Woman is the whole history of man

Glen 2022-03-22 09:01:54

The first time I saw Jia Muchu's film, "Broken Flowers", broken flowers.

I don't know the director, but I was moved by the rhythm of the film. This is a prose-style work. A middle-aged man, in order to get a letter, to confirm the information of his illegitimate child, revisited and retrieved the woman in his life. Such a journey is a reflection, with a touch of sadness. Women are like flowers, once blooming, but have been arranged far away by fate. Looking back now, it is already a mirror image of flowers and the moon, and the flowers are still there, but they are just images of the dream.

That vein has long been broken in the process of abandonment and abandonment.

Thus, a secret mournful, to say no more: woman is the whole history of man...

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Broken Flowers quotes

  • Don Johnston: I think your father's real name is Sam Spade.

    Winston and Mona's Kid: My father isn't Sam Spade.

    Don Johnston: No? Think he's Sherlock Holmes?

    Winston and Mona's Kid: No!

    Don Johnston: I know he's one of those famous detectives. Mike Hammer!

    Winston and Mona's Kid: No! Not Mike Hammer!

    Don Johnston: Oh, I know, he's that Dolomite guy. Right?

    Winston and Mona's Kid: No. Not Dolomite

    Don Johnston: No?... Keep your eyes open, he may be Dolomite.

    Winston and Mona's Kid: Nooooooo.

  • Winston: You are the Don Juan.