"Spring Night" is not only the 39th Oscar, but also a unique miracle of the previous Oscars. All the characters in the film were nominated for Oscar, and the heroine and supporting actress won the championship respectively, as well as the best photography, best art direction and costume design. And this film is the only film in the history of the Oscars to be nominated for all thirteen Oscar awards (I want to say the best documentary feature or the best live action short film and other awards), including best director, Best Actor/Actress, Best Actor/Actress, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction/Set, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, and Best Editing Wait. Although the most eye-catching awards "Best Picture", "Best Director" and "Best Actor" were all taken away by the British Prime Minister's biography "The Man of the Four Seasons", time has proved which film is better. Bought by critics.
This is a film that will never go out of style. All actors are only four people and two couples, but it reveals the marriage crisis of the middle class and the hypocrisy of intellectuals: you think it is a marriage film, but it throws people's communication Pale bombs of mutual deception and indifference; you thought it was a moral film, but it released several crimes into the sky with ease; you thought it was a suspense film, but it greeted the beautiful dawn after everyone revealed the truth and completely collapsed; you thought it was a comedy The film, its chattering dialogue from beginning to end is simply pulling your nerves all the time and making you suffer. The full moon at the beginning of the film and the sunrise at the end of the film are in stark contrast. The story takes place after 2:30 in the morning. People who are asleep have frequent dreams, and people who are awake are at the most vulnerable stage of willpower and the most defensive. When weak, the devil rampages and hatred spreads. It is not difficult to understand why after everyone tore their skins, the first ray of sunshine of the dawn illuminated the house peacefully, and the couple could still hold hands and return the house. The comedy factor is that its thin eggshell, when tapped lightly, will flow out the backlog of blood, tears and resentment for several years.
The film's scenes are changed only five times: the first time is at the home of the history teaching assistant couple (George and Martha, the hero and heroine in the film), the second time is two men pouring out secrets in the garden, the third time is in a bar, two couples Neither husband and wife began to get carried away in their own homes. The fourth time ten George and his wife, a biology professor, poured out secrets in the yard. The fifth time, the two couples returned to George and Martha's home again, and their conflicts reached their peak. There is a feeling of changing scenes in a stage play, but this kind of setting is not annoying at all, on the contrary, it can better understand the backlog of the two couples: being in the same scene for a long time, the resentment, doubt, dislike of the past or present They are all hoarded in the long-term existence of "home". No matter how many parties there are, they will eventually return to this place. Sometimes they are here to play against the closest person in their life, and sometimes they release the devil in their hearts for company. Before each scene changes, it will become a distant lens to look at the characters who are about to appear, and their figures will be blurred or smaller. Everyone is the universe of their own world, and the people under this lens are condensed to a point and only have one ending - an explosion.
George couple debut
george is about to talk to a biology professor
Massa is coming soon
Several long shots in the film are beautiful, and the rich expressions of the actors are the best embellishment:
Martha George was arguing outside the bar, the lights between the two were bright, but they couldn't dispel the darkness and cold around them
Facing his wife who is about to cheat, George has mixed feelings
Massa's dialogue is the essence of the whole film, but unfortunately most of the love words are told to unrelated people. This couple, who love and hate each other so much, will never be able to leave each other, except in death. They are used to each other's games, are familiar with each other's rules, and are attached to each other's dependence. It turned out that the sacred vows at the wedding were like this after many years.
In the lies and truth-telling of the two couples, we can roughly sort out the trend of the truth:
George, an assistant professor of history, shot his mother and killed his father in a car crash for some reason when he was young. In his "ice gin" joke, the protagonist is actually himself. Before marriage, he was a man who was sought after by everyone. The freak, after marriage, became the object of contempt for a powerful wife and father-in-law. He tried to publish his life through the powerful father-in-law of the principal, only to be ridiculed by the latter. With little ambition in his career, he could not become his father-in-law's successor and right-hand man by "inheriting his father's business". Instead, he was always content to be a professor and teaching assistant. He was able to endure the coldness of his wife and father-in-law for many years not only because of his tolerance and mediocrity, but more importantly because he was infertile. How strong is self-esteem, how strong is the desire for revenge. On this night, he tried to destroy himself, his family, and the families of others, and when dawn came, the people who woke up turned into volcanoes that subsided longer after the eruption. He has a masculine sanity, so the dawn after dismantling his wife also means returning their lives to reality and accepting each other's shortcomings; he also has a manic mania, and the act of raising a gun and trying to shoot his wife in the back of the head is believed to be the case of many couples. idea.
Martha, a housewife who only cares about fun, her father's wealth can make her a life-long comfort and a high standard of living. She is accustomed to a pampered life. She is self-centered, quick-talking and stinging, and strives to be both at home and in communication. prevail. However, other than that, she is the least scheming one. She is so simple in her mind that she will ask for what she likes, or she will cry like a child, and then she will be obedient for a while and then continue to be lawless. She admitted that the happiest days in her life were given to her by George, and only he understood her secrets and thoughts. Because her husband was infertile, she made an appointment with her husband to make up the existence of a son, but it was only a secret for the husband and wife. In their imagination, the child gradually grew up to sixteen years old. As a perceptive creature and a straightforward woman who always expresses what she has in her heart, the unspeakable happiness in Martha's heart gradually expands. Even though she knows that all this is fake, she can't help but hope to express her happiness in a way. As the saying goes, the one who basks in happiness dies quickly. Her broken promise made her husband feel betrayed and incompetent, and George mercilessly killed their imaginary son.
The common feature of this couple is that they are stubborn. When they chat, their thinking will only focus on their own attitudes and opinions, and they will not even give others a chance to interject. It can be said to be the laughing point of the whole film, but it is a problem after laughing. : It's been a long time since we listened to others.
The young biology professor can be said to have a successful career, but his wife gives a strong sense of incompatibility, both externally and internally. Sure enough, he confided the truth to George by drunkenness. There are only two reasons for marriage: the wife inherits Got a big inheritance and got pregnant. Compared with the daring George, this young man is definitely synonymous with hypocrisy and gray morality. He flaunts himself with a gentleman's demeanor and a high degree of education, and once he has the opportunity, he will release the rambunctiousness in his bones. What supports him on weekdays is the little sense of responsibility left, but his heart is slowly adultery and depravity.
The stupid behavior of the biology professor's wife after drinking is believed to be the reason for her award. She cried and howled without regard for her demeanor, and the most shocking thing was that it was not a false pregnancy, but she was afraid of conceiving and used her wrist to let the child leave. go with. Although she is in the same situation as Martha: from a good family, both married a scheming husband, and they both teach at a university. The two women also take the initiative to control fertility. The difference is that the younger generation is more individualistic, while the older generation hopes to maintain marriage and support life through children. Martha's hysterical crankiness will be a reflection of her future life.
The conflict between the couple has been ignited by the Georges. Sooner or later, they will embark on the road of marriage that is relatively silent or deceived to each other, find the passion of life in the endless ridicule of each other, and then wash away the cancer with tears, when the dawn comes Holding hands and smiling.
To borrow a line from "Night": You two couples make me exhausted.
Classic lines:
Massa: Real and fantasy, who can tell the difference.
George: At least we have to pretend we can tell.
View more about Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? reviews
