In 1940, under the dark clouds of World War II, the United Kingdom was constantly at war. Over London, enemy planes harassed every day. But more broken than devastated London is the desperation of the people. In the face of impermanent life, movies became the only spiritual solace for Londoners. At that time, London cinemas received 30 million people every week. In order to boost people's hearts, the Film Department of the Information Bureau began to shoot some films to promote positive energy.
It was at this time that Caitlin came to London from Wales.
Shortly after arriving in London with her painter boyfriend Ellis Cole, reality hits Caitlin hard: Where's the rent? Where are the three meals a day? By boyfriend? Unsung artists are often synonymous with destitute and, let alone, wartime. Caitlin had to walk through the rubble looking for a job.
Running away for the female secretary position, Caitlin was much more than expected, and got a job as a screenwriter for the Information Bureau's film department - lo and behold, what an ingenious angle to "Writing Good Times"! By telling a story about making a film, it shows how a screenwriter during that special period mustered the courage to overcome professional barriers and emotional confusion to become an activist who helped the rapid reconstruction and development of wartime and post-war Britain.
The career hurdle Caitlin encountered was that she had never written a screenplay, despite having the female perspective that the film department demanded. If it weren't for a bed and food to feed her stomach in hard-to-find London, Caitlin would probably have turned down this unfamiliar job? Fortunately, Kaitlyn, who took the risk, was quickly recognized by senior film screenwriter Barkley: "You write much better than those lads." Is it Caitlin's female perspective or Caitlin's writing ability? Apparently, it's the latter, with Buckley inviting Caitlin to write the script for the upcoming film "Dunkirk."
On May 27, 1940, the German air raid on the Dunkirk port area sank a large number of ships in the port area, and the submarines that often appeared in the nearby waters were threatened. At this critical moment, the Dunkirk evacuation code-named "Operation Engine" was launched. By June 4, 340,000 Anglo-French troops had withdrawn to the United Kingdom, saving their living strength for holding on to the British Isles and launching counterattacks in the future.
There is no theme more in line with what the Information Bureau asked of the film department than the evacuation at Dunkirk: to make a film that will lift the morale of the people. But what entry point to choose? Buckley asks Caitlin to interview sisters Rose and Lily, who were involved in the Dunkirk retreat.
Caitlin really brings a female perspective to the script. Caitlin was moved by two details in the sisters' narrative:
In one detail, a soldier retreating to the sisters' boat had a puppy hidden in his backpack.
There is also a detail that, during the hasty retreat, a French soldier tried to kiss Lily.
Knowing a little about the Dunkirk evacuation, we will know how tense, how torturous, and how life-and-death moments of "Operation Engine" for more than a week. In this atmosphere, soldiers can still bring puppies and think about expressing their love to women, which makes Caitlin deeply realize that the fire of life may be weak but never extinguished in the worst times. The movie script completed after being moved by the truth has indeed been praised by colleagues, especially Barkley. At this time, for Caitlin, she was writing around the clock, no longer just for the salary of 2 pounds a week. , so when Ross and Lily sisters' story may be made up by them, Caitlin can take the initiative to adjust the script very quickly. In order to allow the Americans to join the war as soon as possible, the authorities must allow the US Air Force to use the vacation to participate in the film, which makes the big star Ann Bruns very disgusted. Although there was a disagreement with Ann Bruns over the script, Caitlin took the initiative to persuade Ann Bruns to help the pilot complete the role in addition to interpreting her role. "Let's invest time and talent", this female screenwriter, who is particularly good at grasping the details, really touched the softest part of Ambrose's heart, and the filming went on smoothly.
Caitlyn, who has struggled on her way to becoming a great movie screenwriter, has suffered repeated bitter results in her love life.
Can this kind of encounter be called love at first sight? It was Buckley who suggested Caitlin to be hired by the film department. It was Buckley who first affirmed that Caitlin was the best editor in the film department. It was Buckley who resolutely invited Caitlin to join the screenwriting work of Dunkirk... This kind of acquaintance Knowing each other, how could Caitlin not realize it? So, after hearing Buckley calling her Mrs Cole, Caitlin held up her right ring finger to show Buckley her wedding ring, "I have a husband." However, the painter who brought Caitlin to London from Wales Liss, but did not regard the elopement as a formal marriage. Caitlin, who was busy filming in other places, managed to find time to go back to London to participate in Ellis's art exhibition. She pushed open the door of her house, what did she see? Seeing that Ellis has moved away. Heartbroken, Caitlyn scrambled back to the set as she pulled the wedding ring off her finger and threw it in the trash.
Come back early, how can it not lead to Barkley's question? After asking the truth, Buckley decisively proposed to Caitlin, who had been secretly in love for a long time. Caitlin, who couldn't forget her old love for a while, accepted Barkley's kisses regularly, which made us off-screen happy for Caitlin: a good woman should have true love care! However, the overjoyed Buckley released Caitlin as soon as he turned around when he was hit by a heavy light stand on the set and died.
Will Caitlin, who was brave when she was a screenwriter, fall down after being defeated by love one after another? Yes, you see, without Barkley's film set, we've lost sight of the screenwriter Katherine. Some people don't want Catherine to sink in this way, he is the big star Ann Bruns who once again became famous through "Dunkirk". He deliberately found Caitlin's place to live. After Caitlin refused to come out as the screenwriter of the new film "Air Defense", the well-informed Ann Bruns said: "You and I can get this opportunity because of my youth. People leave, or die. We lose the most important people in our lives, and if we give up these opportunities again, won't we let death dominate our lives?" Who can remain unmoved after hearing such words? Caitlin walked out of the house, walked into the film department, sat down at Barkley's desk, and we moviegoers muttered to ourselves, "We've lost the most important people in our lives, if we're going to pass up these opportunities. , isn't it just letting death dominate our lives?", fell into contemplation.
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