The Romanian film "Cheers" won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival in 2015. It tells the story of Eastern Europe in 1835 when the policeman Constantine and his son recovered the slave Cafin for the serf owner. Caffin was suspected of having an affair with the serf owner’s wife (Note: "adultery" is not used here because adultery is Adultery refers to the behavior in which both parties or one of the spouses have an unfair sexual relationship voluntarily, causing adverse effects, and it must meet three objective conditions at the same time. One is that the non-spouse has an improper sexual relationship. The other is Improper sexual relations must occur voluntarily by both men and women. The third is that it has caused adverse effects. "Negative effects" refer to the negative effects of adultery on the perpetrator’s own reputation, their respective families, and their organizations. According to the movie According to Kafin’s description, he seems to have been raped.) After Kafin was captured, Constantine tried to persuade the serf owner to take a light sentence based on the fact that the wife of the serf owner confessed, but he still failed to prevent Kafin from being castrated in public.
There are several main points of the film. The first is the relationship between father and son. Constantine's education of his son is not only a kind of respect for the father, but also a sense of subordination. The second is the geography. Even if it is a black and white film, the scenery in the long-term shots is still magnificent. The third is the humanities of the times. Starting with the priest who the father and son met on the way, there is full of oppression and rejection of the Gypsies.
At the end of the film, it is noted that the story comes from historical records and famous documents from the 16th to 19th centuries. It should be an allegory that wants to express the philosophical significance with the help of the ancient and modern stories.
After inspection, I was fortunate to find that this film and the Romanian movie "The Happiest Girl in the World" (other translation: "Should be Happy Today") that I have watched before were both written by Radu Jude, and it can be regarded as an addition to Romanian movies. Cognition.
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