In 1987, the last days of Romanian socialism, for Gabita, who was pregnant and trying to have an abortion, the fourth month, third week, second day of pregnancy was the last darkness before dawn. She feared jail time for illegal abortions, and feared that abortion doctors would deny her an abortion because she was four months pregnant, so she lied that she was only two months pregnant. She was worried about what to do if there was an accident during the abortion process, because calling an ambulance was tantamount to throwing herself into the net. In the end, the abortion was successful. She threw the dead fetus in the toilet. She was weak and pale, but she survived. It worked.
On the same day, there was only darkness for Gabita's roommate and friend Otilia. She helped G take care of everything. Since the original reservation was unsuccessful, she had to find another hotel. The strict management of the hotel registration and the arrogant attitude of the front desk were all familiar. The foreign Kent cigarettes she bought on the black market And using it as a bridge for circulating currency also makes people smile. Temporarily changed hotels and G's wise lie all invisibly allowed the doctor to find a reason to go further. The doctors who see through the lies put forward conditions other than money, of course, if they can't make up the high cost. The scene where the three confront each other in a cramped hotel room is full of tension. The characters and pictures in the shots are rough and real like a documentary, and the hand-held long shots without editing make people have a strong voyeuristic state, just like watching the pictures taken by unannounced reporters. O dedicated herself to the doctor only for G to successfully complete the abortion. After finishing the operation, O rushed into the toilet to rinse her lower body. The camera was shown on her back. She couldn't see the expression, but it was depressed enough and shameful enough. What is really chilling is G's indifferent attitude after O's sacrifice to help G, which is in stark contrast to O's enthusiasm and camaraderie. O asked G why he lied and why he chose this male doctor. G was full of himself, all defending himself, and she could not feel any gratitude for her friend's sacrifice and self-reflection in her words, which was also G's character Shaping makes O more compassionate and more sad.
O went to her boyfriend's house to attend her boyfriend's mother's birthday party, she was sitting in the middle, her boyfriend was sitting at the back, her boyfriend's mother was sitting on her right, her father was sitting on the left, and there were other friends on both sides, the camera was focused for a long time" Surrounded by the crowd" O, she was out of body and outside the crowd, she just sold her body, and now she is thinking about G, who is alone in the hotel room waiting for the result of the abortion. She was restless, but there was laughter all around her. This unedited long dinner scene not only shows symmetrical aesthetics, but also allows me to see the shadow of Cauchy, the so-called display of real duration. Then she had a conversation with her boyfriend in the room, showing the state of a woman who had just lost all sense of security. She asked her boyfriend what if she was pregnant, and she accused her boyfriend of not taking safety measures for the last time he had sex, even though it was a good time. During the safe period, her boyfriend apologized but for some reason, everything was destroyed. One woman's pregnancy completely changed another woman's life. And the abortion doctor who asked for sex seemed to be self-produced, full of irony and darkness. However, the portrayal of the doctor in the film is not a simple villain. After satisfying his sexual desire, he is also meticulous in the whole abortion process, with professional techniques and gentle attitude, just like an image of a good doctor who is dedicated to his duties. In the end, O looked for a place to discard the stillbirth in the dark night, which is also a portrayal of her current state, escaping into the darkness. At the end, the two women sat face to face in the hotel restaurant ordering food, and returned to the familiar symmetrical composition again. There was a wedding banquet outside the restaurant, and there was little communication between the two in the restaurant. G was still in a state of indifference. Heartbroken.
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