---417 Sophia Ruby June
• The story happened in a school in 1959，which was a reflection of the American society. It is a fable about freedom and conformity, about individual and authority, and about romance and reality.
• 多才多艺的伊桑-霍克，2001年初携妻子乌玛 瑟曼执导了他的影片处女作《切尔西大墙》 （“ChelseaWalls”，美国称之为 “LastWordonParadise”）。这部人物众多的 影片描写了一天中在纽约著名的切尔西酒店 （ChelseaHotel）里的艺术家众生相。影片 明星云集、运用了数码技术进行拍摄，霍克 初执导筒便显非凡功力，此片被2001年戛纳 电影节列为“被关注电影”而参加电影节的 评奖。被誉为好莱坞最佳情侣的伊桑-霍克与 乌玛瑟曼于1998年5月1日成婚，爱女梅雅-雷 （MayaRay）在两人婚后的二个月----7月8日 出生，第2个孩子也于2002年1月降世。 • 但是人生并不总是完美的，两人最终还是离 婚收场。伊桑的现任太太是女儿的前任保姆 Ryan Shawhughes（于08年结婚并先后生有 两女Clementine 于2008年出生，Indiana 于 2011年出生）。
Main Characters
• John Keating----Robin Williams • Neil Perry----Robert Sean Leonard • Todd Anderson----Ethan Hawke
• Charlie Dalton----Gale Hansen
• Richard Cameron---Dylan Kussman • Knox Overstreet----Josh Charles
Gale Hansen
Dead Poets Society (1989) The Finest Hour (1991) Double Vision(1992) (TV)
Dylan Kussman
• won • 第42届(1985) Venice Film Festival ---For episode插曲“Man from the South”. • Nominated in Emmy Awards • 第22届(1970) 剧情类剧集-剧情类最佳剧 集 The Name of the Game(1968) • 第26届(1974) 迷你剧/电视电影类-最佳特别 篇-喜剧/剧情Steam bath
• Mr. Nolan------Norman Lloyd (the headmaster) • McAllister------Leon Pownall
Robin Williams
• Robin McLaurin Williams (born July 21, 1951) is an American actor, voice actor, and stand-up comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork & Mindy, Williams went on to establish a successful career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting.
Robert Sean Leonard
• The Age of Innocence 《纯真年代》(1993) • Much Ado忙乱纷扰 About Nothing 《无事 生非》(1993) • Swing Kids 《摇摆狂 潮》(1993) • Dead Poets Society 《死亡诗社/春风化雨》 (1989) .... Neil the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake, Williams donated all proceeds of his "Weapons of Self Destruction" Christchurch performance to helping rebuild the New Zealand city. Williams has performed with the USO for U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Williams has also actively supported St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for several years.
• The McCarthyism which was popular in the 1950s was coming to an end, and the individualism was drawing near in the 1960s. Therefore, the shooting time and the time of the story had similar social needs: the spiritual release.
• Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times, Williams went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Good Will Hunting (1997). He has also received two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and five Grammy Awards.
Charity work
• Williams and his former wife, Marsha, founded the Windfall Foundation, a philanthropic organization慈善组织 to raise money for many different charities. Williams devotes much of his energy to charity work).
Josh Charles
• Josh Aaron Charles • nominated • 2000年 Viewers for Quality Television Awards Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series • 第63届(2011) 剧情类剧集-剧情类剧集最佳 男配角 傲骨贤妻 The Good Wife
Ethan Hawke
• nominated • 第74届(2002) 奥斯卡奖-最佳男配 角 训练日 Training Day(2001) • 第77届(2005) 奥斯卡奖Academy Awards-最佳改编剧本 日落之前 Before Sunset(2004) 共同获奖影 人：理查德· 林克莱特 Richard Linklater(screenplay /story)，朱 丽· 德尔比 Julie Delpy (screenplay)， Kim Krizan (story)
Education
• He attended one of the most prestigious drama schools ---the Juilliard School in New York City.
Addiction
• During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Williams had an addiction to cocaine; he has stated that he has since quit. He says the death of his friend and the birth of his son prompted him to quit drugs: “Was it a wake-up call? Oh yeah, on a huge level. The grand jury陪审团 helped too." • On August 9, 2006, Williams checked himself in to a substance-abuse rehabilitation center (located in Newberg, Oregon), later admitting that he was an alcoholic.[45]His publicist delivered the announcement:
• Dead Poets Society was shot in 1989 ,an economically
On the background
depressed period of America after the collapse of the stock market of 1987. It was also the time that the atmosphere of Cold War was going to melt.
On the theme
• The first and most important theme of the movie is the concept “carpe diem” or “seize the day” . • Furthermore, this film is a metaphor for the battle between conformity and nonconformity.