It seems that the older the director is when he shoots youth love, the more he can find the pulse. The emotional expression is too delicate and moving, causing some viewers to suspect that the first love in the film is the director's personal experience. To this, the 56-year-old Arnold Desprichin replied: "The film is not autobiographical," and " Telling the story in a reminiscence tone is a tribute to Modiano, the writer he most respects."
Indeed, many of the narrations in the film have the taste of Patrick Modiano's words, and when they are spoken in French, they are more charming. As the title shows, the story of the film is presented in three sections, which is a common three-section structure, but the length of each section is not equal. The first episode of "Russia" is only about half an hour in total, while the third "Ester" about first love is 80 minutes long. From the perspective of duration alone, the proportions of these three-stage structures appear extremely unbalanced, but from the perspective of the mode of memory generation, it is realistic, and in terms of narrative, there is also a more progressive and compact tension. The emotional remarks of the protagonist adult Paul seem to be able to see the importance of the third paragraph in his life, which is "perfect" in a sense.
Margarita Missier said, "She was the only dream I've ever had, a living dream, a dream that could breathe, be alive, and a dream that wouldn't die in the face of reality." It is possible to analyze the first love that remains in the heart of adult Paul, but is it really so? From the shadow of childhood in the first paragraph, the audience can see that because of disgust with his abnormal mother, little Paul took the initiative to leave his original family and live in his aunt's house. This seems to be a abandonment of the source. The diplomat's wife gave him Russian enlightenment, which laid the groundwork for later stories. In the second part of the initial situation, although he was in Minsk to help a Jew go to Israel during a special period, Paul gave up his identity without hesitation. When he handed over his passport, he was happy and somewhat excited. And Paul, who had abandoned his original family and original identity, and his attitude in his first love, finally made Esther, a girl who was staying in his hometown waiting for his occasional return to study in Paris, to feel insecure.
Ester, who seems to only care about time and enjoyment without thinking, is in fact not the kind of girl with a simple mind in the general sense. After the school suspended her, she passed the graduation exam through self-study, which can be seen. The girl is not stupid. To the fact that Paul had "lost" his passport, the smart Esther simply replied: "I confirm that you are the original!" However, Paul, who is studying anthropology, seems to be "superior", dealing with people and things With his control, his early experiences have influenced his attitude towards women, his dependence on older people, and his detachment from younger ones. It is evident that the region is still the way to go. The young Esther used many methods (including spiritual and physical) to fight against the fear of breaking up at any time. This wise girl finally found that all the tossing was in vain, and the girl's words about death made people feel When it comes to the sadness and powerlessness in her heart...
The film not only has the atmosphere of the author's film, but also has great achievements on the technical level. It also makes the narrative captivating. The style of the picture is also commendable. Arnold Desprichin, a former photographer, has a lot of experience in tone, light and composition. The changing scene scheduling in the film makes the picture richer, and the costumes of the heroines in the film are very rich. , the colors are bright and bright, wrapping the fresh body full of youthful charm, which is reminiscent of Milan in "The Sunshine".
Matthew Amalric, who plays adult Paul in the film, is a resident of Desprichin's films. He doesn't have a lot of scenes this time, and he also does most of the narration work, but his performance is still superb, and his last few minutes of play. , gave a sufficient outlet for the confusion of youth and the abrupt end of emotions, but it was useless. The most condensed thing in the dictionary of youth is regret.
The young actors in the film all performed well. Quentin Dormar, who played young Paul, and Lou Roy-Ilecorne, who played Esther, performed as if they were their true colors, making people's faded memories of youth gradually colorized and restored. , And the heroine looks like she is crying and writing a letter, and she reads the letter to the camera, and her thoughts overflow the screen. ...
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