美国国家公共电台 NPR Elizabeth Olsen On A 'Wind River' Oscar Campaign Without Weinstein

 

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

The campaign season has begun for Hollywood awards. "Wind River" is a widely praised film that hinges on a murder mystery. But it's also a pointed¹ and poignant² story about the violence endured by many Native American women. The Weinstein Company had the rights to distribute "Wind River." I said had because after a campaign about the filmmakers and the film stars, the Weinstein name has been removed. Elizabeth Olsen is one of those film stars and joins us now from the studios of our member station WABE in Atlanta. Thanks so much for being with us.

ELIZABETH OLSEN: Thanks for having me.

SIMON: And the Weinstein name has obviously become toxic³. Is that why you want it removed?

OLSEN: It's beyond, I think, toxic. It's completely against all the reasons we made this film. His actions are completely antithetical. And so I think when we found out about The New York Times article, Taylor Sheridan, our writer-director - the first thing he did was basically lawyer up and try and figure out how we can get the rights back because our film does deal with sexual assault and violence against women.

SIMON: Were you excited when - before the stories broke about Harvey Weinstein, when you found out that the Weinstein organization would distribute your film?

OLSEN: Yeah, I was. I've never had a film with the Weinstein Company before. I know they create a good platform for films during the awards season. And the way we talk about campaigning for this film specifically is - when you get to have that platform for being nominated for your film and then being on these different platforms, whether it's on television or it's being written about, people then go see your movie. And so this is a story that we all want people to see and know about and learn. And that's why you want that campaign platform.

SIMON: The Weinstein organization has been famously accomplished⁴ at Oscar campaigns over the years. Do you hope to be able to replicate⁵ their efforts now independently?

OLSEN: Yeah. I don't know how - like, I don't really know how easy that is. It seems like a (laughter) difficult thing because it comes from connections. And it comes from history.

SIMON: It used to be full-page ads, swag bags - that kind of stuff.

OLSEN: Yeah.

SIMON: I don't - yeah.

OLSEN: Yeah. And it really...

SIMON: Maybe, it's social media now.

OLSEN: Right. And that I'm pitiful at. But I think when you have something like a Weinstein Company, or you have Fox Searchlight, you have these big studios that have supported independent filmmaking and tried to create larger platforms for them. If you have those larger companies that have a lot of history backing you, you end up having a better foot in the door. And so I think we are a dark horse (laughter).

SIMON: Why do you hope people will go to see this film?

OLSEN: I think it's a story that can stick with you for many different reasons. If you leave a film, if you put down a book, and there is something that you didn't know before or something that has informed you about the world you live in that you care about but you didn't know before - if you can walk away from any kind of story with that, I think that's the goal of storytelling. I believe this is a film that does that.

And so that's what I love about this film - is it really has moved people. And it's become more, I think, socially important today than it was when we made it. There's been a lot more attention being given to Indigenous⁶ and Native American people within our country since we made the film. And there is also this whole epidemic⁷ that every day, we're learning more about men in power and sexual assault. And those are what this film is about in a very specific story.

SIMON: Elizabeth Olson, speaking with us from Atlanta. Thanks so much for being with us.

OLSEN: Thanks for having me.

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1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 poignant   

adj.令人痛苦的，辛酸的，惨痛的

参考例句：

• His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
• It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding.他在婚礼前一天去世了，这尤其令人悲恸。

3 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

4 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

5 replicate   

v.折叠，复制，模写；n.同样的样品；adj.转折的

参考例句：

• The DNA of chromatin must replicate before cell division.染色质DNA在细胞分裂之前必须复制。
• It is also easy to replicate,as the next subsection explains.就像下一个小节详细说明的那样，它还可以被轻易的复制。

6 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

7 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。