Rome in 1966, a city enjoying history, calm and lifeless.
Mateo and Nicola are a pair of brothers. They both went to university in Rome. Mateo studied literature and Nicolas studied medicine. They also had a pair of sisters. Mateo is tall and handsome, heroic, and has excellent grades, but he has a bad temper and is not good at communicating with others. There is often an imperceptible melancholy in his eyes; Nicholas has clear eyebrows, and one of them has been enlightened by Aphrodite. Pure heart, kindness and perseverance. Nicholas admired his brother Madio very much.
In a final exam, Madio was condemned by his teacher for admiring a fringe poet who abused his father's generation. He could not bear the teacher's clichés about poetry and walked away. This is the first time that Mateo has played against reality. He is a bit rough and decisive, like a tragic hero. Even if he foresaw the outcome of failure, he would use his last weapon. And Nicolas is much better. Although his qualifications are not as good as Madio, his forgiving heart won the examiner's appreciation. He generously gave Nicolas high marks and told him that if he wants to make a big difference, he must bear the burden. Journey to the west, because Italy is a hopeless place.
Mateo works in a mental hospital and accompanies an autistic patient named Zuo Zhen for pathological analysis. In layman's terms, he walks and chats with the patient. Zuo Zhen has blond hair, apricot eyes and vermilion lips, a rare beauty, just taciturn, and his sloppy and blurred gaze reveals his alertness to the strange world. When she was a teenager, Zuozhen was no different from ordinary people, but after her mother's early death, she locked her heart tightly and lived an isolated life, becoming a person who was judged by the system as "defective". In fact, she has a baby-like sleep, puts flowers in her mouth like a child, and uses her sense of taste to distinguish the world.
The communication between Madio and Zozhen didn't go smoothly. By chance, he found some strange scars on Zozhen's forehead. Nicolas told him that they were traces of electric shock. Madio finally understands that those sanctimonious doctors used inhuman means to torture the innocent Zuozhen. He sneaked into the hospital overnight and brought Zuo Zhen back to his residence.
Originally, the brothers had an appointment beforehand, and this holiday was going to travel abroad with two other friends Batu and Kalu. Now, they decided to send Zuo Zhen home first, hoping to warm Zuo Zhen Bingsuo's heart with the blessing of family love. The three people found Zuozhen's family after a lot of setbacks. Unexpectedly, Zuozhen's biological father had already reposted, and the cramped family background and narrow-minded stepmother regarded Zuozhen as a superfluous object. The irritable Madio and her father quarrel fiercely, to no avail. The brothers had to agree to send Zuo Zhen to the best mental hospital in Italy first.
On the way, Madio and Zuzhen came to a grocery store. To compensate Zuzhen, Madio took the initiative to order songs for her on the jukebox. Zuozhen gestured to the title of his favorite song. It was a song called "Who Can", with a melodious tune, as if a world away, like a clear spring flowing over a cracked heart. Zuozhen's heart loosened, and she looked at Madio uncertainly and unconsciously. At that moment, the two hearts walked to the nearest place in her life.
Nikolai asked Zuozhen to buy ice cream, hoping that she could take the initiative to communicate with others, but the helpless Zuozhen aroused the suspicion of the police, and they took Zuozhen away. Since it was illegal to smuggle the patient out, the two brothers had to sit back and watch Zuozhen being taken away.
That night, they slept in the station, and Madio was sleepless all night. After a long time, he picked up his suitcase and embarked on the train back to Rome. After hearing the wind, Nicolas asked Madio why he left him alone and returned. Madio was silent for a while and said to Nicola that he had failed the important exam.
Since then, the two parted ways, and Zuozhen's experience left a long shadow in their hearts. Madio joined the lifeless army, hoping to use his own strength to change the system's indifference to people. Nicholas traveled all the way north, as far as the continental edge near the North Pole. Along the way, the free political air and the fresh climate and knowledge planted the seeds of liberalism in his heart. He wrote to tell Madio that he was determined to be a psychiatrist.
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A rare flood occurred in Florence. Nicholas rushed back home and joined the mighty rescue army. While transferring old books from a library, Nicola and Mateo experienced a brief reunion. At this time, Madio had short hair and looked like a convert to the old government, while Nicolas had a bushy beard. After that, Nikolai met the beautiful Julia. In addition to being able to play the piano so superbly, she also had beautiful blonde hair. The two fell in love at first sight.
For love, Nikolai followed Julia to Turin to study anatomy. Although Julia was in the study room, her heart was shaken by the storm of social revolution. She participated in the student assembly, and her mind was full of fanatical thoughts of challenging order. Although soon, Nikolai and Julia lived together and gave birth to a lovely daughter, Sarah, but Julia was still unwilling to be an ordinary housewife, a husband and a son. She was like a trapped beast captured by marriage. She was at odds with the gentle Nicholas. She finally regained her attitude and joined an extreme left-wing organization. Julia accepted an assassination mission while Nikolai was in the funeral for her father. This time, Julia is determined to leave the family. Nikolay looked desperately at Julia packing her bags. When she was about to step out of the house, Nikolay blocked the way and asked her what she was asking. Julia was speechless, just repeating one sentence: Let me go, let me go... Seeing her decision was made, Nikolai finally accepted the marriage in name only and gave up the door. Julia was taken aback, then disappeared into the night.
As he wished, Nikolay dreamed of being a doctor down-to-earth. Although he had also participated in the assembly, his gentle temperament determined that he was not a spoiler with a strong will. In a psychiatric hospital, he cared for patients like Zuozhen, and took them to testify in court, bringing the doctor who abused the patient to justice.
The rigid army did not dissipate Madio's spirit, he was still so hot, in order to suppress the riots in Turin, in order to save his comrades in arms, Madio beat a mob to severely mutilated. He was punished and transferred to Palermo, Sicily. It was an island city with no official career, only a mafia. But Madio's confidence is not dead, and he remains unmoved by fate's exile.
In the huge island city, only Madio is like a ranger, rescuing the weak being bullied, but also angry at the indifference of the viewers. Gradually, the rising tide of belief begins to ebb, and the frustration immediately takes its place. During that downturn, Madio met Melalie, a woman who used the lens to explore the mystery. She said that she would not spend her life on this cramped island, and that she had already taken the library exam. Madio told her that the best library is in Rome. Soon, Madio disappeared from Melalie's sight, as if a glimpse, but in her heart, Madio left a series of light but indelible traces.
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encounters, Madio tells Melalie that his name is Nicola.
In 1982, Madio returned to Rome and joined the newly formed garrison. When he went to the library to borrow books, he met Melalie again. She listened to Madio's suggestion and became the administrator of the library. Melalie told him that she had been obsessed with him since that time, so that her boyfriend broke up with her because of jealousy. Mateo carefully concealed his identity, but could not restrain the overflow of emotions. Once, on the way home from the bowling alley, the love between the two finally burst out like the magma of Vesuvius. They shook their ears and ears in the car, and the winter rain peculiar to the Mediterranean coast was wafting outside the window of the car.
Mateo and Melalie agreed to see you in 15 days.
On the appointed day, Melalie was standing at the door of the library happily, waiting for her lover to appear, but until night fell and the lights began to shine, there was no sign of Madio. Melalie was stunned and walked alone on the way home. She didn't know, but Madio's car slowly followed behind him. At this time, Madiosi was in a dilemma after thinking about it. For 20 years, he has been suffering in endurance, not sure that he can give enough happiness to match Melalie. Finally, Madio gave up, turned the front of the car, and ran away from Melalie.
On New Year's Eve that year, Madio interrogated two drug dealers. In order to get rid of his own crimes, the big drug dealers bribed others to commit crimes. The stubborn Madio had to find out the culprit and guilty, but the silence of the scapegoat made him chill. At this moment, Melalie found the police station and asked why Madio left her behind and why she lied to be Nicolas. Madio said he would explain to her, but not now. Melalie looked at his back and said: You like books because you can abandon them at any time, but there are differences in life, and you often don't make the decision. This sentence pierced Madio's heart like an awl. For 20 years, he has been evading all those who love him, enduring all unacceptable injustices, and hiding bloody wounds. Today, this belief like a gossamer has finally been destroyed. This person actually loves himself deeply. Melalie. Madio told her: You are wrong, my life, I always call the shots!
That night, Madio went to visit his family. Nicolas, sister, sister, and Calu (has been married to sister Francesca) and the family are happy. Madioku sat for a while, then quietly returned to the apartment. He called Melalie over and over again, but Melalie, who was still angry, refused to answer. Madio walked to the balcony and watered the landlord's potted plants. The festive atmosphere outside the house even more showed Madio's depression. At 12 o'clock, the New Year's bell rang, and every family opened the champagne to celebrate Italy's gradual improvement in the national fortune. Madio watched the carnival on TV with a blank expression, mumbled: Happy New Year, and then rolled down from the balcony
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Except for the empty balcony, the entire sky is full of beautiful fireworks... Madio is dead.
Please allow me to interrupt the voiceover, because at that time, I also pressed the pause button. At that time, I forgot that I was watching a movie, but I regarded myself as Madio’s friend. In front of the screen, I watched my friend die and watched the heroic Madio Cang Ryo end. In my own life, tears flowed down involuntarily. I have not seen a person, a good honest man live so painful, then death is a relief really ......
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Qian said something similar: the living is more painful than the dead, because the dead He left quietly, but left the pain of remembrance to those who continue to live.
In this four-disc long movie, the last disc contains too many nostalgia for the dead by the living.
On the night Madio committed suicide, Nicola clearly asked his brother if there was anything wrong. Madio said as always, it's okay! In order to comfort his brother, Madio also shared a piece of soft candy in his hand.
The brotherhood of Nicolas and Madio is not casually comparable. In Nicolas's mind, Madio is as insurmountable as a god (such brotherhood is also obvious in "Betta"). After the death of his brother, Nikolai fell into painful self-blame because he had always believed in freedom and was unwilling to interfere in the lives of others. But the price of freedom is heavy. Julia left herself 10 years ago, and now it is Madio who committed suicide. If he can care more about them, maybe things won't get to this point.
Many years later, Nikolai inadvertently visited a photography exhibition. Before a photo, he stopped. He looked at it slowly and smiled knowingly, like an old friend reunited. It was a picture of Madio. Although his face was covered with his open palm, Nicolas would never forget the determined look in his eyes. The title of the photo is "Madio calling himself Nicola".
According to the picture, Nicola found the author of the photo, Melalie, who was photographed when she and Madio first met in Palermo. Two people who love Madio the most can finally share common memories. Nicolas told her that she was called "Nicolas", and Melalie took him to the place where she and Madio met for the first time, and the two of them hugged each other and wept in tears.
Melalie tells Nicola that she has a son named Anzu, a gift left by Madio to all those who love him.
Later, Anzu asked Uncle Nicholas what his father looked like. Nicholas said: He is like Achilles, as brave and sad as Achilles, he has long known that God will take away. God brings the best and the most loved to the world, let them leave their mark here, and then return to God. He also told Anzu that when they were young, they wanted to make a trip to reach the North Pole, but they didn't succeed.
Nikola and Melalie secretly fell in love, but no one confessed it, because they would always think of Madio, who is far away in heaven, that love would blaspheme respect for the deceased. In 2000, during Sarah’s wedding, Nicolas and Melalie met again. This time, Carlu told Nicolas not to use Madio as an obstacle, so that both of you would hate him.
The next day, Nicola and Melalie went for a walk in the countryside, with the same thoughts, but they didn't know how to speak, so they walked aimlessly. At this moment, Madio just passed by, followed by watching the awkward atmosphere. He slapped his hands on the shoulders of the two people, stroking Melalie, and then stroking Nikolai...The two finally looked at each other bravely and held hands together. Nikolai stopped Melalie’s shoulders. The individuals finally embraced together. Nicholas said: On the boat, I want to kiss you. Melalie replied: Me too.
At the end of the story, Anjo took his girlfriend and re-walked Nicholas’s northbound footprint, just like a relay, where their parents stopped, they took a plane and crossed the North Pole...
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