First of all, let’s talk about the content of the story. It probably tells about the death of a soldier named Franz during the First World War. When his parents and fiancée were in grief, a French mysterious man suddenly appeared and claimed to be Franz’s friend in France. Franz's parents and fiancée recounted what happened to him and Franz in France, which made Franz's family feel as if Franz was still alive by their side, invisibly comforting them. But when the male protagonist was about to leave Germany, he told Franz's fiancee, Anna, that Franz was actually killed by him. He actually came because of guilt and wanted to ask Franz's family for forgiveness. Lanz's parents were sad again but like Franz's parents who concealed the truth, they also developed feelings for the male protagonist invisibly. Later, with the support of Franz's parents, she went to France to find a male protagonist and wanted to marry him, but she did not expect that the male protagonist had a fiancée. Anna left the male protagonist sadly but still stayed in France.
After watching it, I feel that the rhythm is slower like most French movies, and the plot does not have particularly big ups and downs.
Unlike previous black and white films, this film is mixed with some color. After watching it, out of curiosity, I went back and watched it at double speed, and the color part appeared eight times in the entire film.
For the first time, the male protagonist recalled going to the Louvre with Franz to see Monet's painting exhibition and dancing in the bar
The second time, the male lead and the female lead went out to chat and swim for the first time
For the third time, the male protagonist recalled playing the violin with Franz
For the fourth time, the male lead plays the violin for Franz's family
For the fifth time, the hero recalls meeting Franz and shooting him
The sixth time, after the heroine learned the truth, she was bedridden due to suicide by drowning. She dreamed that someone was playing the violin for Franz's parents and turned her head to see Franz's face bleeding.
For the seventh time, the heroine reads her own virtual letter to Franz's parents about the hero playing the violin at the Paris Symphony Orchestra
For the eighth time, at the end of the film, the heroine went to the Louvre in Paris to see Monet's works and committed suicide
It can be seen that the color part is the main thread that runs through the entire film.
Franz's father hated the French so much, but when the male protagonist appeared and told about his friendship with Franz, he realized that when the war happened, the people were all victims, so they said we were all for the kill. People who drink beer to celebrate the death of someone else's son.
At the end of the film, Anna always thought she was going to commit suicide when she learned that the male protagonist had a fiancee and left in grief. What she said to the people next to her when she went to see Monet's work and committed suicide made me realize that this is the male protagonist in my memory. When it comes to the reasons for Monet's work, he makes me want to live.
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