Watch Federico Fellini's "Nights in Caliba"
At the beginning of the film, Kabylia was robbed of her wallet and pushed into the river by her beloved George as soon as she appeared. After returning home, she couldn't believe that her beloved George was taking her money; Into the night, her heart also darkened and died with the pattern swallowed by the night; this also established the direction of the film's tragedy.
Kabylia, whose name is it? Maria, her real name is Maria, is the same name as the Virgin Mary who went on a pilgrimage with her companions. Kalibiya prayed to her with her huge eyes, asking her to help her change her life. Unlike her good friend Wanda, she Wouldn't despise the floor being dirty, kissed it without any doubts, sincerely prayed for Maria's blessing, but turned around after throwing the football away (so cute), saying that life hasn't changed much, She also went to persuade to stop those religious processions. She made these actions, which all reflected the emptiness and confusion of Kaliya’s inner world, and also highlighted the hypocrisy of religion; I think this story associates her real name with the Virgin Mary. Leah is designed to be consistent, but also has a strong sense of irony in it.
Regarding the name, the director designed Oscar to never call Kalibiya's name in the film, which is really cruel, but in order to marry Oscar, the girl gave up everything in her life and sold herself away from her best friend. The real estate that really gives everything for love; the characters in the movie are probably all fake names in my opinion, Maria hides herself under Kalibia, Alberto is a movie star, and his life work is full of falsehoods , Oscar used the same name as the actor on the stage in order to get Kaliba's money, in order to chase her, and George at the beginning, also to cheat Kaliba's money, I only knew each other for a month, and it should also be using a pseudonym to cheat . Kalibiya only said that her name was Maria when she met a philanthropist and said what she said on stage. She really loved Oscar so much, she gave him everything and told him everything.
The design of the props in the film, the sunglasses run through the whole film, when George pushed Kaliba into the water, he also wore sunglasses, and even the photos in her home also wore sunglasses; in the end, Oscar also wore sunglasses when he dated Kaliba. The sunglasses are like masks, the hypocritical side is presented in front of Kabylia. After Kabylia took out the money, Oscar pushed the sunglasses to his head. Under the temptation of money, Oscar revealed his true face. This design also implies After the Oscar's ultimate purpose - to come for money.
In the play, Kalibiya's clothes also have meanings. The most impressive thing is her coat with men's and women's dance patterns on the back and a set of cheap fur with tight skirts. When she returned home after falling into the water, she changed into that one. The coat, just like Kaliba's hope, still didn't want to believe that George was the kind of person who would do such a thing for 40,000 miles, but until she figured it out, burned all the photos of his clothes and walked into the dark, Hope was also dashed with the dimness of the pattern; but she also wore this coat when she went home to tidy up the house to sell, at this time Oscar was her hope, she thought she was loved again; and that fur, her The sign on the street, the last time she wore it, she also stopped picking up guests for Oscar. She wanted to change her life and not bring it to the new house. It was also a severance of the past, and she wanted to welcome a new life.
Kalibiya is innocent and cute. In Alberto's house, she is also proud of the house she bought with money. After grinding his expensive fabric, she cried with excitement, saying that the sisters would not believe everything that happened tonight , she asked the star to write words on the photo; she was also very kind, after knowing that there were still people living in the cave, she also expressed pity, but it was a pity that after she was taken away from everything, there was another person living in the cave .
She is eager to be loved, whether she meets George, Alberto, a philanthropist or Oscar, she can see from her eyes that she is eager to get the love of each other. She does not pursue money and fame, but only seeks a truth. The man who loves him so much, when Oscar said that he doesn't care about the fatal blow to Kalibiya from her past, Kalibiya has completely fallen, and immediately goes home to pack and sell the house, just wanting to spend the rest of his life with him. Who is Kaliya? She is each of us, each of us needs to be loved, we all desire to be loved, she is the portrayal of each of us. As Griffith, the character mentioned in the previous lessons, said, "Human's pursuit of love never stops - DWGiffith".
By the way, I really want to tie the hands of the Italians and see how they express themselves hahahahaha
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