Anais Nin was born in the suburbs of Paris in February 1903. His mother was a singer, and his father was a composer. When she was 11, her father abandoned the family and her mother moved to New York with her and two older brothers. In the same year, she began to use a diary to record her thoughts and wanted to send it to her father, but she could not send it due to her mother's objection. But Anais has always kept the habit of writing a diary. The diary records her depression, enthusiasm, and fantasies, which is a true portrayal of her. Anais married financier Hugh Guiler at the age of 20 and moved to Paris with her husband. Anais's diary was a sensation when it was first published in 1966.
Henry Miller was born in Manhattan, New York, USA in December 1891 and grew up in Brooklyn. At the age of 32, Henry met June Smith and was deeply attracted to her. He once said, "June needs fantasy, and other women need jewelry." After divorcing his first wife, Henry married June. In 1928, with funding from a mysterious man, June encouraged Henry to go to Paris to write. Henry met Anais in 1931, and they remained friends and lovers throughout their lives.
When the director, Kaufman, was shooting the film, he told every actor that the theme of the film was "Innocence," which means innocence and purity. Anais, played by Maria De Medeiros, has big innocent eyes and is not satisfied with a comfortable life. Henry opens up the latent desires of her body. She wrote in her diary, "I will work, I will love my husband, but I will fulfill myself." Anais also became fascinated after meeting June. Henry lost the luster of the past in her eyes, and June opened up Anais' other life. a latent desire. In her letter to Henry, she wrote, "We are lost for June, and you and I, at some point, have to follow her to the death." She destroys reality, she destroys right and wrong. " Anais was transformed into a person by Henry and June. A complete woman.
The film is very beautiful and always filled with the decadent and gorgeous taste of Paris in the 1930s, which makes people feel immersed in it. The music of French composers like Debussy, Poulenc, and Satie adds a lot of blur to the film.
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