After a little bit of understanding, I feel that this movie is like the snake-like cloud in the valley of Sils Maria in the film, flowing calmly and slowly.
The heroine Maria played by Juliette Binoche is excellent and powerful, but she is actually a middle-aged actress who is no longer brilliant and a recognized artist. The whole film takes her as the main line, and explores the unwillingness of the passing of youth, the struggle in the period of forced career transformation, and the contradictions, entanglements and eagerness to try in the career and emotions in the transformation process. In the end, Maria let go of yesterday unwillingly, accepted today, and achieved a new self-identity. So this film is about time, about life. In the end, the fledgling young director found Maria to play a role of "transcending time". The two had a few minutes of in-depth discussions about popular and outdated, popular and meaningful, which gave the whole film a soul and three-dimensional sense, and also A consolation of all restless souls who fear the passing of youth. Juliette Binoche's performance is still as smooth, natural and true as a god. The inner struggle, the torture of the self, the ups and downs of emotions, and the transformation of the consciousness of the self and the external world are like inadvertently revealed naturally under her interpretation. , calm and true.
The film explores art and life through "play within a play", with Sigley and Helena in "Snake of Maloya" played by Maria at the age of 18 and 38, respectively, as a breakthrough point. Layer upon layer of complex propositions. In the play, Helena is emotionally weak, played by a young female assistant Sigrid between applause, and finally commits suicide. On the one hand, Maria is afraid that she will grow old and helpless like Helena, but on the other hand, she has been thrown out of the vortex center of the ever lively entertainment circle, which not only mocks this era, but also has to adapt to it. But she is strong in herself. By mocking the unreality of the character, she expresses her inner struggle and unwillingness in disguise, and finally re-accepts and identifies with herself. This is a discussion about art and reality.
The relationship between Valen, the assistant played by Twilight Girl, and Maria seems to be the same as the relationship between Sigrid and Helena, but it is completely different. Maria's strength made Warren feel depressed. In the mountains of Sils Maria, the oppression of work and the quietness of the environment are really not suitable for a young, restless and longing for change, so Warren finally left without saying goodbye. The performance of Twilight Girl is smart, forbearance and not pretentious, so she has to The prize is also well deserved.
The plot of this film is slow, and the flow of natural scenery is used as the switch between the three parts, which has a quiet beauty. The issues discussed in the film are complex and profound, and there is a lot of blank space for people to think about. There is a lot of dialogue between the characters and very little soundtrack, but the very little soundtrack just exaggerates the atmosphere, especially when Warren drives in the mountains at night and gets out of the car to vomit. profound.
In short, this is a thought-provoking film, and it may be necessary to watch it several times to understand its essence.
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