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The most important difference between the full version and the version fifteen years ago is that the middle-aged male protagonist returns to his hometown to attend the funeral of "Blind Master" Alfredo, and then adds and marries. A large part of the reunion of the middle-aged heroine of the woman and woman.
This version even makes it clear that before the heroine was forced to leave the town by her parents, she did not break her appointment, but left because of the advice of "Master", and before leaving, she secretly pinned her contact address on the notice board. It's a pity that the male protagonist couldn't see her note because the female protagonist left without saying goodbye, and he didn't care about the things around him. As a result, he lost contact for 30 years.
The original focuses on nostalgia, memories of childhood: church, priests, master's teachings, theaters, the sound and light of movies, and first love is just a part of growing up. Thirty years later, as a well-known director, he returned to his hometown and realized that the days of being a projectionist when he was growing up were so important to his career as a director in the future. But Zuben aggravated this unrequited first love, and the whole film became a love story at the center. It turns out that the reason why he hasn't set foot in his hometown for 30 years is because he is afraid of recalling old love;
I feel that if the full version was released back then, it would have given me a weaker impression. After all, as a teenager, I certainly have less sympathy for a relationship that I have kept in my heart for 30 years, compared to the church priest I was familiar with growing up. At that time, the smiles that made a knowing smile were the excited expressions of a group of teenagers watching pornographic films, and the words they said when they met the girl they liked were unsatisfactory... I read the full text today, these smiles are still there, but I saw the two Entering middle age, the late confession in the carriage and the late affectionate plot brought out only bitterness.
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