It should be said that the background of this story is more intriguing than the story itself. Director and screenwriter Stephen Poloakoff, as a Jew, his own destiny is actually closely related to the background of this film, and making this film is also of extraordinary significance to him. The summer of 1939 was a very important period for Britain. The European continent is ready to spread war at any time, and on the British island not far away, people are still struggling with whether they want to continue to enjoy the peaceful pastoral life. Britain's fortunes are on the verge of changing, and it's a little short of Hitler's negotiation, and it is very likely to turn Britain into a republic like many countries in Western Europe. At that time, many people actually hoped that the dispute could be resolved through peace, and the dark forces also used the common ideas of the people to negotiate secretly with the Nazis. And some active main fighters could not allow evil forces to breed in this pure land, and tried their best to promote Churchill's rise to power. In just a few weeks, the entire country of the United Kingdom has undergone tremendous changes.
Reflecting this history into a family's situation is where this film comes from, in such a confusing, terrifying, chaotic historical period when ordinary life suddenly becomes a nightmare. The story itself is fictional, but it is also based on a wealth of historical facts. As the director said, the most real thing lies in the power of the intelligence agencies at that time shown in the film. From a woman's point of view, let the audience feel the dark forces lurking around her, and also create a frightening atmosphere through the existence of dark forces just one step away from real life, and at the same time it is different For ordinary suspense thrillers, this film is full of sadness under the horror.
On the brink of war, the heroine anne and her crew are still filming Victorian movies. When they got the news that Britain had joined the war, they just stopped the shooting very calmly and told everyone that they would prepare a radio for everyone to keep abreast of the war. After the announcement Still calmly threw himself into filming. For an actor, how important is the war to her, who is in power and what does it have to do with her? The job of entertaining the public is a good job, and it is used at any time. His diplomat brother is kind to persuade her. Let her stay in the entertainment industry and don't move. Unfortunately, because she accidentally discovered a few mysterious recordings, plus the mysterious death of a friend, she can no longer focus on making movies. Driven by curiosity, she has to find out. . It's just that she is too persistent and naive, sending herself into the fire pit step by step, not expecting the imminent crisis lurking around her.
Her father and her aunt, as an aristocratic family, of course do not want to see war in this pure land. At the same time, her father is also someone who has experienced World War I. The pain of war is still fresh in his memory. Therefore, as a congressman, he strongly supports Chamberlain's policy of appeasement and cooperates with the government to carry out secret assassination of those who advocate against the Nazis. We do not discuss the right and wrong of this attitude and practice, because there is no absolute right or wrong, but different judgments made from different positions. Including the characters in the play, it doesn't matter who is right or wrong, there is no need to beat anyone to death with a stick. As for anne, this adopted daughter, the father is not so evil that he will fight against her everywhere. Just as he promised to his daughter, he will do his best to protect her. The so-called protection can be explained as follows: of course he hopes that he My family members can stand on the same political stance as myself, but there is no need to completely show off what I have done to my family members, as long as they do not hinder themselves, so it is more clean to simply not publish it to the public. Not to mention that there is no need to know more, wouldn't it be better to still live a peaceful life as usual, just like her mother, devoting her body and mind to fiddling with flowers and gardening, and maintaining ignorance is the greatest comfort. But the daughter insisted on investigating the record incident to find out, this kind of rebellion can only be exchanged for the father's betrayal in the end. In fact, her father's attitude towards her had little to do with whether she was adopted or biological. What my father cared about most was to eradicate all the signs that were not good for him, and to be in his position. No future is more important, and the father is not so cold-blooded. After giving his daughter comfort and warning, he had to imprison her when she saw that it didn't work at all, which made anne feel uneasy about her adopted daughter status and felt that this noble family was a family. Honest, disappointed and heartbroken, her own rashness, ignorance, and irrepressible curiosity were the cause of such a tragic ending.
At the end of the film, my father spreads his arms and invites her to join. In fact, my father's heart and attitude are calm, and he is willing to accept anne as long as anne can be on his side. It's just that anne is no longer the original anne, and the shadow in her heart is difficult to erase, so she has to choose to run away.
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