The director constructs a work that contains warmth and tenderness with a calm, soothing and smooth narrative. The film uses delicate brushstrokes to accurately copy a man who cannot face the pain he is facing. The director hides all the trauma and pain in his heart in a calm and flowing real life with calm shots without any emotion. The film does not describe what happened between the protagonist and his wife in the past, but the audience can still make a rough judgment from the dialogue and the clues of the minutiae. The protagonist has long been estranged from his wife, both emotionally and physically. He didn't even know she was already sick, and he didn't even know about her computer's frequent email exchanges with a writer. And when he knew all this, his wife had left him. Busy with work and socializing, he had to stop to explore the truth of life. Life is still the same, because of the promise of "I will always wait for you after school", Pietro starts another kind of life. The bench across from the school was the best place for him to stare. Not only staring and looking forward to the beloved daughter in school, but also a kind of staring and inspection of his own life. But beneath the surface of serenity, there was unbearable restlessness and pain. This calm way of dealing with sadness makes the audience feel more moved and shocked, and the restrained sadness makes the audience feel more dignified. The audience feels all of this like the protagonist. The backlog of emotions cannot be relieved and always sinks in sadness. It is not until the protagonist runs aimlessly on the road and the wordless and rude sex that the emotions run like a dyke. Just as the daughter and her father talk about the irreversibility of all beautiful things and processes at the end of the film, in the slight pessimism and despair, the audience can chew and realize the true meaning of life.
Italian actor Nanni Moretti's infectious performance largely dictates the style and rhythm of the film. The melancholy yet lighthearted, gentle yet humorous acting style adds a lot to the film
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