The first of the Oz stories by Lyman Frank Baum. Published in 1900. The story revolves around Dorothy, a young girl who is swept up by a tornado from the Kansas prairies and blown away along with her house, and her puppy Toto. The story follows the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the timid Lion, who encounter various events and go on a fantastic adventure to visit the Wizard of Oz, a wonderland, and finally return to Kansas. It is one of the uniquely American children's literature works that began to appear in the late 19th century, and although reviews today are mixed, the free-spirited cheerfulness typical of America, and the strange characters and incidents that gave it a fresh appeal, made it popular with children and adults alike. A musical adaptation in 1902 was a success. Since then, it has been made into a movie many times. There are 13 sequels by Baum and 26 by others (one of whom is his son). The illustrations by Denslow and Neale are considered inseparable from the story. [Masako Matsuno] movieAn American film. The Japanese title is "The Wizard of Oz". The original title is The Wizard of Oz . Directed by Victor Fleming (1889-1949). Produced in 1939. From the 1930s to the 1940s, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), a major film production company that was in its golden age of producing many musicals, made this film with a big budget and abundant use of color (Technicolor method) and special effects, making it one of their representative works. In addition to being a musical, the story structure of a "normal girl" who leaves her family and daily life to go on an adventure in a fantasy world with friends such as a talking lion and a dancing scarecrow also has a roots in the "family adventure" genre, which is considered one of the elements of a big hit in modern films. The line of the main character, Dorothy, "We aren't in Kansas anymore" is still a familiar phrase in many American movies and TV dramas today, referring to the state of moving from the countryside or familiar places to the city or a new environment. Released in Japan in 1954 (Showa 29). [Ryuichiro Tsutsumi] "The Wizard of Oz" translated by Takako Sato (1974, Hayakawa Publishing) [References] |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
ライマン・フランク・バウムによるオズ物語の第一作。1900年刊。カンザスの草原から竜巻に巻き上げられて家ごと吹き飛ばされた少女ドロシーと小犬のトトを中心に、かかし、ブリキの木こり、気の弱いライオンが、さまざまのできごとに出会いながら、不思議の国オズに住む魔法使いを訪ね、ついにもとのカンザスに戻るまでの奇想天外な冒険の物語。19世紀後半になって現れ始めたアメリカ独自の児童文学作品の一つで、現在の評価はまちまちであるが、アメリカらしい野放図(のほうず)な明るさや、不思議な登場者や事件が新鮮な魅力となって、子供および大人の人気を得た。1902年のミュージカル化が成功。以来、繰り返し映画化された。バウムによる続編が13冊、他者(そのうちの1人は息子)によるもの26冊。デンスローとニールによる挿絵は、物語と不可分とされている。 [松野正子] 映画アメリカ映画。邦題は『オズの魔法使』。原題はThe Wizard of Oz。監督ヴィクター・フレミングVictor Fleming(1889―1949)。1939年作品。1930年代から1940年代にかけて、多くのミュージカル作品を製作し黄金期を迎えつつあった大手映画製作会社メトロ・ゴールドウィン・メイヤー社(MGM)が社運をかけて大予算を組み、カラー(テクニカラー方式)や特殊技術をふんだんに駆使して製作した代表作の一つ。ミュージカルに加え、「ごく普通の少女」が家族や日常から離れ、しゃべるライオン、踊るかかしなどの仲間たちとファンタジー世界を冒険するという物語構造は、現代映画で大ヒットの一つの要素とされる「ファミリーアドベンチャー」ジャンルにも通底する。主人公の少女ドロシーの台詞(せりふ)“We aren't in Kansas anymore”(ここはもうカンザスじゃない)のフレーズは、現代でもなお田舎や慣れ親しんだ場所から、都会や新しい環境に移った状態をさして、多くのアメリカの映画やテレビドラマ中の台詞で引用され親しまれている。1954年(昭和29)日本公開。 [堤龍一郎] 『佐藤高子訳『オズの魔法使い』(1974・早川書房)』 [参照項目] |出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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