Based on the events of the Third Republic (Affaire Dreyfus): In 1894, a Jewish officer of the French artillery regiment was accused of secretly providing intelligence to the German army and sentenced to life imprisonment; France was still immersed in the trauma of the Franco-Prussian War. (Alsace-Lorraine was ceded to Germany), the people were full of anti-German and anti-Semitic indignation. Dreyfus's vindication took twelve years, and it was not until 1906 that he was finally vindicated. During the period, intellectuals represented by Zola jointly petitioned in the "Dawn" to rectify the name of "Intellectuel" in the modern sense; French society was divided into two opposing factions, using newspapers as a medium to conduct debates against the republic, religion, fairness and justice, etc. The concept is explained, which has far-reaching influence on later generations. Under Polanski's lens, the space-time distance between reality and history unfolds slowly in cold tones; under the switching of near and far shots, the audience's eyes can comfortably watch the characters' conversations and single thoughts; and the saturation is very high The color contrasts of the film also coexist harmoniously, revealing classical dignity and elegance; overall, the director's handling of serious subjects is surprising, and I will brush it again~
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