Ex-girlfriend, forever thorn in my heart

Tianna 2022-03-06 08:02:06

The reason why I want to watch this movie is because of the heroine. I have seen her performance in the second season of Broadchurch, which is quite amazing. After discovering that the hero and heroine respectively won the best hero and heroine at the Berlin Film Festival, I decided to go to the cinema.

The story is actually quite simple. From the letter from the husband that the body of his ex-girlfriend was found in the Swiss glacier to the 45th anniversary banquet, it was only six days. However, the lives of the two were completely turned upside down in these six days, although the surface was peaceful. What's interesting is that the weather changes in these six days are completely a reflection of the heroine's inner world: except for the bright sun on the first day, it is either stormy or cloudy.

She was instantly shocked to learn that he never loved her. Realizing this, all the usual details of life suddenly have other explanations: the smell of his smoke representing her perfume, the books he has read or not, the places he has traveled, the camera he no longer uses , all because of her. When she saw pictures of her ex-girlfriends, she must have realized they were more alike than just hair color. Those two slides, stroking their stomachs and smiling, may even explain why they don't have children... The

two old actors did a great job, and also skillfully showed the different ways of thinking between men and women. On her side, it was already full of rain and wind, but on his side, he was still ignorant, and he was still chattering about another woman on the bed.

On Saturday, my husband suddenly seemed to be a different person. Waking up early, repairing the toilet, and delivering hot tea to the bedside, it was not at all like he had been ignorant of the arrangements for the anniversary banquet before, and he even burst into tears after the speech, as his friends had guessed. But she doesn't care anymore. The movie comes to a screeching halt after the first dance after the banquet, but with her final moves, she tells us that the story never ends.

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  • Wilfred 2022-03-31 09:01:09

    This is a very emotional movie. Almost like the tip of the iceberg, peeking at the leopard. Through the gestures of the actors and the subtle changes in their expressions, the inner world of the characters is expressed like an iceberg. Actually, the director didn't do that well. It's just the heroine's light-hearted acting that propped up the movie. And makes other elements in the film overshadowed. two and a half stars

  • Angela 2022-04-24 07:01:25

    In fact, he "died" 45 years ago, and persuaded the people in front of him to give up making choices and giving up changes like him. Somewhat terrifying, the imaginary space always holds the possibility of using the impossible, a perfect 27-year-old club member is unmatched; the lie that runs through a lifetime and shudders. The song at the end is so sad.

45 Years quotes

  • Geoff Mercer: What? You really believe you haven't been enough for me?

    Kate Mercer: No. I think I was enough for you, I'm just not sure you do.

    Geoff Mercer: Oh Kate - that's terrible!

  • Kate Mercer: Would you have married her?