trembling like a poplar tree

Mercedes 2022-03-21 09:03:17

It's a film about how to deal with life and desire, and like the rest of Avadova's films, the colors are intense, the style is fiery, the noisy Spanish makes one's ears ticklish, and the swordsman's singing trembles like a poplar tree.

We had an incredible dream
, exploring in the night and
forgetting the darkness, everything in the world
we dreamed during the day
, there is suffering, and there
are two leaves in the wind that we love, and two leaves
float together in autumn,
we become one, Love each other till death
keep the secret of their love
but life is like this
When we are apart
we are like two drops of tea singing
but life is like this is the
dawn
we are like two drops of tea and singing there is
nothing else please

come Clara Victor's house, where in her final days she read the scraps of paper Victor had stuck in the Bible, and her face was identical to that of Victor's dead mother. In a way, she does play the role of motherly love, from Lesson 1 to Lesson 11, a generous love mentor.

Elena's honesty, like Victor's. The two of them six years ago and six years later are like two rebels. At least the hand holding the gun didn't tremble so badly anymore. This is not an ordinary revenge story, and Amadova seems to be laughing and admonishing that life is not so scary when it comes to being honest with all kinds of desires. The shock of the whole film is not as strong as that of "On My Grandmother". This time, the director used suspense methods to create a lot of tension (such as who fell in the last gun), but it can only be regarded as a small one. The layout is rather appetizing.

Amadova has always been warm and well-meaning. He does not tell stories coldly. This time, he also uses Spanish-style enthusiasm and skills to discuss the relationship between the two sexes (this time, no homosexuality and bisexuality appear). The storyline isn't complicated or as dazzling as it's been claimed, but Amadova tells the story honestly and cleanly, with no overly complicated gimmicks, just aesthetic.

The ending is full of light comedy. Christmas, football games, lively streets of Madrid, beautifully dressed pregnant women, babies about to arrive in a taxi. I just don't know what name Victor will name his son this time.

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Live Flesh quotes

  • Clara: The bastard's stopped drinking.

    Víctor Plaza: And you?

    Clara: I'm drinking even more.

  • Clara: I'm not asking you to love me! I love you enough for both of us.