The third part of Roy Anderson's life trilogy has reached the stage of transformation in terms of visual presentation. The same postmodern style that rejects grand narratives, absurd, alienating, repressive, realism, cold humor, comical, metaphorical, symbolic, fixed shots, stage sets, minimal lines and clumsy movements, these Anderson signature elements are one Not much. At the same time, Anderson added elements of time and space interlacing, so that the present and the past appear in the same space. This kind of creativity makes him unique, and his unique image style is even more dreamy.
A fat middle-aged man died suddenly of a heart attack while opening a red wine bottle at home.
A dying old lady was clutching a leather handbag on a hospital bed. The bag contained jewelry, rings, money, etc. The son wanted to get the bag back, but the mother would not let go.
A guest died suddenly in an airport restaurant after his meal was given to other guests for free.
In the flamenco dance practice room, a fat female dance teacher frantically took advantage of male students while teaching.
A former captain told his story in front of the camera: He quit his job because of seasickness after sailing for 15 years... Now he helps his sick brother-in-law run a barber shop. He is not a professional barber, but he Confident in his craft...his monologue scares away the only guest.
An old man with a deaf ear was alone in the restaurant. Time traveled back to the restaurant in 1943. The female bartender hugged and toasted the soldiers one by one.
A little girl took the stage in the classroom to perform poetry recitation, "A pigeon stopped on a branch, resting and meditating. The pigeon was thinking about the fact that he had no money, and then flew home..."
Two naive businessmen sell toys, vampire teeth, smile bags, and Uncle One Tooth masks along the street. These boring toys are a lot more interesting in the boring lives of the characters in the film. The two salesmen throughout the film fail to sell the toys or are owed money. The two lived in a cramped hotel room all day long unhappy, worrying about their livelihood, and having conflicts, but they finally reconciled.
"Little Napoleon" Charles XII led the army to attack Russia. On the way, the king stopped in the bar to drink and rest. He fell in love with the male bartender in the bar. The king called the army to sing the march of the army of Louis XII as a love song for the male bartender. This period of time and space is staggered, solemn and solemn, and extremely romantic. However, the belligerent Charles XII finally defeated Russia, and returned home with the remnants of the army in embarrassment.
In the laboratory, a monkey was immobilized and subjected to constant electric shock experiments, like a madman in a mental hospital. But in Foucault's eyes, the lunatic in the mental hospital is the proof to criticize modern reason, and the arrogant reason is actually extremely stupid.
The black slaves were driven into the huge stove, the soldiers lit the fire, and the slaves kept turning the stove to save their lives.
"It's Wednesday again."
"It's Wednesday? I feel like Thursday."
"You can't tell what day today is by feeling, you need to keep track of it. For example, yesterday was Tuesday, today is Wednesday, tomorrow is Thursday. If you can't keep track, chaos will follow."
Dear people, let us keep the record, obey the rules, follow the command, and together we will walk towards the "glorious" road of human unity.
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