Serious spoilers!
"The Burnt Orange Heresy" is adapted from the novel of the same name, which aims to explore the relationship between artworks, artists, critics, and collectors, and tells a dark story full of falsehood and possession. This story takes time as the axis, the characters are simple, and it is qualified as a novel. Now it has become a figurative work dominated by audiovisual language, reducing the audience's imagination space. If the director relies too much on the original work, the result is that the narrative falls into a rut, blinding the story and the cast. I actually quite liked the story myself, the biting irony and pervading light sadness that still haunts me after the movie ends. So what if the story was told in a different way?
Characters: critics, collectors, painters, critics' girlfriends, female journalists.
First Story: The Master's Legacy
News reports that the painter died of a heart attack at the age of 80, and his final work will be displayed in the collector's gallery, where critics will also be present. Critics and collectors were staggering at the venue. The collector mentioned that he wanted to invite the critic's girlfriend to participate in the event.
Second Story: The Ultimate Mission
The picture goes back to the critics talking nonsense to tourists and getting to know his girlfriend P. The two quickly developed a physical relationship, and the critics could not extricate themselves from the mysterious girlfriend P. They took the initiative to invite her to the collector's residence and accepted a dirty deal with the collector. At the same time, the painter and his girlfriend P had a good talk and made an appointment to meet them in the evening. There was a huge disagreement between the critics and the painters during the evening banquet. The critics wanted the painters to show them works, but the painters thought that good paintings did not need explanation. As soon as the picture turned, the artist said that he was going out to make an appointment, so he locked the door and left. In order to complete the task of stealing the painting, the critic pretended that something was missing, but in fact went back and set fire to it and took out a painting.
The Third Story: The Burnt Orange Heresy
The camera freezes on the corridor, the door of the critic's study is ajar, and there is the voice of the critic dictating "The Burnt Orange Heresy" to the collector. Girlfriend P woke up, went to the bathroom and started brushing her teeth. At the same time, she found that the critic's study was empty. The next shot turns to the critic taking a bath, and his girlfriend dashes at the critic with her fingers raised and confronts him, accusing him of being a fly. Critic impulsive drowned his girlfriend in the bathtub [There is absolutely no need to die twice, okay? There's absolutely no need to play Destruction and Destruction, okay? ] The critic sitting by the bathtub immediately recalled the fierce conflict between himself and the painter when the two were invited to the studio.
Fourth Story: The Fingerprint Mystery
Back at the exhibition hall, the female reporter interrupted the critic's contemplation and came to show him the excellence of the painting, pointing out that there was a fingerprint in the picture. The critic was furious, confronted the collector, and questioned the cause of the painter's death. The collector was noncommittal and indifferent and handed the critic a letter from the painter to him. Critics dazedly opened the envelope and poured out a hand full of flies. End.
Easter eggs: After the credits are over, the picture is pulled to the kitchen of the girlfriend P's house, and the painter's name is signed on a painting on the refrigerator.
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