Joseph L. Mankiewicz seems to love voice-overs, but compared with the more famous "Comet Beauty", "Three Wife Amorous History" this trick is more enjoyable: Addie, the imaginary enemy targeted by the public, has not appeared from the beginning to the end, just as a narrator. Throughout the play. The story is clearly organized and neat. Addie's letter is like a stone, causing ripples, and the three wives are so upset that they remember the old days. The three flashbacks are all led by different sound effects. Debora listened to the girl beside him on the boat reading fairy tales accompanied by the sound of the siren. Remembering the first night after the war with her husband and returning home from the military, but because of being too nervous, she made a fool of herself at the dinner party. The inferiority of the farm family and the new life after marriage. The unfamiliarity of the environment has become the gap between the two. Rita is a radio playwright. As a teacher with a meager income, her husband does not look down on radio, which is a third-rate popular entertainment. Rita is deeply troubled by this. Lora's memories were triggered by the dripping sound of the tap in the locker room. Her marriage was more like a deal. She refused to accept it, but she won the marriage and lost the relationship. Lora must say, "I got what I want. "It also looked so pale.
Addie has never been seen, but from the sidelines carefully arranged by the director, she creates a noble and perfect female image. She behaves more decently than Debora and will never wear an old dress to dinner; she is more caring and considerate than Rita and will never forget her friends. 'S birthday; she is more tasteful than Lora, and she doesn't see the smell of copper at all. Every time the three couples quarreled, they would eventually mention the imaginary enemy. At this time, the Addie in their mouths was more like a symbol, symbolizing the different crux of the marriage life.
The best screenwriter and best director of "The Amorous History of Three Wives" deserves its name. The whole movie is as accurate and vivid as a textbook, exposing the various marriage problems in the post-war America, the disparity in status, the gap between the rich and the poor. There are so many different things. There are some more knowing details. After receiving the letter, the three wives looked at the phone booth on the pier uncomfortably; and the conversation between Debora and her husband at breakfast also began with party attire. Debora’s memories then revealed her banquet fears. What is the cause of the disease?
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