man of integrity and honesty. Besides, when we encounter difficulties in our life, we should not give up the hope easily but try our best to destroy them.6. References[1] Chang Lingli. An Analysis of Scent of a Woman[J]. Big Stage, 2011, (05) .[2] Xu Jiangang. The Psychological Description of Scent of a Woman[J]. Movie Literature, 2007, (12).[3] Zhou Qingti. Subtitle Translation with a Case Study of Scent of a Woman, English Journal, 2007,(04) 42-45[4] Scent of a Woman [J]. 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