"It’s gift is only one day, a sad day, a happy day. Ah, let it live, let it dance, until the twilight clock strikes, the time of the day, that is its destiny, the flight of dusk, It's its paradise."
In a quiet town, an old couple, Rudy and Du Li live together year after year. After a physical examination, Du Li accidentally discovered that her husband Rudi was seriously ill and that there was not much time left in his life. Du Li, who had endured grief, decided to start walking around with Rudy, taking a look at a few children by the way. The first stop came to Berlin, a big strange city, but the busy children and alienated family affection did not make the old people happy, but felt the loneliness of life. Later, at Du Li’s suggestion, the two came to the Baltic Sea again. The endless deep blue water made the elderly feel that they could at least rely on each other. As everyone knows, Du Li, who had been hiding her husband’s illness, suddenly passed away, and Rudy was hit hard. Not only did he lose his wife Du Li, but he also lost the direction and motivation to live in the future. Then, Rudy decided to go on a journey to Tokyo alone—Tokyo, the place where the youngest son worked, which was also what his wife had always yearned for during his lifetime. City.
After arriving in Tokyo, Rudy had to face the loneliness and helplessness of losing his wife on the one hand, and the absurdity and selfishness of his younger son on the other hand. In a foreign land, looking for the shadows of cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji, Rudy accidentally met an 18-year-old girl-You. You told Rudy that she danced every day and danced with her mother. It has been a whole year since her mother passed away. Her mother loved to call during her lifetime. Now she drags a long telephone line to dance. She said it makes her feel like she is with her mother every day. Staying together, Rudy, who lost his wife, found comfort in his soul instantly. Under the indifference and doubt of his son, Rudy quietly asked Yu to go to Mount Fuji. Finally, he finally fulfilled his last wish at the foot of Mount Fuji. The wife dances together.
After the film was released in Germany in 2008, it won the silver prize of the German Film Laura Award. Unlike the gold and bronze narrative themes, the film gave a faint glimpse of the grand war theme and historical realism. It only described one in 2 hours. The family story of the death of an old couple is slow in pace, full of emotions and real. In addition, the director was once a fan of Ozu Yasujiro. After watching the whole film, it is always reminiscent of Ozu’s other film "Tokyo Story". The same two elderly people who are left out in the cold, the same family with increasingly estranged relatives, and the same one who is struggling to guard the passing away of the other. From character design to character emotions, it can be said that they completely imitate "Tokyo Monogatari", the only difference is The old man in "Tokyo Story" is helpless after facing the death of his wife, but only complies with the destiny. In this film, Rudy embarks on a journey and starts another journey of life in search of Mount Fuji, the place where his wife is most yearning. .
''Neither knows pain nor love, the things that took us away in death are still deeply hidden. ''After watching the film, I accidentally thought of a verse from Rilke. In the film, from the departure of the wife to the departure of the husband, the dark dance is used. During a trip to the Baltic Sea, his wife Du Li danced solo to the mirror in her dream at night, and then yin and yang separated; at the foot of Mount Fuji, husband Rudy wore his wife’s clothes and danced in place of his wife, and then passed away; in the cherry blossom park on the streets of Tokyo, a girl Yu holding a phone There is no one else's dance, everything is only to commemorate the long-dead mother... With the help of dark dance, the director quietly narrates death. Life is also a dance, and so is death. As a dark dance that has quietly emerged in Japan after the war, dancers must not only be exaggeratedly covered with white powder, but they must also be naked when performing. This form of combining traditional Japanese dance and Western modern dance requires performers. Screaming violently on the stage, coupled with almost distorted body language, in order to reflect the death and disappearance of real life.
In addition, the film's narrative angle is also very feminine and very detailed. For example, the accidental departure of his wife Du Li, which makes the audience very interested in Rudy's future life. There are also many times in the film that Rudy cannot fall asleep late at night. Later, Rudy put on his wife’s clothes directly, indirectly expressing Rudy’s desire to extend his wife’s life, and so on, these detailed descriptions cut into the heart, which detached the whole film from the tone of the family drama. , Fully reflects the protagonist’s desire for life and fear of death.
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