To watch this movie, we must first fully understand the background of the time. In 1929, Britain was in the Great Depression after the war; but the Industrial Revolution has gradually caused changes in social production relations, caused antagonisms between cities and rural areas, and also caused women’s awareness of independence. For the first time that year Female members enter the cabinet. Therefore, when the American girl Larida (of course she was just a daughter of a Detroit steel factory worker), who represented advanced productivity and the vitality of the city, came to the closed English village (even though this village was actually a manor house for the fallen aristocracy), she The result is more than just a little wave. Therefore, her mother-in-law hated her, her sister-in-law hated her, her leader was afraid of her, and even after her husband knew that she had injected poison for her ex-husband, he deliberately alienated her.
Even though the Chinese translation of the movie is "Silky Flower", people in the country know that this term is used to describe women who do not obey women's way of doing things. But after watching the whole film, I didn't feel her licentiousness at all. I just felt Lalida's beauty, bravery, sincerity, and unrestrained pursuit of love and no regrets. Actually letting go is also a kind of love, isn't it?
I believe she loves John, which girl would not love him? He has a handsome face, an upright posture, his gestures are polite, he comes from a traditional aristocratic family, he is well-educated, he is different from the other men around her who admire her, without any cheap and dirty feeling. More importantly, she thought he loved her and loved her deeply. So our mature woman fell in love with this sunny and handsome young boy without hesitation. After the flash marriage, she came to his home---a crumbling and run-down British aristocratic family.
On the surface, you can't see the inherent weakness of the family: the majestic and quaint manor, the red camellia at the door, the white statue of Venus, the lantern from Japan, and the butler and servant are respectful. This family, as well as the neighbors around them, are keen on horse hunting and Christmas balls. They seem to lead a traditional and refined upper class life, carefree. But the superficial glitz can't hide the inner banality after all: in order to save money, half of the rooms in the manor need to be closed; because there is no money, the land of the manor must be sold to the manor; because to continue to live such a life, the son should marry the manor noble Daughter. Although the mother-in-law is hateful, I also have to admit that she is really a great woman (it's just that the years and years have reduced our glorious heroine in "The English Patient" to the unbearable status of an old woman). When all men cowardly choose to escape, she can only manage her home hard, and strive to maintain the harmony and brilliance of the family. Maybe she was just as cheerful and happy as La Lida before the war. You can get hints in the secret chats of the cook ladies), but the pressure of life makes her resolute, ruthless, mean and utilitarian.
I have to talk about Mr. Whitaker. At first he was stuck on the sofa reading the newspaper with a stubborn face-the newspaper had already been cut a big hole by the second daughter who loves newspaper cutting, but he was meaningless and he was silent. I almost didn't recognize him as the MR DARCY who fascinated a blockbuster of "Pride and Prejudice" in the 95 edition. In the movie, he is just an old British man who has been traumatized by the war and has never been able to get out. After the war ended and he felt guilty that he could not bring the men who participated in the war in his village back home, he fled his hometown like an ostrich, indulging in the debauchery life in France. After he was finally taken home by his wife, he chose to escape in thought. He lived like a walking dead in this dull manor until Lalida's arrival. On that bright winter day, he saw his daughter-in-law. I believe he fell in love with her at first sight. After all, she is the type he likes-in the beginning, his wife and his daughter knew about it. So when his wife and daughter attacked Lalida, he was the only one who spoke for her and defended her dignity. When his son gradually distanced herself from her, he quietly went to her room just to comfort her. That TANGO was thrilling and even surpassed my evaluation of the tango in "Scent of a Woman". When she faced an indifferent crowd in the room and bravely prepared to dance tango alone, he appeared, neatly dressed and clean. He stretched out his hand gentlemanly, and she accepted it gratefully. At the beginning, he closed his eyes and was completely immersed in the beautiful music of tango. After that, she was surprised by his skillful dance steps, so she became more and more involved, one turning, one kicking, one eyes, elegant posture, and sultry posture. I saw their perfect interpretation of the dance steps, and I saw the sympathy in their hearts.
This is not a so-called unscrupulous drama in which the father-in-law steals his son’s lover, leaving aside the background of the times, it is just a drama that promotes women, that women bravely pursue love and courageously give up love. At the last parting moment, she said John said: "My dear, you don't know what love is. You don't understand the feeling of loving someone deeply and willing to do everything for him. Even injecting poison for him, just because he is weak and unable to do anything. Do it yourself". Such a woman is not pretentious and not hypocritical. So she came to the manor because of love, and finally left the manor because of love. Of course, Mr. Whitaker was also leaving at the same time. Although the film does not imply anything, Whitaker may just ran away because of the suffocating family, but I would rather believe that it was because of that tango, that passionate tango, that made him understand his true heart. .
How lucky it is to dance a tango with you! How fortunate to know and fall in love with such a passionate woman in a short life!
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