Moreover, the British are still very good at making such stories. Good or bad, at least not too bad.
Here only talk about the scene that impressed me the most.
It was a "football game" on board the boat when he returned from the river cruise in Shangzhong.
It's really SEX, it's really tasteful. (That's right!)
Compared to the sex scenes that followed, the scene that made people overpowered was only a mere 2 minutes.
Of course, when fishing before, the plot has been well prepared, which is inevitable.
The first lens is a beautiful lens. The two-leaf small boat came slowly from a distance, the quiet river, the fading sunlight in the distant sky, and the speechless people on the return journey, it seemed that everything was prepared for the two minutes of male and female pig's feet.
At this time, there was only the sound of the oars paddling the water, which was very quiet.
On the boat, Eddie Redmayne and Clémence Poésy sat down on their knees, and both looked at the shore thoughtfully. Because they are sitting opposite each other, even if they are not close enough to feel the other person's breathing, it is indeed impossible to ignore the other person.
The sudden cry of waterbirds on the shore became a breakthrough.
Clémence Poésy subconsciously looked to the deep forest where the sound was coming from, but inadvertently made the two feet leaning against each other.
It's getting started, it must be a feeling of overcharge! (At least the director is plugged in.)
Even with high-barreled leather shoes and socks. It is also a strong current.
Afterwards, the two turned around and stared at each other.
I have to say that the performance of the two pig's feet actors is very good.
From Eddie Redmayne's low forehead, to raising his head, the two looking at each other, avoiding eyes, and then to the moist eyes of Clémence Poésy. Everything is performed by the eyes of two people.
In the 5 sets of front and back shots and repeated close-up shots of the feet, all the actor's performance is in the top three points.
The editing of this set of shots is absolutely clean and tidy. You can hardly find this kind of shot editing in the "domestic blockbuster", but it is just an ordinary BBC miniseries.
In addition, the small depth of focus outside the actor's eyes and the scattered light under the clouds make the facial details of the characters to the extreme. I even thought that the lighting team took a basin of water to find the actors' eyes.
Although the hull is moving slowly, the small depth of field brought about by the large aperture further compresses the space, making the flowing time almost freeze at this moment.
The precise simultaneous recording, the soothing soundtrack and the rich but clean air of the lens all fill the whole scene, making all the plot straight into the hearts of the characters.
There was no line in the whole show, but it was the 2 minutes for the two pigs' feet to communicate fully.
In fact, there are not many European and American TV series I have watched, but the BBC only used this one to show me what the gap is.
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