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"Cleo from Five to Seven"
Cleve 2022-09-24 16:47:03
Exactly the type I like, with a strong sense of form that overrides content. There are a lot of places that you don't understand, you can save it and chew it later. "Old Grandmother" seems to be by no means a vain name, and the film contains many "new wave label-style" panning shooting techniques. Varda uses the transformation of color and black and white to symbolize the changes in the hero's psychology and her understanding of life. The documentary-style time arrangement is very clever, transforming the psychological time of the protagonist into physical time for presentation, bringing a psychological hint to the audience. I like the two passages in the film the most. First, she took off her white clothes and changed into black clothes to go out. The symbols and metaphors are very interesting, and the subsequent set of subjective shots are also in place; second, when the film is nearing the end, Varda uses her political stance again. to reference her view of life as a woman. In addition, the overall smooth rhythm and delicate emotions of the whole film are also a highlight.
Extended Reading
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Florence, 'Cléo Victoire': Streets should have living people's names. Piaf Street, Bardot Boulevard, Aznavour Avenue. They could change the names when they die.
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Dorothée: What did José say?
Florence, 'Cléo Victoire': He doesn't know. I don't see much of him.
Dorothée: Don't you talk to him in bed?
Florence, 'Cléo Victoire': No. He seldom sleeps at my place. He's very busy.
Dorothée: I thought he adored you.
Florence, 'Cléo Victoire': He does.
Dorothée: Love's all you need to confide.