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Dexter 2022-10-27 04:49:28
Nice italian
Watching this film always reminds me of Jia Zhangke’s good people in the Three Gorges, the same low-level people, who have survived so much pressure and exploitation, and still live silently and tenaciously. Should I admire the tenacious vitality of mankind, or sigh the world East to West, the...
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Marcia 2022-10-28 01:54:11
"Wooden Clogs" in "Director's Talk"
This is a unique and authentic rural feature film. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that the author E. Olmi does not deal with the film's plot development according to the theatrical structure of general feature films. He did not combine the narrative center of the story with the...
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The Tree of Wooden Clogs quotes
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Butcher: You're lucky. "A pig in the snow is like wine down below."
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Frichi the peddler: [Frichi, a peddler, shows up with a cart full of various fabrics; peasant women gather 'round] It's Frichi! Frichi is here, ladies! Look at this beautiful, first-rate cloth! Very reasonable prices. Come and admire these beautiful skirts!
Peasant woman: You going to swindle us like last time?
Frichi the peddler: Frichi has never swindled anyone! I respect women as much as I respect monkeys!
Peasant woman: You and your fancy talk!
