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时光可以逝去，胶片上的流光溢彩却是永恒。有一些片子，即便有一天我们不在了，我们的子孙看到也依然会认为是经典。经典永存。

Pretty Friends 《漂亮朋友/ 丽人行》；

Forrest Gump 《阿甘正传》；

The Sound of Music 《音乐之声》；

Dances with Wolves 《与狼共舞》；

A Walk in clouds 《云中漫步》；

Gone With the Wind 《飘/乱世佳人》；

Jane Eyre 《简?爱》；

Titanic《泰坦尼克》；

Broken Arrow《断剑》；

Air Force One 《空军一号》；

The Fugitive 《亡命天涯》

Silence of the Lamb 《沉默的羔羊》；

Lion King《狮子王》；

Sleepless Seatle《西雅图不眠人》；

Brave Heart 《勇敢的心》；

Shawshank's Redemption 《肖申克的救赎》；

Seven Sins 《七宗罪》；

Pretty Women 《漂亮女人》；

Roma Holiday《罗马假日》；

King Solomon's Mine《所罗门王的宝藏》；

Speed 《生死时速》I-II-III；

The Waterloo Bridge 《魂断蓝桥》

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