film "Clouds of Sils Maria" is a very intriguing literary and artistic film. The audience seems to be able to use the script of this story to make all kinds of things. The audience can not only do this spontaneously, but the people in the film also vaguely induce the interpretation of the various possibilities of the characters in the play, enticing the audience to analyze continuously, and of course the people in the film continue to interpret Each other, or seeming to analyze the self carelessly, this way of interpretation and interactive mode of intertwining light and dark, echoing each other, is like an interesting game, which makes the film show a charming and rich side.
Even the several translated titles of the film are quite interesting. Compared with the Hong Kong translation of "Sit and Watch the Clouds", the Taiwanese translation of "Starlight and Cloud Silence", the literal translation of "The Cloud of Sils Maria" is actually more interesting. Significantly, it seems to have opened an open space, so that the thoughts can be trusted by the rein, and the tone can be freely and smoothly, like the famous Sils Maria's cloud snake flowing surgingly. The accompaniment music that sounded in the ears at this time is not necessarily the famous "Canon". Of course, the tunes of "Canon" accompanied by the surging forward of the cloud and snake spectacle, is one of the clips worthy of praise in the film. Director Olivier Assayas seems to be using this method to pay tribute to the predecessor Fink's "Maloya Cloud Phenomenon", but this time, the cloud snake has a color.
How can an internationally renowned actress deal with the embarrassing period of her life and the transition period of her career? The ideal way is to endure suffering, suppress the demons and accept the reality, but in terms of character, she may experience the struggle not to be lonely. Tangled and unavoidable occasional intermittent attacks. An ordinary person has a relatively complicated mood when dealing with the ruthless changes in the years. What's more, an actress who is accustomed to a halo against the delicate heart. She has been brilliant, dazzling, and unique. The taste and cultivation make her enough to be an artist. However, no one can escape the erosion of the years, and the fearless waves are still approaching. At first they were considered "polite". Once they received initial approval, they would surge in, unstoppable, and want to replace them...
If you just sort out Maria’s mood in this way, it would appear pale. The screenwriter of the movie, Olivier Assayas, has set a mirror image of Maria that makes her crazy. One type of this mirror image is the two characters in the play. From the mirror image, Maria sees herself in the past, just like the intelligent and charming play character Sigrey she played when she was young. De, at the same time, Maria also sees herself tomorrow, the role she is now invited to play-Helena, who will be ruthlessly left behind after the new year.
Sigrid and Helena are the two characters in Maria’s mentor Wilhelm’s work "The Serpent of Maloja". This play is also the starting point for Maria’s rise to prominence. In the play, young and charming Sigrid was the assistant of the boss Helena. The two had a lot of subtle emotional changes. In the end, the shrewd Sigrid left Helena...
The change of roles seemed to remind Maria of something she wanted to ignore. The facts, and the existence of her assistant, the young Valentina, reminds them of the existence of these facts from time to time, especially when Maria lived in Sils Maria to prepare for Helena. Lentina helped Maria rehearse the dialogue, making Maria more and more anxious about the situation she was about to enter. Valentina is like Sigrid in reality, and Mary also has some unexplainable dependence and affection for Valentina, who has been taking care of her acting and all aspects of life. In this part, the boundaries between reality and drama, reality and film, and reality and characters seem to have been dexterously defaulted, forming a confused but clear situation of "you in you and you in me".
The film uses the dialogue and friction between Valentina and Maria on three hikes, heralding the inevitable departure of Valentina, compared to Joanna Ellis, who is about to star in Sigrid, and Valentin The Na version of Sigrid is more like a friend. Valentina always tries to persuade her opinionated Maria to accept something about modern entertainment, trying to convince the artist that there are also philosophical ideas in entertainment blockbusters, but this attempt Seemingly in vain, Maria's exaggerated refutation and her unstable emotions made Valentina very stressed. After Valentina left, Maria truly felt that the world now belongs to Joanna, the "Gossip Queen". The reporters rushed to follow Joanna. When the group evacuated, Mary was accompanying Mary. Ya was almost forgotten outside the car. She was completely reduced to a foil. Popularity is like a dog with a keen sense of smell, only rushing to the most gimmicks. What's interesting is that Joanna, a lover who was forced to commit suicide by an entertainment blockbuster, is the writer's home and an artist.
It can be said that Joanna's version of Sigrid is more self-explanatory. Joanna refused to adopt the way Maria mentioned acting in the opposite scene. It is far from being good and meek when we first met. At this time Maria seemed to understand, and finally calmed down. It seems that Joanna’s Sigrid is closer to Maria at the time. With the mood of someone who came here, Maria could really sit calmly and watch the clouds rise and fall.
Juliette Binoche plays the role of Maria, who seems to be customized for her, the famous European goddess of art. Although the reality of Binoche gives people the feeling that they don’t care about the changes over time, it’s her personal creation and shaping her. In the role of Leah, Binoche can refer to many real-world examples. The skill of a good actor lies in knowing how to integrate. Perhaps a few years ago, the collaboration with director Olivier Assayas in the film "Summer Time" had already laid the groundwork for this "Sirs Maria". Kristen Stewart and Chloe Moretz played the roles of assistant Valentina and Joanna, respectively. These two young actresses who became popular because of Hollywood commercial and entertainment blockbusters, the collision with the goddess of literature and art seems to be special. Interesting.
From Sigrid to Helena, it is not only the transformation of identity, but also the migration of mood, it is also the inevitable reality. Whether you want to admit it or not, the most eye-catching part of this world belongs to the young and charming Sigrid. Yes, or to say it belongs to the fearless Joannas, but all these entanglements appear insignificant in the face of the surging cloud and snake wonders. After all, most of life is as Wang Xiaobo said-"It's like water flows through the years." It's everything for one person, and the rest is all moments of joy and misfortune."
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