- "A Splendid Life" after the observation
1. About the time, place and background of the story
This is a long and unrepeatable timeline: 1966 Rome - 1968 Turin - 1974 Turin - 1980 - 1982 - 1995 Torino Skana - 2000 - 2003 Norway.
I know very little about Italy, in this 6-hour film, it is said that "the plot covers many major events in Italy in modern times, including the floods in Florence in the 1960s, the Sicilian against the Mafia, and the city of Turin in the 1970s. The blue-collar labor movement, the student movement and terrorist attacks in Milan in the 1980s, and the revival of the country in the 1990s.” When the film ended, I couldn’t calm down for a long time, thinking of the film’s background, this mere 6 hours is really worth it We sit in front of the screen and cherish the memory of this best youth!
two. About Zuozhen
Zuozhen's appearance: messy blond hair, slack eyes, sluggish actions and self-defense, but these can't hide Zuozhen's natural beauty. She is a poor psychopath, abandoned by her father and "treated" by electric shocks by a well-dressed doctor; she is also a lucky psychopath who met the Nicola Madio brothers twice and changed her life forever. . It is precisely because of Zuozhen that Nicola and Madio's lives have been changed more thoroughly! I like the scene of the three people on the train to find their father in the movie. Zoe is sleeping with her head resting on Madio's shoulder. Madio, who came over, said, "You and her are very compatible." I also liked the tenderness of the two of them when they raised their heads and smiled knowingly when Madio sang the song "Who Can" for Zuozhen. The song was melodious, I think This is the most recent time that Madio and Zuozhen have gone heart to heart in the whole movie. Just looking back, it's like a lifetime. Did Zoe ever love Nicolas or Madio? There's not too much ink in the movie, but what I'm more willing to believe is that Zoe Jin is getting stronger every day because of them. Under Nikolai's careful treatment and care, Zuozhen finally bravely walked out of the mental hospital and started a new life. It was also a secret arrangement, because a photo album made Nikolai find Melalie due to Zuozhen's insistence. Is this fate? Two brothers fall in love with the same woman again...
three. About Julia
Julia is versatile, a good piano is the first to attract Nicola, what a beautiful encounter, love at first sight. Julia is like a trapped beast in marriage. She is eager to escape, eager to break through the social order that has disappointed her so much, so she chooses to leave without hesitation and abandon her family. Julia's guilt for her daughter Sarah made her only watch from a distance and dare not get close twice, how sad. Years later, Julia played the piano again with the understanding of her daughter. Perhaps more of her was the happy memory of her first encounter with Nicola in 1966.
Four. About Melalie
, a woman who uses the camera to explore the mystery, and the only woman who has close contact with Nikolai and loves each other. She is strong, beautiful, brave and kind. I like Madio under her lens, in black and white, Madio's open palm covers half of his face, but his eyes are full of determination. If the chance encounter many years ago was a surprise, the reunion in the library was a flood that broke the embankment, hitting Meralli and hitting Madio, although Merally chose to attack, while Madio chose to escape . I am delighted that at the end of the movie, Madio followed Nikolai and Merally, first stroked Nikolai with his hand, and then stroked Merally, and then turned and left gracefully. At this time, Nicola He and Melally finally broke through the barrier and kissed together. This kiss has waited from 1992 to 2000, how precious it is.
five. About Madio
This is how Madio spent his last days: on New Year's Eve in 1983, Madio attended a rare family day, hugging relatives and friends one by one, calling Merally during his stay at his mother's house, and talking to Nicholas at the door. Gula said goodbye, watered the landlord's plants in the rented house, called Melalie one last time, took off her coat, then her shoes, closed the balcony door, muttered a happy new year, and opened the door, like Athletes generally jump down. The picture freezes in the bright night sky full of fireworks. Madio has always been resentful, and the frustration of reality has been tormenting this ideal child, who is righteous, upright, kind and vulnerable, who longs for love and avoids it. The two most unforgettable trailing shots are also driving the car slowly behind relatives and lovers, and rushing forward with the same cruelty. That gloomy morning, my mother packed up Madio's books sadly and threw them away sadly; on that gloomy morning, only the blood on the ground that was frozen by the snow and washed by the broom could prove that you had left; How cruel is your jump in the morning, cruel to you, cruel to your parents and friends, cruel to this society. I still want to think of the opening chapter of that movie, you are tall and handsome with a youthful atmosphere, with long dashing hair and changeable eyes.
six. There is a rare sympathy for Nicholas
Nicholas, he advocates freedom and strong will. You remembered him with a beard and long hair wandering on a Norwegian ship, his eyes still warm and clear, though he looked a little shabby. He has multiple identities: a good brother, a good friend, a good husband, a good lover, a good son, a good doctor, and a good father. At that long and narrow doorway, he let go of Julia once, and bid farewell to Madio once. This so-called freedom made Nicola deeply remorse, and it would have been better if he cared more. Nicola is the soul of the movie, he runs through the show, he shelters people with his natural compassionate care, like Zoe, like hundreds of those mentally ill, like Julia, like some of him people within their means.
seven. About friendship
When Batu and Calu, who had frizzy hair, said to Nicolas after getting drunk, "Madio should not be regarded as an obstacle..." When encouraging Nicolas to pursue his own happiness, This kind of friendship is really touching. They have been closely together since they were teenagers, and they have witnessed each other's lives. This tacit understanding and blessing is moving.
Eight. about love
Suddenly I thought that the proportion of love in this 6-hour movie seemed to be insignificant. Madio and Merally, as long as they love each other, that's enough!
Nine. About the pictures of youth
and old age, the low chants, that's how the movie begins. As the movie came to an end, after the tears were washed away, I remembered the youthful years, clearly restless, full of hope, clearly passionate, distinctly distant, distinctly unrepeatable, distinctly beautiful! This is the best youth of Nicola and Madio! This should belong to our splendid life!
ten. The tone about the rest
of this film is so slow, without too much sensational footage and language, entering slowly and penetrating powerfully. It is sometimes lyrical, sometimes whispered, sometimes critical, sometimes dark and sometimes bright. In Norway in the spring of 2003, Anzu took his lover and retraced the route that Nikolai had traveled. The difference was that he surpassed Nikolai and went to the North Pole. He saw the midnight sun set on the horizon, and felt that this world had really happened. Beautiful, everything is really beautiful!
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