I had a little feeling when I watched it, but because I only watched it once and my ability was limited, I could only say a little bit of fur.
1. Marianne secretly tried on a green skirt
This is definitely a wonderfully conceived scene. M is sitting in the model's position, wearing H's dress, and posing as H (how the hands are folded). After hearing a knock on the door, M hurriedly ran into the curtain and took off the skirt. At this time, the director gave another fixed shot. Inside the frame is M, who is outside the frame? do not know. Will you see the finished picture? do not know. The audience kept a curious heart hanging tightly.
M walks out of the curtain, there is a reaction shot, and the expression is a little surprised. Has the secret of painting been leaked? Oh, the director cuts to a panorama, H sits dignifiedly in the chair, and the movements of his hands are exactly the same, still overlapping like that. Think about it, this shot must be a panoramic view. If it is another scene, it cannot bring the current impact. And this angle, H and M are exactly the same. These two comparison shots are actually very informative. Not only does H's image become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but M's likes can't be hidden.
2. There are three rounds of trial play
Marianne is painting, Heloise is posing. M said something "When you feel embarrassed, you purse your lower lip; when you feel nervous, you clench your hands..."
At this time, the audience was looking forward to it, "It's all said and done, what will H say?" Unprepared, H also counterattacked for three rounds. Then they looked at each other for a while, but there was no kiss. Look, French literary films will never fall into stereotypes. What will happen if you kiss them? It's vulgar, and you won't say "Je t'aime", because obviously you don't need to say it.
3. "Bonfire Play", one of the small climaxes
At this bonfire, a group of people began to sing a cappella. At this time, the director used a medium shot that panned to the right and slowly swept over the singer. This shot completely fooled the audience, who listened to the wonderful singing and thought that a new harmony would soon be added. Just when he was getting carried away, the director immediately cut to Marianne, she smiled, followed her line of sight, cut to Heloise, she was also laughing, this film showed a smile for the first time.
Here comes the feeling of being ahead of the camera, and the audience suddenly has a feeling of "Oh", and all of a sudden the audience understands that both parties' intentions are confirmed. At the same time, the music has not stopped, "seeing" and "listening" are a small climax of the film.
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