For Varda's debut, he set the filming location in his hometown of Short Point Village. The film consists of two storylines running simultaneously. Louis returns to his home village of Short Point, in the Sciété region of France. Then Louis's wife Ella also came here. The relationship between the two faced difficulties. They kept walking and talking in Short Cape Village, telling each other's feelings for each other and Louis' memories of his hometown.
Another story line is that investigators sent by the government try to investigate the sewage situation in Dangjia Village, and the villagers help each other to expel the investigators away.
The story line of Louis and his wife is almost entirely carried out through dialogue, chatting while walking, chatting in bed, chatting anytime, anywhere. The content of the dialogue always revolves around the emotions and what they have seen and heard. By the end, the relationship between the two seemed to ease, and the two eventually left Short Cape Village together.
On the other side, the villagers drove away the investigators, and then the whole village held a grand dance. Varda spent a lot of space in the second half of the film showing the folk dances of the people in his hometown in front of the camera until the end of the film.
I think the creative concept of Varda’s debut work is more similar to a documentary. Through the walks of Louis and his wife, she shows the streets and alleys of her hometown to the audience. The mutual help of the villagers and the final dance are all about the character and folklore of her hometown. objective presentation. There are also many flash points on the lens, especially when the lens follows Louis and his wife wandering on the beach, there are many incomplete compositions, partial close-ups and low-angle follow-up shots are quite creative.
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