In fact, this movie is basically incomparable with "Before Sunset", and their relationship can be as close as possible. Abbas clearly wants to make his story more dependent on the audience's own life experience to understand, and his manipulation of the film is obviously more nuanced. So the "Copie Conforme" presented in front of us at last, although the surface is still simple (nothing more than an old couple's life feelings, disputes, understanding, disputes, etc.), but there are too many small things almost arrived, at least I , to the point where one reading does not give a complete explanation. Therefore, if the two "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset" separated by many years are talking about a love sketch with clear lines but enough impulse, "Copie Conforme" is using a kind of seemingly "there is not" In his tone, he talked about such huge propositions as "life, marriage, family, time" and so on. This is why, after watching the film, we will find that the concept of "legal copy" in the film itself only involves antiques or paintings, but it is actually a pretense or a tool to help narrative. The husband and wife, at least in the film, do not agree on the question of the "true or false" of a work of art, which seems to be ultimately thrown at us, namely, "a work of art that is beautiful in itself, when we all think it is When it's the real thing, we all rush to see it and even like it, so why do we suddenly change our attitude towards it when we find out that it's just a copy? It's still so beautiful, maybe it's better than the original Even more beautiful."
This is where the differences in the film come from, and this difference about artwork is also reflected, at least in the views of the hero and heroine in the film on love (in fact, I am more inclined to say that this is the difference between men and women’s views on love). What a woman expects is that the romance and beauty in the past will not change, because if there is love, then it should be presented in its most beautiful appearance. So why are we today different from what we were 15 years ago? Why can't you hug me today when you can't walk, why do you say you're tired and want to sleep when you come home from work? Why are you snoring like that in front of me now? The man's answer is very simple, I only know that I love you, but this love is presented in different forms. Like why do you have to investigate whether a painting is the original or a copy, and not care that you already have this beautiful painting in front of you?
Such a question is placed in front of us, in fact, everyone has to think about it. After all, for many people, it doesn't take 15 years at all, which would already be a big problem.
The background of the hero and heroine in the film is a small town in Tuscany, and there are those newlyweds. Abbas portrayed the seemingly light-weight scenes of several couples in a penetrating manner, often just a background scene, and then told the story. It can be said that in this seemingly simple film, Abbas cares almost crazy about every detail, from the use of the wedding couple, to the use of the relationship in the recording, the blank of the scene outside the painting, and the reflection of the picture through the mirror. , and the scene where Juliette Binoche wears earrings on the poster is full of emotions.
In all the posters we have seen, Juliette Binoche is wearing this red earring, but in the movie, this red earring was not selected at all, it only stayed in front of the camera for a few seconds before being replaced by another pair of white earrings . (I've already spoiled too much...) But it was this scene in the trailer that, for me, became one of the most intense scenes in the entire film, a long shot from start to finish. ——She came to the camera happily and trivially, put on bright red lipstick, the lipstick contrasted with the slightly pale face, turned back to look out the blinds, looked out curiously, came back, found that the lipstick was not well applied, wiped it with paper, Put on the red earrings (pictured in the poster) again, if you feel bad, change them to a pair of white, and it's over. I won't describe the context of this scene, but just this red earring has a huge effect, which seems to make the movie posters and even the trailers that we first come into contact with become a Copie Conforme. I just found out, no wonder why the two shades of red are so abrupt when I first saw the movie poster, it must be intentional. It was used here. Of course, in my opinion, the process of changing earrings is also inseparable from the theme of the whole film - the later white earrings are much more simple, and the exchange of them with red will reveal a copy of the original, yesterday and today's game.
It is only later in the film that the relationship between the hero and heroine is gradually clear, which is also a perfect process to introduce the story from the sub-line into the main line. Because many of the previous episodes, you need to do it when you see the back. In the film, for example, in the museum, the voice of the tour guide overshadowed the dialogue between the hero and heroine. What did they say? In the coffee shop, we have no idea what the owner and the heroine whispered about. This is also something I can't speculate on at the moment. But at least from the point of view of the processing of a large number of details in the film as a whole, these deliberate bridges can be used as the best reason to watch the second and third times.
The film's final hero and heroine return to a hotel 15 years ago. The woman keeps asking you if you remember, the man says I don't remember. The woman said you look out the window, left, or right, remember?
At this time, the window is more like a picture frame due to the contrast between indoor and outdoor light. Tuscany outside the window looks like a painting on the wall. Fifteen years ago, the same scenery outside the window may have been considered the real copy, but at some point they found out that it was actually a copy. So back to the previous question, does it matter? Even if it is a copy, it should be the so-called "legal copy", that is, Copie Conforme.
PS: The photography of the film is very good, although it is a little deliberate, but I can bear it. Countless shots are like a photographic work. Similarly, the small town in Tuscany, where the filming took place, is also very good, and it is pleasant to look at and feel physically and mentally. When I came out of the cinema, Paris, which had been cold for almost a month, suddenly became sunny, which made me overwhelmed with impulsiveness. I was thinking, should I watch such a good movie again, or go directly to his uncle and buy a plane ticket to Tuscany... But in the end, I just didn't do the subway, but walked back in the sun. Just home.
In addition, I recommend "BGM9" by Muji. This one is full of Italy, Naples, and Tuscany, and the accordion piece that floats around in the film is also in it.
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