There are quite a few movies about abortion in Europe. Before I watched "April, Three Weeks and Two Days", there were two that impressed me - Chabrol's "A Woman's Case" and McCree's "Villard" Lake, they both feature women who have had abortions as their protagonists. In countries that enforce anti-abortion laws, there are still many women who need secret abortions for one reason or another. Those who have the ability to help others have abortions are, on the one hand, criminals who violate the laws of the country, but on the other hand are The benefactor of these women who wish to have abortions.
"A Women's Public Case" is also called a woman's story. The protagonist played by Hu Beier is not a good operator of abortion, but as long as she has the guts, she can easily find an employer and get rich pay (in fact, it is more that others take the initiative. begging her), crime became her important means of earning a living, and there was not much condemnation in her conscience, she became a real criminal, but she got an unduly tragic ending - accepting hanging.
"Villa Drake" is McRae's masterpiece that won the Golden Lion Award. The protagonist of the story is a good neighbor who can't be better. She is a devout Christian and has the skill of helping others with abortion. In the story, the people who asked her to have an abortion were all pitiful and helpless because of the situation. She played the role of a universal Virgin more often, which formed a strong contrast with the way she was finally imprisoned and felt deeply guilty. Moral departures are penetratingly portrayed.
The director tells about the tragic experiences of these two women, both of which aim to show the departure from legal sanctions and moral punishment in a country that enforces anti-abortion laws. In legal terms, the perpetrator's subjective viciousness is not commensurate with her punishment. In a sense, people with high moral sentiments were instead severely punished. Of course, the woman under Chabrol's guide is not a person who comes to purify all beings with a holy heart. She is more like a speculator who yearns for wealth. The director focuses more on this woman's tragic ending and what she did. For the sake of disproportion, a fatalistic reading of a particular society. Villa Drake is all about McCree's real-life bashing of the wrong law.
"April Three Weeks Two Days" is also a movie about abortion. The protagonist is a college student who is preparing for an abortion and a classmate who helps her. The person who performs the abortion is portrayed as the biggest villain in the film. Compared with the previous two movies about abortion, the director of this film stands at a higher angle (it can also be called a lower angle, which is closer to the angle of life itself), and the lack of morality of the anti-abortion law itself is not his most concerned. The theme of his story of an abortion experience that brought unforgettable damage to two ordinary girls is actually showing the disaster that political repression has brought to private life, telling us that in this environment, people are in life. the price to pay.
"April three weeks and two days" is the specific time when the protagonist Gabita is pregnant. In fact, she has been evasive about this time in the film. We don't understand how she made up her mind to risk an abortion. We know from Mr. Beebe's mouth that an illegal abortion is defined as a pregnancy within 4 months of pregnancy, and murder for more than 4 months. In the novel, time plays a decisive role, but this does not affect the protagonist's choice. As we can see from the later stories, because this time led to different legal sanctions, Mr. Bibby increased the weight of coercion, and they paid a higher price. The father of the child is never mentioned in the movie, if we know before watching the movie that not only abortion was not allowed in Romania at that time, but even contraception was not allowed - only women who gave birth to more than 5 children The family can only apply for special approval from the government. I am afraid that we can't habitually think about making any accusations of her one-night passion regardless of the consequences. This is not the routine of youth films.
The director uses a completely realistic shooting method to bring us to Romania in that political dark age. The arrogance of the ticket inspector in the car, the indifference of the hotel waiter, the domineering of the police, in the planned economy era, the abuse of the server by the server is not uncommon in our country. From beginning to end, Mr. Beebe is full of the rules of sincerity and the principle of reciprocity. This kind of sanctimonious bullying attitude makes people shudder. In this country, the evil of the human heart has been severely released, and the innocent can only suffer silently when they are bullied.
The whole story is tied together by Otilia, who is the other side of Gabita, in an insecure society where two girls are dependent on each other but cannot prevent disaster from happening. It's not hard to imagine that if Otilia was pregnant, the story would still follow this pattern, "Gabita will take care of me", this is Otilia's only consolation. During the meal at my boyfriend's house, the camera didn't move for 10 minutes, and we became bystanders sitting opposite Otilia, who was embarrassed, anxious, and helpless. Who can comfort the heart of a sad girl?
At the end of the film, the two girls meet again in the restaurant, and the wedding next door shows the bleakness in their hearts at this time. Gabita asked for the main dish of the wedding, such as pig brain and pig bone marrow. I really don't know how she can do it. swallow. They agreed not to mention this tragedy, keep everything in their hearts, and leave the future blank...
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