The movie is about three hours long, but like reading an epic, every detail of it is so beautiful and exciting. You unknowingly enter the world of the protagonist Tey, laugh with him, cry together, think together, and silence together.
The last time I watched this movie was two years ago. After reading the picture book "The Circus in the Village", I couldn't help but think of it. I just wanted to look at the introduction and recall it. It turned out that the introduction almost completely misread Tey.
Tey, played by Israeli actor Topp, is a child-like innocent but full of humor and wisdom. His life started on a peaceful morning, and he went out of control step by step. He didn't understand his children, he didn't understand this world that was changing too fast, and he was still puzzled when he finally packed up and went on the road. Everything is helpless.
When the political turmoil tightened and the blade of the mob approached, he forced his composure, holding the illusion that God would arrange them. But when his children left one by one, until the third daughter was going to elope with a non-Jewish boy, he collapsed overnight. Let's all go, only the land and horses will not betray him. When pulling a heavy carriage and struggling to move on the muddy road, his heart suddenly aged, and he fell to the side of the road in despair. Scenes from the previous life emerged, how happy he was at that time, and several daughters ran towards him laughing. It wasn't until his third daughter cried and called him many times that he was shocked to wake up from his dream. The reality before me is so cold and cruel.
I don't remember any step in the movie that touched my heart so deeply than "The Violinist on the Roof". Almost every scene and every scene touched me warmly. From the beginning of the matchmaker rushing on the small road, to the little grudge between Tey and the butcher, to the reluctant hug before leaving, there is a deep homesickness everywhere. Director Norman Jewison can be called a genius, he can manage such a grand narrative and can methodically integrate the same emotion into every detail.
I like the scene of the eldest daughter of Tey getting married. In the twilight, people in the village walked to the square solemnly with candles in their hands, and then danced and sang together, and had fun until late at night. This scene is full of infinite tenderness, coupled with a sweet and sad violin, which makes people like God's holy brilliance and never tire of it.
There are many panoramic and distant shots in the film, as well as those moving singing and dancing scenes. If you can enjoy them in the theater, it will be a great joy in life. It's a pity that I watched it three times, all on TV, and every time I feel a sense of enthusiasm being suppressed.
Finally, there is a secret that might be announced here: After watching the movie, I have always been in love with Tey.
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