Please stay for a while

Serenity 2022-04-19 09:02:43

If it is to show the psychological changes of actresses at different ages, the complex rules of the entertainment industry, and the pursuit of newcomers in the age of entertainment, then this film is also qualified.
Except for those flashy and noisy spotlights, heavy makeup, and very personal and incomprehensible lines, the plot of the confrontation in the life of Maria and the assistant only touched me. Maria is not only immersed in the role of 20 years ago, but also into the emotions of her forty years old. She despises Helena, an aging and failed helpless woman, and in fact she has just experienced emotional setbacks. , experienced the passage of time that had to be admitted. She is no longer a fresh girl, even if her every move is free and easy to disdain the world, she can be accepted and sought after by people. For the environment in which an actor lives, she is a little detached from it, disdainful, and eager to be loved and feel the amazing eyes of people. It was the years she lost without realizing it.
When Maria was in such a complicated state of mind and she emotionally integrated into the new role, the female assistant who played opposite her completely became her emotional sustenance. Valentine has an exciting appearance, free and independent wildness, and the distance between them is less than ten centimeters. Valentin mentioned Maria's jealousy several times, as well as the line "everyone knows but she doesn't know", just like Maria herself at this time, relying on a lot without knowing it. The most wonderful thing about the plot is that the lines and life are separated, and the emotions are in the same line. What Maria was very resistant to accepting was not only the role of Helena, but also her irresistible former brilliance. Valentin was also shining and charming like her former self.
And young Sigurd, who played the role of a new actress, was dazzling like a new star. The media followed her all the time. They did not pay attention to the tribute in the film remake and Maria's changes. Instead, they paid attention to the scandal of the newcomer, just like the eyes of the entertainment industry. And Maria's request for the newcomer to stay, and the reflection of the people in the play, please stop time, please stop your eyes.

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Clouds of Sils Maria quotes

  • Maria Enders: Jo-Ann?

    Jo-Ann Ellis: What's up?

    Maria Enders: I wanted to ask you. You know the scene at the beginning of Act 3 when you tell me you want to leave and I get on my knees and I beg you to stay? You're on the phone ordering pepperoncini pizza for your coworkers in accounting. You leave without looking at me. As if I didn't exist. If you could pause for a second. Helena's distress would last longer when she's left alone in her office. Well, the way you're playing it, the audience follows you out but instantly forgets about her. So...

    Jo-Ann Ellis: So? So what?

    Maria Enders: When, when I played Sigrid I held it longer. I thought it was more powerful. Erotically. I mean, it really played well.

    Jo-Ann Ellis: No one gives a fuck about Helena at that point, do they? I'm sorry, it's pretty clear to me that this woman is all washed up. I mean, your character, Maria, not you. And when Sigrid leaves Helena's office, Helena's a wreck, and we get it. You know, it's time to move on. I think they want what comes next.

    Maria Enders: If you just held it a few seconds longer.

    Jo-Ann Ellis: It doesn't really feel right for me, Maria.

    Maria Enders: You're right. Yeah. I - I - I think I'm - I'm lost in my memories. You think you've forgotten your old habits, but their all - they all come back. Have to break them.

    Jo-Ann Ellis: I guess you do!

  • Piers Roaldson: [Piers proposes new movie mutant role for Maria] I'm trying to consider genetics from a more human point of view.

    Maria Enders: When I was reading it, I imagined someone much younger. Maybe me younger, actually, but you were seeing me in movies that were made years ago. I - I've changed.

    Piers Roaldson: She has no age. Or else, she's every age at once. Like all of us.

    Maria Enders: Can I be frank? Maybe it's because I'm working with her, but as I was reading it, I - I kept thinking about Jo-Ann.

    Piers Roaldson: Yeah, well personally, I never think about Jo-Ann Ellis.

    Maria Enders: You're wrong. She's smart. And talented. She's modern, just like your character.

    Piers Roaldson: My character isn't modern. Not in that way, anyway. She's, outside of time.

    Maria Enders: Outside of time. I don't understand. It's too abstract for me. It's all right.

    Piers Roaldson: I - I don't like this era.

    Maria Enders: You're wrong. It's yours!

    Piers Roaldson: Amen! I didn't choose it.

    Maria Enders: [laughs]

    Piers Roaldson: And if my era is Jo-Ann Ellis and viral Internet scandals I think I'm entitled to feel unrelated, aren't I. I mean, it's nothing against her, I guess I just assumed you'd understand.