Second time watching.
"Loneliness is a heavy burden. But I'd rather be alone than compromise." But Kabylia eventually moved toward compromise step by step. The parts that seem to have no causal relationship in the plot "accumulate" step by step to point to the final outcome, and the design of each shot is carefully shaping the characters and shaping Kabylia. Every scene interacts with characters. Masina's performance vividly interprets Kabylia's self-world and her chemical reaction with the outside world - self-esteem, progressive, somewhat religious, kind, naive, and Kabylia, who has suppressed her desire for love in her heart. Several passages end with long-range shots of Kabylia alone on the road, implying her helplessness and loneliness. Oscar's sunglasses at the end are absurd. The phenomenology of Kabylia's eyebrows. The ending paragraph is filled with joy and sorrow. The marching band of Kabylia echoes the marching Catholic honor guard. Apart from the extreme sadness and loneliness in joy, does it imply the disillusionment of faith? The light at the end and the tears of makeup, the clown-like Kabylia, the endless loneliness. (I still don't understand Bazin's discussion of the "dramatization" of the ending plot design)
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