Illusions gone 45 years

Hugh 2022-04-22 07:01:54

Reminds me of a scene in the movie: when the heroine wakes up in the morning, the hero is not there, and the camera falls on an empty pillow. My imagination is actually: no pillow towel ah? Is it true that foreign pillows are not covered with pillow covers? ...Writing this to show that my thinking is probably a bit weird, but the association at that time was indeed like this; thinking about it now, maybe I want to "save" myself from the dull feeling of the movie.

The old couple lives peacefully, the husband sings with the wife, and the beauty is happy. The heroine looks quite elegant and beautiful even in her 60s. However, a letter informing that the male protagonist's girlfriend's body was found broke the tranquility and opened up the cruel illusion under 45 years of beauty.

The male protagonist wants to go to Switzerland to take a look at the body. The female protagonist has the same hair as the deceased girlfriend and has a similar name. The male protagonist answers the female protagonist's answer to the question "Will my girlfriend marry her if she is alive?" Favorite cameras are put on the shelf... these are actually nothing, I think the most unacceptable thing is: they don't want children, and the "big things" in the family are decided by the male lead, then it is the male lead who persuades his wife not to have children; but In the photo, the deceased girlfriend is clearly stroking her bulging belly and smiling happily!

She can replace a part of the shadow in his mind, but the child can't come back if he loses it! The heroine finally insisted on holding the 45th anniversary celebration perfectly. The speech of the hero was very touching, wasn't it, he was moved to tears. However, in the end, the dance song, the one he chose at the wedding ceremony 45 years ago, played... She knew that something was broken beyond repair...

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45 Years quotes

  • Kate Mercer: You used to love your birdwatching.

    Geoff Mercer: I did, yes.

    Kate Mercer: It's funny how you forget the things in life that make you happy.

  • Geoff Mercer: Lena, this is wonderful. Thank you.

    Lena: Not bad for an old fascist, huh?