The women who make an appearance at the opening are the most important women in Guido's life. They all have their own singing and dancing scenes, Carla's sweetness and temptation, Lilli's atmosphere and gorgeousness, Saraghina's strength and provocation, Luisa's grace and poignancy, Stephanie's wildness and desire, Mamma's composure and dignity, Claudia's nobility and fragile. Every movement, look, and arias that suppress or release themselves express their love and hatred for this man.
I really like Carla by Penelope Cruz. If anyone doesn't know what constitutes a "sexy feral cat" or "can't help but love it," look no further than Penelope's Carla. Although I think Penelope usually feels like a big woman, her Carla is really pitiful. From her first appearance, I thought she was very cute, straightforward and romantic, and her accented pronunciation was very interesting. When Guido left Carla alone because of the appearance of his wife in the hotel, when she stumbled back to the hotel with tears in her eyes, Penelope showed her panic, helplessness, grievance and despair vividly. Getting an Oscar nomination for this role is the best tribute to Penelope.
Fergie's Saraghina was a surprise, I thought she was just a cameo, but I didn't expect to see such a shocking performance. The song "Be Italian", not to mention Fergie's singing, the dance with the right combination of movement and stillness, the ingenious combination of chairs, tambourines and sand made the whole stage scene very shocking, and it was also the most impressive in the whole movie. A song and dance performance.
Marion Cotillard is a French actress whose French elegance pervades her very clearly. Just standing on the steps of the hotel restaurant in a black coat is elegant enough without special grooming. She played Luisa is the only character with two singing and dancing performances, the melancholy of not understanding her husband in the first section, and the poignant beauty of indulgence in despair in the second section, the two extreme emotional expressions should be hard to imagine, But watching Marion's performance, you can feel the gradual transformation of that feeling, and she also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for this role.
Nicole Kidman's Claudia is very noble. When she slowly walked into Guido's camera in a white dress, my first reaction was: Goddess! Later, through Guido's lens, we can see Claudia's charming smile, natural and graceful gestures. She loves Guido, but clearly realizes the fragility and ending of this love, so she wisely chooses to give up. Just as she took off the gorgeous long wig like a princess, she has the most ordinary hairstyle and the purest heart, her independence and strength make this character different.
It is the performances of these wonderful actresses that bring out the soul of this film. Even though the outside world has criticized this movie a lot, but with the wonderful performances of these actors, I think it is worth watching.
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