Yes, this woman is not lonely, maybe she is quite satisfied with her previous life. It's not that she doesn't love her husband or children. She loves to read poetry, she has a romantic side in her heart without knowing it. The doctor's enthusiasm ignited the flame hidden in her heart, and it burned all the way dizzy.
David Lean filmed this ordinary middle-aged love affair very realistically, as well as the screenwriter and actor. The part of the female boss in the train station shop is obviously a contrast, perhaps used to contrast the monotonous passivity in life.
Finally, the husband awakened her from the memories of absent-mindedness, and said something meaningful, to the effect that you are finally back-it sounds like a British husband. He is considerate and calm, rational, but sometimes dull, not knowing if he is pretending to be confused. In short, one day she met the other one, only to realize that he was too calm and sensible, unable to satisfy her impulsive lust.
Is this a mismatch, right? I really dare not draw conclusions. I think the point of the movie is not here. If she wants to pursue romance, of course marriage can't give her this. But even if she married the doctor, those enthusiasm may not last. Once we break up, one or two days of love can be unforgettable. I say this because when she burns all the way, the romantic scenes such as the dance party and the beach flash in her mind, which is enough for Mrs. Farley! Maybe she got married when she was too young to enjoy life. By the time she realized what she wanted, she was already a good wife and mother, and her sense of responsibility, morality, or instinct made her extremely limited. She was struggling on the edge of the abyss. The pain was real pain, and I was afraid that she would be unhappy in the future.
I always feel that this movie is not only about extramarital affairs, maybe David Lean is more concerned about the friction and struggle between people and the environment. And this is a topic he talks about in many movies. In terms of extramarital affair alone, their relationship has not yet reached that point-although passion is enough. She fell in love with him because of his enthusiasm and childishness, but it also made people feel that the middle class's emotional life in that era was poor and her world was so narrow. And when she had the possibility of derailment, the eyes of the whole world seemed to be on her-part of her own psychological troubles. The woman's friend met them at the station, chattering and trying to find out some gossip. The most impressive thing is that the doctor's friend came back late at night and found that the doctor used his house to date someone. The doctor explained that it was not what he thought, and sorry to make him angry. He recovered the key calmly, saying that it was not angry but disappointed.
Therefore, what the film is invisibly alleging is that era and such a severely constrained environment, the idea of derailment was extinguished in the cradle by the sharp monitoring of the surrounding moral police from the very beginning. The audience naturally sympathizes with the men and women, because the story starts from their point of view, and it is natural for them to move from attracting each other to loving each other. But from that friend's point of view, he might have imagined them as dog men and women. The so-called disappointment probably meant nothing more than that he thought the doctor was a gentleman, but he didn't expect to have such love affairs. This kind of ethical cleanliness can sometimes be cruel, but the person involved may not realize that this is what the movie really wants to say.
However, the pressure of the environment made the relationship short and more precious. After he left, maybe it would be different, life and death. At that moment, she couldn't bear it, and almost wanted to jump on the rails and commit suicide. In contrast, in the 1980s, Hollywood had a Falling in Love starring De Niro and Streep. It also talked about extramarital affairs (Covered Dreams is not in my scope of interest). The stories are surprisingly similar but the sentiment is completely different. The pressure from society is too small, and the entanglement between the two is almost an understatement. This makes people feel that the lives of middle-class men and women are more free but also more boring. Although the extramarital affair in the night of meet and hate is also common, it is much more classical.
Sometimes I am suspicious that the environment is both the murderer and the perpetrator of this romantic relationship. As for whether romance is really that important, that's another topic.
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