戰時重慶一次電影熱潮－蔣中正、卓別林與《大獨裁者》

在《摩登時代》結束放映後，喜劇之王卓別林在影壇銷聲匿跡了好一陣子。他在蟄伏三年後，以更令人驚嘆的作品《大獨裁者》再次吸引世人的關注。這部諷刺獨裁的作品在英美等國都大受好評，但卻因政治外交因素而遲遲不能在中國上映。最大的原因便是中德之間仍有相當密切的往來，為此《大獨裁者》一直到1942年才在中國與影迷見面。中國的電影期刊在其拍攝過程中，便多有報導，即使不能夠與英美同步看到《大獨裁者》，但中國影迷仍不減對其之關注。其受中國觀眾歡迎的程度，可以從許多相關報導中得到印證。而當時中國的最高領袖蔣中正也看《大獨裁者》，並在日記中對其留下了「甚有所感」的評價。本文將以蔣中正日記，及當時報紙、期刊的資料為主，探究當時中國這一電影熱潮。

關鍵字

卓別林；《大獨裁者》；蔣中正；中德關係

並列摘要

After the showing of "Modern Times", Charlie Chaplin, the king of comedy, disappeared from the film industry for three years. But after the hiatus, he regained the attention of the world with his even more astonishing work, "The Great Dictator". This satire of dictatorship was well received in the United Kingdom and the United States, but its release in China was delayed due to political and diplomatic factors. The main reason for this was that there was still a close relationship between China and Germany, and for this reason "The Great Dictator" did not meet its fans in China until 1942.Chinese film journals covered the film during its production, and even though it could not be seen at the same time as the United Kingdom and the United States, Chinese fans were still interested in it. The popularity of the film with Chinese audiences is evidenced by many reports. Chiang Kai-Shek, the leader of China at that time, also watched "The Great Dictator" and left a comment in his diary that he was "very impressed" by it. In this article, I will use Chiang's diary as primary sources, and reference to newspapers and periodicals of the time, to explore this movie fever in China.