French director Francois Ozon's film "5X2" (Five Times Two/Cinq Fois Deux) tells a love story about two people in a reverse way. 5x2 is five life segments of two people, starting from the scene of their divorce , and then it was when the son was young and the couple set up a family, then the wife gave birth, the marriage and the wedding night, and finally how we met at the beginning, divided into five paragraphs. It was because of this special film technique that attracted me, I couldn't wait to buy it. The DVD, I watched it at home that night.
The first scene was a bit long, the two protagonists signed the divorce papers at the law firm, and the lawyer kept explaining all the details of the divorce, including custody of the son, arrangements to see the son on weekends and holidays, the two The distribution of assets, alimony, etc., the director deliberately condensed this atmosphere, which is very infectious. After that, there was a scene of two people in bed. I didn’t expect that the couple who signed the divorce papers would be like this. The scene of the two getting married in the church, the movie Ironically lacking in romance, especially as the priest/officiant reads out a series of legal chapters, the atmosphere is very similar to what the two divorce lawyers say in Act 1, creating a nuanced contrast. Furthermore, the director At every turn of the story, the heroine walks in the long corridor as a cut scene. It is very thoughtful and the effect is also good. I
admire Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, counting fingers, born in 1964, 40 this year There are two, I didn't expect that even the heroine in the movie would be played by herself when she was young. I don't know if she deliberately cultivated herself to make this movie. However, what I didn't expect was that she would perform completely nude in the whole movie. But it was the scene with the male protagonist in bed after the divorce. Bold and natural. When the time came back when they met, the sea on her forehead succeeded in making her look much younger. No wonder she was at the Venice Film Festival in 2004. She won the Pasinetti Award for Best Actress.
I have seen two Francois Ozon films before, including "8 Femmes" (8 Mei Qianjiao) (2001), "Swimming Pool" (2003), and I like them very much. This "5X2" is a work from 2004. , which is very different from the previous two films, which shows the diversification of this director. I hope to have the opportunity to watch his other works in the past (for other films about him, you can see his personal website).
The last paragraph of the film is also a very long one. long shot, the two walked from the beach to the sunset and into the sea. Life seemed to be full of hope. The road they walked together seemed to be perfect. How many loves started in such a romantic way? The first scene of the movie in the law firm also The same length means how many relationships have reached this point. I really like the endless scene at the end, it is beautiful and interesting, but after watching the movie, it also makes people feel a little sad.
The movie is not as good as I imagined, but it is also very interesting. Not bad. From now to the past, this method is like our memory of feelings. It successfully gives the audience an expectation in the movie, looking forward to the next story, looking forward to finding the reason why the relationship between the two protagonists ended in this way. A successful relationship, we are not the same from the last look back to the past, reminiscing about the original romance, and pondering all the signs that the relationship has faded?
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