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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The Earrings of Madame De... quotes

  • Baron Fabrizio Donati: Will we meet again?

    Comtesse Louise de...: Certainly. Fate is on our side.

    Baron Fabrizio Donati: I'm not so sure! My name is Fabrizio Donati!

    Comtesse Louise de...: [riding away in a carriage] And I am Madame de...

  • Général André de...: Believe me, she'll find you very entertaining. But, I'm warning you: She's a incorrigible flirt.

    Baron Fabrizio Donati: Really?

    Général André de...: She' an expert at dashing men's hopes. You know, torture through hope.