The beginning of the film was rainy weather, and the female writer in the tram was recognized by readers, but she was unwilling to admit her identity. After arriving at the publishing house, Sara, a female writer who felt neglected, was impatiently dealt with by the editor. Obviously, this publishing house relied on Sara's detective novels, and Sara was tired of writing best-selling books. For so many years, perhaps it was just because of her love with male editors that she maintained her determination to continue writing best-selling books. But now, the male editor has his own family and daughter, Sara has only an elderly mother.
The whole pool incident was just Sara's conjecture, starting from her sitting in front of her own window. Julie is Sara's fantasy, the girl's life she yearns for, free and bohemian. From Sara's clothes and way of speaking, it can be seen that she is a rather conservative woman, trapped in secular life and hopeless lust. And Julie is the opposite of her, she has no scruples and never misses.
In the first half of the film, Sara and Julie are incompatible. Perhaps it is the contradiction between Sara's inner personality. In the second half, when she learned that Julie had killed Frank, instead of being shocked, she calmly helped Julie bury the body, showing that Julie's side had already defeated Sara's side. Frank symbolizes the male's control and oppression of Sara. Sara's heart desires to get rid of her desire for men but can't do it. Finally, Julie helped her complete it.
Julie is Sara's fantasy mixed memories. In the film, there are multiple shots of Sara and Julie lying by the swimming pool. The shadow of Julie is reflected in the water, reminiscent of the story of the ancient Greek mythology echo, and Julie is Sara's echo.
Finally, the director made it clear that everything was only Sara's imagination, but Sara gave the book to the real Julia, the daughter of the male editor. This may be a kind of reminder or warning, to give up the illusion about marriage, family or men, the value of women does not need to be defined by others.
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