Isn't it a political metaphor for British left-wing intellectuals?

Bailey 2022-03-06 08:02:06

Why do you all think it's a romance movie? . . Several places in the film clearly point out the political implications of this film.
The true love Katya (a Russian name!) with a child (future/hope) was buried forever in the glacier in '62 (quoting the original "Berlin Wall has just been built"), never changed, but also out of reach;

male The protagonist (a left-wing intellectual - the film emphasizes his political orientation several times) married a counterfeit who looked alike, sometimes up and sometimes down, laughing at the Conservative Party Thatcher is a Nazi, complaining that high technology damages labor rights, pay attention Global warming melting icebergs, aging, frailty, hypocrisy for a lifetime.

Without political interpretation of this film, many dialogues will become inexplicable: for example, the wife's sarcasm about the male protagonist and katya's "nothing to achieve", the big "old people lose their purpose theory" published by the male protagonist, and so on. . .

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45 Years quotes

  • Kate Mercer: You used to love your birdwatching.

    Geoff Mercer: I did, yes.

    Kate Mercer: It's funny how you forget the things in life that make you happy.

  • Geoff Mercer: Lena, this is wonderful. Thank you.

    Lena: Not bad for an old fascist, huh?