The beautiful afterglow of Western court love

Josefa 2022-01-20 08:01:32

This movie interprets a certain extinct example of Western courtly love. The concept of courtly love originated from the concept of noble knights in Europe expressing love and admiration to ladies. Since then, it has formed the men and women of Western classical civilization. One of the basic modes of getting along. Nowadays, Westerners are generally unfamiliar with this ancient ideology of love because of the abolition of gender equality and class concepts, let alone Orientals. Fortunately, this French film shot in the 1950s can still be seen by future generations. The last afterglow of this tradition.

In the movie, the attitude of the two male protagonists to the heroine fully demonstrates the space between the two sexes outside of monogamy in the upper-class European society. Under the appearance of courtesy and harmony, the husband and wife live together in a beautiful relationship. So, this is probably the cultural difference influenced by the Chinese Confucian culture of marriage and social concepts. The general in the film has always known that a beautiful wife is often surrounded or even pursued by other men, and even she does have an extramarital affair with a diplomat. At that time, the general as a husband always used humor and magnanimity to deal with it. It was not until the end of the film that the audience knew how deeply the general was for his wife. This film also fully let the audience see that the West was completely different from the East in ancient times. Marriage concept.

In addition to the ideology, the film also has considerable points in the filming techniques, from the appearance of the leading heroine to the "invisible editing" that shows the heroine and the diplomat are gradually falling in love with the diplomat, plus three The demeanor of the protagonist, especially the breathtaking beauty of the legendary French actress Danielle Darrieux, makes this black and white film unexpectedly beautiful and charming.

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  • Johnson 2022-03-14 14:12:27

    Earrings are the projection of desire and the beginning of lies. At first, as a wedding gift presented by the general to his wife, the lady eagerly prayed and arranged a lie to resell the earrings. The general learned that the lady lied and sold the earrings. The earrings are given to the mistress as a favor, which indicates that the two couples have long been in harmony. It is not known whether it is because the general's cheating or the wife married for profit. The love of the diplomat has given the earrings new value. The treasure can't extricate himself. He does everything he originally loved in exchange for the token of love. After all, he is still dragged down by his own desire. The photography skills and storyline are very complete and mature, especially the derailed dance scenes that keep spinning like a sudden passion. It's dazzling, but Opheles always treats it from a male perspective. It is too arbitrary to think that women are love animals. ps. When I walked out of the theater, I heard a girl saying that the heroine is too much, love is supreme, and there is no problem with the hero. I feel that there is nothing wrong with a marriage that maintains a superficial relationship. I really don’t know if it is fortunate or unfortunate for contemporary young people to have this view.

  • Arvid 2022-04-20 09:02:21

    four and a half stars

The Earrings of Madame De... quotes

  • Lola: A woman can refuse a jewel she hasn't yet seen. After that, it takes heroism.

  • Comtesse Louise de...: Let's never speak of it again, all right?

    Général André de...: Never! What's done is done.