[Watching at the French Film Festival in Hong Kong] This highly anticipated work has caused a sensation at the Cannes Film Festival this year. The film's director Céline Sciamma (Céline Sciamma) and the play's heroine Adèle Haenel (Adèle Haenel) the true love history between two people. It is undeniable that many female directors' works have been shortlisted for the main competition this year, and their creative and innovative consciousness cannot be ignored. Finally, at the recent Hong Kong French Film Festival, I was fortunate to enjoy this year's anticipated film, but frankly speaking, I was disappointed. The entry point of the film is too narrow. Although the background of the era is obvious, and Europe is under the oppression of traditional feudal ethics, the content that causes reflection or indirect criticism has not fully expanded to the social and cultural level. The plot completely focuses on the female painter and the rich woman. In the history of romantic love, it is naturally incomparable to the depth in which "Adele's Life" explores social issues such as class antagonism across the level of love. Only the episode of manual abortion in the film touches on the most acute female issues, and the rest of the episodes linger on the love between the two, which are more delicate and emotional, but cannot bring much resonance. I think it's more like a female version of "Call Me by Your Name", where the two lay the groundwork early from the point where they met to touch each other, including the amazing final scene (the heroine listens to music) I will cry), all of which are suspected of being a type of routine, which in my opinion is also the strangest thing about the film winning the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes.
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