Head in the Clouds (2004)

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This woman is not simple: she knows what she wants, she arranges her life, she chooses her friends and owns them, and she always lives in the moment, not allowing anyone or anything to interfere with the life she chooses, even if she The person she loves deeply, even if no one can avoid the war; not to mention politics, she is a French/American half-blood, and doesn't care about the country-ethnic set, but the male protagonist is also an Englishman who ran from Ireland to Northern Ireland , national identity is the same thing, could it be that this is the basis for two people to attract each other?

But all of this couldn't hold on after the appearance of the Spanish beauty Mia living in Paris. If the male protagonist Guy was just raising money for the Spanish republic before (and was mocked by the female protagonist Gilda's then-boyfriend Max as a verbal revolutionary), Now he wants to go to the battlefield in person, and of course Mia returns to China to serve. Maybe it was out of love, maybe they left the heroine for reflection. In short, the heroine became a secret fighter of the resistance movement at the beginning of World War II. Guy who resisted Germany, but in the end, before the fighting in Paris was over, she was killed by the mob who had just turned over.

So, is this movie about love? Even say, lesbian, 3P? Rather, it is a reflection on personal vs. political under the erotic cloak. The previous scenes are just introductions, and the appearance of Mia is also a symbol, which means that the dream must return to reality after all: the male protagonist and Mia’s participation in the Spanish Civil War was a waste, Mia also lost her life, and the female protagonist gave up her philosophy of life and devoted herself to it. During World War II, what if she was so alert and beautiful that German officers fell in love with her? Even if you don't die at the hands of the enemy, you can't escape the justice iron fist of the masses who will never know the truth. Therefore, this film is talking about the illusion of politics at all! Moreover, the English title of the film, Head in the Clouds ("crazy thoughts") also hints at this, and the erotic orientation of the Chinese name is actually very nonsense. Otherwise, why must it be nested in the subject of World War II, which has been smashed by others? Just because the Spanish Civil War was just before World War II, although the male protagonist is not so sure about his national attributes, he is a young man with passion and a man is naturally close to politics, his national loyalty is not displayed, but it makes him an internationalist warrior, so The fact that the Spanish Civil War took the life of his lover did not stop him from fighting. It was so political until the last scene of the film. He picked up the letter from the heroine to him in the dilapidated Paris mansion of the heroine, and knew that he had read countless women. When the Lord loved him so much but he couldn't save her, did he realize that he had lost the two most unforgettable loves in his life twice, can he suddenly wake up? Conversely, who could possibly get out of politics whether they wanted to or not? What if you really wake up? The two lovers returned at the most beautiful moment in their lives. He who survived was actually worse than death, or even worse than a dog. Simply, he was confused all the time, not knowing that it was his integrity, kindness, bravery and wisdom that killed him. The happiness of yourself and your lover is better.

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Head in the Clouds quotes

  • Gilda Bessé: Beauty, bravery, and brains. What a catch. You also have a nice willy, and I hope to dream about it.

  • Julian Elsworth: [Guy and Gilda are on the pool table, naked under a blanket] What are you wearing under there?

    Gilda Bessé: As it's your big day, I'm wearing my Birthday Suit in your honor.