Slowly change my attitude, I want to reconcile with Fellini

Ottilie 2022-10-16 15:54:26

Finally can play a five-star Fellini! When Fellini's story has a strong plot, it becomes a fine avant-garde filmmaker, and it's a matter of the ratio between being accountable to the audience and being self-indulgent.

Finally got a taste of the aura of the eccentric actress Juliette Tamashina, stupid little one. I love the part about her and the male star. Her performance made me laugh.

Fellini's suggestion for watching movies is to gradually gain a deeper understanding of the director's style from such strong plot works, and then study mature works such as "Eight and a Half". The film turned my attitude towards Fellini.

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The story of the heroine looking for light in the dark night, whether it is the starlight of a big star, the light of humanity of benefactors, the candlelight in the hands of believers, or a dream given to her by a magician in a wandering circus, all of them finally turned into a cheek. of a tear.

"The thing that struck me most about this film was how farce turned into tragedy at the end of each segment as each event passed quickly."

Illusion-hope-truth-disappointment, the director with the magic/stage/carnival complex steers the chain backwards, each link carefully reflected in the heroine's expression and her background.

Ironically, no matter how sincere wishes are still the source of lies; Fellini, who also questioned God and gave a smile at the end, is actually more cruel, because there is hope, and there will always be disappointment. She continued to stumble and get hurt on the road - but what does it matter, she is still a weed stubbornly growing in the filthy world, the light of the tears in her eyes is a miracle, and this is a victory for mankind.

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Nights of Cabiria quotes

  • Heavy prostitute with leopard spots: [in Italian, preening and admiring the shadow of her own full figure on the wall] Look how classy I am!

    Long-haired prostitute: [in Italian, disparagingly] You look like Moby Dick!

  • Maria 'Cabiria' Ceccarelli: [in Italian]

    [to Alberto holding up boiled lobster]

    Maria 'Cabiria' Ceccarelli: And what's this? I saw it in a movie once.