Those unforgettable extramarital affairs

Elza 2022-03-22 09:02:21

In 1945's "Meet Hate Late", narrated from the heroine's first-person point of view, with a large number of heroine's monologues throughout, I naturally connected with the Chinese film classic "Spring in a Small Town" (1948) of the same era. Although there are differences between Eastern and Western cultural backgrounds, it seems that at this stage the global screen has begun to consciously focus on the issue of extramarital affairs and the relationship between families.

It's just that in terms of performance, "Meet Hate Too Late" clearly reflects the British conservative tradition of forbearance. The rainy night apartment, the only ambiguous space scene that can stage an immoral scene, also arranges friends to go home at the right time and stops it in time. Maintained the innocence of this unethical and soul mate relationship.

In the station coffee shop, Laura and Harvey spent the last moment of getting along, speechless, and at this moment, a woman who was chattering and disgusting ran out. She asked Harvey to bring her a cup of coffee. As a standard gentleman, Harvey did not forget to bring a stirring spoon by the way, even if he was in a turmoil, and he was very considerate. Laura frowned at the move, and I couldn't even tell whether she was complaining that he was being overly polite and pedantic, or that he was still able to let go of the looming separation for the time being and get serious about doing a little thing that didn't matter. Laura imagined that after Harvey left, she was still reluctant and would turn back. When she realized that this scene would never be staged, she hurriedly chased the door, only the air of a train passing by. The flying sand that brought them together is no longer in his eyes, but tears have already filled his eyes.


Farewell without rehearsal. A wooden door of a coffee shop separates the past.


The latter is based on the profound ethical concept of Confucianism, that is, even if there are all kinds of things, men are still Liuxiahui, and their refusal or welcome to women is only "feeling but not propriety". There is no physical derailment, and spiritual derailment can also be recovered.

——(Zhang Zhichen) He didn’t know that Liyan and I were married. Why is he coming? Why should he come? How can I meet you?

follow up. But no answer. They know each other well, but they can't go beyond the rules.

Especially in the rowing scene, the four of them swim together, with three moods, and the two of them still want to talk. "In That Far Away" has never been so tear-jerking.

Two films over fifty years old left melancholy.


In extramarital affairs, the feelings of the innocent party are often easily overlooked. In fact, their attitude and mentality affect whether their life can be returned to the right track.


Embracing his wife who was sobbing inexplicably after returning home, Laura's husband comforted her dubiously:
Thank you for coming back to me.


True love does not ask right or wrong, and does not ask about the past, but opens its arms to welcome the return of the wife (husband) while crying, and silently accepts everything. For example, in "Last Dreams of the Covered Bridge", Meryl Streettree's husband, carrying his tearful wife to say goodbye to his lover, he knows and he tolerates it. His wife couldn't hold back her tears, and she swallowed tears in her heart without changing her face. For many years, he did not reveal the secret, and carefully maintained the difficult balance of the family, and only confessed to his wife before entering the grave.


And "Infidelity", an affair based entirely on carnal desires, is much more intense and extreme. (Actually, I think that the derailment of "Infidelity" and "Meet Hate Too Late" are the same. They are housewives with empty and monotonous lives who take an intercity train to a different place. When they meet a man in a crisis, they help them in time, and then they fall in love. Unstoppable.) Richard Gill kills his lover himself, and the couple face the consequences together. When the car reaches the flashing yellow traffic light, does it keep going, or does it get out of the car and walk into the police station on the side of the road to surrender? How does life go on?

To be or not to be? It is a question.


In "The English Patient", the husband used the most extreme way to hit his love rival with a plane and destroy the three people in the sea of ​​suffering at the same time. It's a shame that he died before he was successful, so his wife and lover spent more time together.

Extramarital affairs and public opinion will not be evaluated as moral, but no one can tell right from wrong for sure. Mianmian's life, only wishing to meet when she was not married.

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  • Gaetano 2022-03-25 09:01:14

    #yinglunmasterexhibition#1. It’s the same thing: You hate me for being late, I hate you for being born early, I miss you every day, and I almost mess around; 2. The movie tells us, don’t chat while watching the movie, or else Even if you are in love, you will not be together; 3. The movie also tells us to open a room when it should be opened, and not to borrow someone else's room.

  • Gaetano 2022-03-29 09:01:06

    What kind of love is this? It is clearly an impulsive passion. If the foundation is not solid, it will inevitably lead to failure. Hate this story as much as you hate "The English Patient"! Those who have betrayed their families and loved ones must suffer hard in their hearts! Score only for the actor's excellent acting and directing skills.

Brief Encounter quotes

  • Dr. Alec Harvey: I love you. I love your wide eyes, the way you smile, your shyness, and the way you laugh at my jokes.

    Laura Jesson: [whimpers] Please don't.

    Dr. Alec Harvey: I love you. I love you. You love me too. It's no use pretending it hasn't happened cause it has.

    Laura Jesson: Yes it has. I don't want to pretend anything either to you or to anyone else. But from now on, I shall have to. That's what's wrong. Don't you see? That's what spoils everything. That's why we must stop, here and now, talking like this. We're neither of us free to love each other. There's too much in the way. There's still time, if we control ourselves and behave like sensible human beings. There's still time.

    [She is overcome with tears]

  • Fred Jesson: [playing the crossword puzzle] You're a poetry addict. See if you can help me over this. It's Keats. 'When I behold, upon the night's starr'd face / Huge cloudy symbols of a high _______.' Something that's seven letters.

    Laura Jesson: Romance, I think. I'm almost sure it is. 'Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance.' It will be in the Oxford Book of English Verse.

    Fred Jesson: No, it's right I'm sure. It fits in with 'delirium' and 'Baluchistan.