I like the crowd like I like the sea

Stanford 2022-11-06 10:35:30

The male protagonist said that no matter how crowded he is, he likes to walk in the crowd. He likes the crowd just like the sea. All his imaginations come from the street. In the afternoon, he observed the crowd in the cafe when he had nothing to do, mainly observing women. I hate crowds and rely on crowds. The crowds during the rush hour make me anxious, and I have been walking home from get off work in the past two weeks. He even fantasized about owning a liquid necklace that would make him lovable. Then, in one of his imaginations, the heroines of several Rohmer films appeared, haha, it's a bit funny.

Rohmer's films always discuss some nuanced things, usually in the way that the hero and heroine say it in a broken way. The male protagonist feels that marriage restricts himself a lot and imposes some sense of responsibility and restraint. He longed for some afternoon romance. At this time, a wild bees and butterflies really appeared, and an invisible woman came to the door. At first, he smelled the dangerous atmosphere of this woman. Zhou Xuan had been around for a long time, but after a few rounds he Lost it hahaha. During his wife's pregnancy, he was thinking about cheating. Pregnant women were tired of holding a child and waiting for him to cook. I thought that this man was a bit pathetic, and at the last moment he thought of the child, fell into blaming himself for his wife and ran away. The most astonishing thing is that his wife also cheated, because they never see each other in the afternoon. I really hahaha what the hell (๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣

The French movies of 1972 are still very fashionable to look at. The colorful tight sweater of the male protagonist represents his desire and curiosity to some extent, and he is not reconciled to ordinary life. At the beginning of the film, a long paragraph of the male protagonist's broken thoughts is quite interesting. The cuts of the film are very short, as if he is telling the story of the next shot before this shot is finished.

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Love in the Afternoon quotes

  • Gérard: These girls! What can you do? They're always engaged. And it's serious business. One can't go without the other. My wife and I rarely go out together. Though I love my wife and am essentially faithful, I can still enjoy the company of a pretty girl. And I see no reason to attend some boring event unless there's hope of meeting a pretty girl to flirt with. That's the least one can ask.

  • Frédéric: [voice over] If there's one thing I'm incapable of now, it's trying to seduce a girl. I'd have no idea what to say and no reason to speak to her anyway. I want nothing from her. I have no proposition to make. Yet I feel marriage is hemming me in, cutting me off, and I want to escape.