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Alternative anti-war
Carolyn 2022-03-23 08:01:03
In other words, this film is an alternative anti-war work. Mrs. Heng's only son died in France during World War I, and there are a lot of "French postcards" in the relics. Mrs. Heng bought a theater and staged songs and dances with nudes, in order to "prevent young people from seeing the real woman's body"... The implication is that after the children have seen it, they should beat the Germans obediently! There was a scene that moved me a little: people huddled in Mrs. Heng's underground theater to watch the show, the Germans routinely bombed at night, and the bombing was so shattered, the naked show girl who was originally still a picture stood bravely in front of the stage , with a V gesture, like an indomitable goddess of victory. Rao is that I support De Bianying, and I have to fight for this girl. It was this girl who finally followed Mrs. Heng's suggestion and accepted a young man who was about to go to the front line, but the young man wrote: "Because he saw this girl's performance and realized her beauty, he had the courage to survive the war and Going back home to marry a fiancée. This girl is already pregnant and heartbroken. She got out of the air-raid shelter during the air raid, and has no hesitation to enjoy the baptism of German bombs... Not to mention whether Mrs. Heng is good or bad, the only thing I like is that her girlfriend told her that she can be free when she is a widow. I bought my favorite things like jewelry, but she said, "I just want to buy a theater."
Extended Reading
Mrs. Henderson Presents quotes
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Laura Henderson: Who on earth are you?
Leslie Pearkes: This is Vivian Van Damm.
Laura Henderson: Don't be silly. That's not a British name.
Vivian Van Damm: In actual fact, my father's a lawyer in Bishopsgate, although some of his ancestors are from Holland.
Laura Henderson: Oh, dear God, you're Jewish!
Vivian Van Damm: As it happens, I'm not.
Laura Henderson: Well, of course you are, dear. Just look at yourself.
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Vivian Van Damm: Mustn't keep the Millerettes waiting.
Laura Henderson: Oh, that name is intolerable. It suggests midgets working in a factory.
Vivian Van Damm: Millettes sounds like a medical condition.