One of the masterpieces of the strongest female director of the New Wave in France: Sans toit ni loi
Through the patchwork perspective of Mona's too decisive wandering experience and the passersby around him, Varda wanted to interpret what kind of state it might be like if you choose to live a life of absolute freedom.
I actually don’t know much about the existential philosophy of French Sartre and others, but I vaguely feel that these have a profound impact on Varda’s creation of this character: First, "existence precedes essence" and human "existence" comes first. "Essence" comes later. The first is "self" existence, which is "self-perceived existence", that is to say, human "self" determines one's own essence. The second is "The world is absurd, and life is painful." The third is "free choice", that is, people are absolutely free to choose their actions. In this world, everyone has their own freedom. In the face of various environments, they can make "free choices" about what actions they take and how to take actions. "If existence really precedes essence, man can never explain his actions with reference to a known or specific human nature. In other words, there is no determinism-man is free. Man is free."
In the eyes of others, MONA is an absolutely special and absolutely powerful existence. There is even a maid who has been envious of the moment when she saw MONA for a long time. MONA's ego is so powerful, so powerful that it is out of step with society. Her ending is unfortunate. I think if she is an artist, at least she will definitely have her own style.
There are many interesting people around her. My favorite is a shepherd. He used to be a master of philosophy and wandered. In the end, he took his wife and children and chose a eclectic shepherd life. He spends half of the time in the city and half of the time every year. , This state of life reminds me of An Zhe’s beekeeper. The shepherd also gave MONA a large piece of potato planting land and enough help, but MONA chose to continue wandering. He said to MONA that if you choose absolute freedom, it is tantamount to choosing loneliness. If you don’t stop, you will be ruined. These words tell the fate of hippies, like a parable or curse of MONA's life.
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