I once saw a film review called "Love in the Time of Cholera", and the name was appropriate. Love is always connected with disasters or revolutions. A sudden plague, a revolution against aggression, closely linked the Italian cavalry colonel with the French marquise. One returned to his homeland and the other sought to be lost. Husband, so they went on the road together.
In the face of the threat of death, almost everyone loses their minds and even kills each other. The residents of the small town frantically hunted down any outsiders who broke in, and the soldiers hunted for the survivors who escaped from the epidemic area. Even relatives, in the face of the panic of the plague, will become denial of the six relatives. Because of this, love is even more precious. The colonel's love is undoubtedly passionate, and at the same time extremely restrained. He only gives his beloved completely without any return, which seems to be inconsistent with his youth. The wife’s love is late, but also persistent. Her loyalty to her husband and her touch to the colonel have a fierce inner conflict. At the end of the story, she overlooks the Alps and holds the letter from the colonel in her hand. What will she do? Where to go. The film does not tell us the answer, everyone has his own answer.
I was impressed by Juliet Binoche’s acting skills. When the colonel came down from the roof and broke into the house, her calmness left a deep impression on me. She belongs to the kind of woman with a great taste, and she is also calm. Can conquer the audience. The most touching scene is that after she fell down with the plague, the colonel tore off all her clothes and used ancient treatments to dispel the illness all night long. Although there were nude scenes, I believe no one would think of sex, but Think of the greatness of love.
During the SARS period last year, many people on the Internet mentioned this film. There must have been sudden love during the SARS period. Even if it is not a parting, there must be similarities.
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