When we reach middle age, we are forced to recall our youth, and when we find that our youth is nothing but memories and loneliness, we may be at a loss, we may wave our hands and deceive ourselves and say, "Forget it, those are all over anyway. ”. Arnaud Desplechin's film "Three Memories of Youth" is now being shown at the Beijing Film Festival and is also on the schedule of the French Cultural Center, so for such a film with a new wave color, the editor decided to keep it simple with everyone. Introduce this movie.
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As the title says, three memories of youth. The first memory is Paul's memory of his mother's suicide when he was a teenager. That memory covered his eyes like a gray veil. He ran away from home and came into contact with homosexuality and other things that should not belong to him. . He has always been immersed in the haze of his mother's suicide, which also paved the way for his later Oedipus complex and discord with his father, and the relationship between the three brothers and sisters seems to have become somewhat special. This memory ended soon, the time was very short, the memory was short, but it was inserted into Paul's heart like a short blade.
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The second recollection adds to the risky and tense atmosphere. Paul is inadvertently brought in by a friend to participate in a spying operation in a socialist country (Eastern Europe was still under Soviet control at the time), not only risking his life for The spies brought money and offered to give them their passports. As he said, "there is one more me and one more twin brother in the world", this matter has a very important place in the protagonist's heart, so he is no longer alone in the world. Paul's youthful rebellious and adventurous, shy and bold, brave and determined are the advantages of this age. Rebellion seems to always be an element of youth films. Like the rebellious Paul had when he was a teenager, this is already the trait of the protagonist.
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The third paragraph also occupies the largest space. Compared with the briefness of the first two paragraphs, the memories of love are naturally the most important part of youth. Paul fell in love with Esther when he returned to Lille while studying in Paris, but he had to return to Paris every week to study. He was destitute and could only find youth hostels and well-wishers everywhere to provide accommodation. So his love with the heroine is full of parting and meeting, and they also use a lot of letters to communicate.
Artistic sex scenes, pay attention to loyalty and not carnal love, explore the depth of love and death, two young people whose love is deeper than the other, in the face of cruel life, they can only survive on love, this is their Alive support. French romantic youthful love, immersed in the aroma of the envelope, presented in the heavy lines, and also in the verses she read to you on the bed. In the end, even though they were not together and there was no news, he still let Paul lose his temper at his old friends after returning to Paris in middle age, to vent, to talk about all his youth, maybe this is why he reminded himself of this youth The only evidence of the story.
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The complicated scene scheduling in the film adds fullness to the film. The heroine reads letters to the camera and fills the hearts of the audience with her thoughts. The use of color and light is also one of Arnaud Desplechin's characteristics. The round-frame mirror painting shuttles through memories and retrospectives, and the director has made great efforts in the technical aspects of the film.
The three memories of youth, one is longer than the other, and the uneven length is also a correct expression of our memories. After all, our memories dissipate a little bit as we grow up. The political hints show the director's desire to express rebelliousness. The appearance and death of the female professor also provides a basis for the protagonist's increased dependence on women. In addition to making it easier for us to understand the story, the narration of the movie is also for us to stand with the narrator and make memories together.
The film is more about the memory of youth and the memory of life. Maybe twenty years later, we look back and find that there is nothing but loneliness left.
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