British movies are always good at expressing ambiguous emotions. The title of "Classmate Love" is actually "Another Country", and the translation of the name is more appropriate in another country. In the film, the young people are taught in the aristocratic school on the Thames—Eton College.
The background of the film is that during World War II, the Russian KGB recruited five British Cambridge elites. They are the most outstanding foreign spies, and they are all aristocratic and solid believers in communism. The prototype of the actor Ribert in the movie is alluded to them.
The film does not focus on Ribert's yearning for communism, but his friend Jedi is fascinated by it. Ribert's rebellious behavior was unabashed and unconcealed. He snickered at the memorial service; absent from the student union prayers; flamboyantly peeped at the "beauties" and provoked hook-ups; laughed at the officers face to face at the banquet of his mother's remarriage; disheveled the military parade; did not even cover up his sexuality. Jedi had reminded him to make the necessary disguise, and Repater chose to be a more authentic version of himself. He was also punished for his indiscretion. When Ribert was gauntled and walked out the door, he covered his face and choked with grief, which made all the viewers feel heartbroken. The oppressive and harsh environment gave birth to a yearning for freedom. Whether the Cambridge Five Great and their subsequent choices realized that desire, it was not mentioned in the film. The "betrayal and loyalty" mentioned at the beginning of the film is the epitome of these spies' lives. The story in the movie may only tell the beginning and the possibility of betrayal and loyalty.
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beautiful scenery of the campus in the movie is very attractive, the reflection in the clear river water, the back in the warm morning light, the figure nestling on the boat in the dark night...Walk in the warm and soft light of the British film style, handsome young people may stand against the wall, Either by the water by the boat, or the uniform, or the suit and leather shoes, or laughing and cursing, or sad and helpless... At that time, most of the actors participating in the performance were twenty-four or five years old. They were truly young and enchanting and handsome. If I look back at their current movie works, I am afraid that the years will be ruthless. Jedi’s Colin Fels has matured in "Pride and Prejudice", and Gary Elvis, who plays Ribert’s lover, is already haggard and decadent as the doctor in "Chain Saw", the protagonist. Ripert played Rupert Everett's female costume in "Oolong Girls' School", which can make people cry, not so shocking. Alas, I have to sigh that beauty is late.
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