Despair and hope are contradictory, yet transformable.
This is a film that makes all Italian lovers proud.
It was 8:30 when I arrived at the China Film Archive, and one third of the movie was over. The few people who checked the tickets looked like students. Seeing that I was anxious, they made a good joke and let me in without buying a ticket. Grateful and excited...
The story of a psychiatrist after losing his son is not even a story, with no ups and downs, a typical writer's movie.
From the moment I sat down, the movie slowly flowed out from the big screen in front of me, and all the clips, shots, and music formed a peaceful climax. Once, I thought "Dancer in the Dark" and "The Pianist" were the best films I've ever seen, and Truffaut was the director I admired the most. But that night, everything will no longer be extreme. Amazing, such mature photography, cutting, and soundtrack. In particular, the director.
I can recline myself fully into the film, and bask in an atmosphere that seems familiar but always at a distance. Tears came naturally, first for the pain of the father's loss of his son, and later for the film itself. I can't find any other adjectives, but I can only say that it moved me so much. This kind of tears may contain joy, understanding, appreciation, and sigh.
At the end of the film, the father, mother and daughter send their son's former lover to the French-Italian border. Then the family of three smiled thoughtfully and walked on the beach in the early morning. The warm sun shone on them, and the song by this river for their son was still in their ears. I like this ending. To continue.
And just like that, the movie ends. Many people left without waiting for the subtitles to finish. I waited until the end, subjectively wanting to express my gratitude to the director in a trivial way, and tears were still hanging on my face at that time.
(Actually, from this movie, I liked the big screen of the China Film Archive. Sometimes I feel that this screen made me feel so deeply about this movie...)
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