"Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always"

Name 2022-04-06 09:01:07

Never expect, rarely resist, sometimes cry, always silent.

Kameron 2022-04-07 09:01:07

Eliza Hittmann's new work won the 2020 Berlin Jury Prize. Although the main theme is similar to [April, three weeks and two days], it is very different in photography scheduling, emotional expression and social depiction. The film uses a lot of close-ups and close-ups, and it is close to the female characters almost all the time. There are only occasional profiles of family and society. It can be said that it completely focuses on the individual in the abortion journey after being sexually assaulted. At the same time, the emotional expression and performance of the actors are very calm and restrained, and the pain in the repression is mainly released through the title of "never, rarely, sometimes, always", which is heart-wrenching. In addition, this strict question-and-investigation process also complements the heroine's lack of emotion, and together achieves a "normalization" effect, interrogating the daily snares of the patriarchal society. Here, the entanglement of men who approached men in the branch line and the men who exposed their shadows in the subway can also be called wonderful strokes. PS: The presentation of the long-distance bus in the film made me think of [Midnight Cowherd]. (8.0/10)