Retired at the age of 90, his legend is not only "Batman"

The author of this article is a contributor @Luo Hanguo

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British actor Michael Kane, who has an acting career of more than 70 years, revealed a surprising news in a recent interview with The Daily Telegraph

He said that he will bid farewell to the film industry, and the new film "The Great Deserter" released in North America in October will be his last big screen work.

Kane, who has turned 90 this year, is undoubtedly a treasure-level old drama bone in the film industry.

Old man Kane, who has starred in a series of blockbuster works such as the "Batman" trilogy, "Deadly Magic" and "Interstellar", is regarded as the royal actor directed by Nolan

At the same time, Kane was also selected by "Empire" magazine as one of the "100 most influential male stars in film history", ranking 55th; He was also awarded the Order of Merit of the British Empire in 2000 for his outstanding performance in the field of cinema for half a century.

For most viewers, Kane is an "old acquaintance" on the big screen.

In various commercial genre films and literary films, you can often see the figure of the old man, such as "Shocking Demon Bandit", "Ace Agent", "Young and Vigorous", etc., he has also left us a lot of classic lines, especially the following sentence -

From "The Weather Forecaster" by Kane and Cage

Since the 1960s, Kane has been nominated for Academy Awards every decade, until the beginning of the new century, and only Jack Nicholson ("The Shining", "One Flew Over the Madhouse", "Chinatown") has the same record in film history.

Born in 1933, Michael Kane is the son of a humble son whose father worked as a porter in a fish market and his mother as a cook and maid.

Kane's earliest theatrical experience was rehearsing Cinderella at school at the age of 10. At that time, the zipper of his pants suddenly opened, causing laughter from his classmates, but this aroused his strong interest in acting.

Since 1950, Kane has been playing tricks in a number of films and stage plays. For the first ten years, Kane did not have many opportunities to play, because he came from a low class and his accent did not match the "high standard" popular in the British film industry at that time, so he often missed opportunities.

The turning point was 1964's Zulu Wars, a 19th-century war film between British troops and indigenous Africans, in which Kane played a paranoid officer with a unique accent that reinforced the character's stubbornness.

After the film became a hit, Kane starred in films such as "The Yprecress Files", "Alfie" and "Berlin Funeral", playing different roles such as spy, playboy and police detective.

In particular, "Alfie" (1966) was well received after its release, and Kane was nominated for an Oscar for the first time with this film, rose to prominence in the international film industry, and also made friends with Western superstar John Wayne.

It is worth mentioning that the film was remade in 2004, and Kane was replaced by the beautiful man Jude Law.

In the decades since, Kane has worked with a number of big-name directors, including Joseph Mankiewicz's Footprints (1972), Brian de Palma's Razor's Edge (1980), John Huston's The Great Escape (1981), and Sidney Lumet's The Death Count (1982).

The Hannah Sisters (1986), which worked with Woody Allen, became more well-known and also won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the first time.

The middle-aged man played by Kane is obviously amorous, blindly pushing the fault onto his wife, but it is difficult to make people disgusted, playing the image of a ridiculous person who tries to find himself in the love scene.

After entering the new century, Kane is almost old, but his screen creativity has not diminished in the slightest.

"Quiet American" (2002), starring him, was again nominated for an Oscar, and although he did not win, Kane's British journalist Fuller became the biggest attraction of the film.

The complex relationship between Fuller and American intelligence agent Aiden is not only presented in the emotional twists and turns of the competition for Vietnamese beauty, but also reflects the different political tendencies of Western colonizers.

However, if it comes to the second spring of Kane's career, it is natural to avoid his fellow British - Christopher Nolan.

Since 2005's "Batman: Mystery of the Shadow", Kane has almost become Nolan's regular team, and the butler Afu played by him exudes an elegant aristocratic atmosphere from top to bottom, although he is a servant serving Batman, but Afu does not have the slightest subservient posture.

Kane plays Afu's "father" core. Whether Batman has been away from home for many years to practice abroad, or returns to the castle to fight Gotham criminals, Fu has always patiently undertaken the duties of companionship, advice, and discipline.

In the subsequent "Deadly Magic", Kane continues the hidden identity of "father", mediating left and right between the two magicians. It can be said that Bourdain, played by Christian Bale, was able to win in the end, largely relying on Carter, played by Kane.

In the two sci-fi films "Inception" and "Interstellar", Kane plays the role of an elder who teaches well.

The difference is that the role of the old professor of "Inception" is more reflected in the dramatic function, acting as the leader and inspiration of the protagonist Cobb.

But Brand, the scientist in "Interstellar", has a very deep city, and he does not hesitate to sacrifice the entire earth for human beings to reproduce. I believe that many fans will chill their backs after seeing Murphy learn the truth and discover Brand's intentions.

Kane in "Interstellar" confuses us all with his old and weak manners and kind and amiable demeanor, mistakenly thinking that he really bowed down and died. This old-fashioned and accurate acting skill makes people have to sigh Kane's delicate grasp of the psychology of the characters.

It can be said that although Kane has never played the protagonist in Nolan's movies, he can always become the spiritual father of the protagonists like a needle of the sea god, and has become one of the unique labels of Nolan's movies.

Even after the release of Nolan's new work "Oppenheimer" this year, there were fans who sighed afterthought, "What about Kane? ”

Perhaps thanks to the strong influence of Nolan's films, Kane frequently appeared in some commercial blockbusters after the "Batman" trilogy.

For example, "Adventures at the Center of the Earth 2: Mysterious Island" starring Dwayne Johnson in 2012, "Shocking Bandits" led by Jesse Eisenberg in 2013, and the well-known work "Ace Agent: Agent Academy" in 2014.

"Shocking Demon Bandits"

In these commercial films, Kane still maintains a British style, pedantic, and the charm of the characters who are also dignified and harmonious, and both good and evil, have indeed added a lot.

But whether in Nolan's films or other commercial blockbusters, Kane basically appeared in the form of "green leaves", and the depth of the role he could present could not match the classic movies in the last century in which he played the male lead.

"Young and Vigorous"

The reason why he is still acting is more out of his own interest, or the admiration of the younger generations of the movie

It is said that the 90-year-old Kane will not completely support his days after acting in the literary film "The Great Deserter", but devote himself to a new writing career.

For so many years, Kane's alarm clock went off in the early morning, forcing him to shoot with the group. Now, Kane, who is old and unable to walk normally, finally no longer has to be so tired.

He said that unlike filming, I can also finish writing books in bed.

Next, I also look forward to Mr. Kane, who left the big screen, to bring us new works with words